SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., – Regional West Foundation is accepting applications now through June 1 for students pursuing health care careers in western Nebraska.

The Foundation grants approximately 45 educational scholarships valued at nearly $75,000 annually. Scholarships are available for nursing, laboratory medicine, and radiologic technology. In addition, conditional scholarship loans are available to medical students.

Memorial and honorary scholarships are available as a sophomore student pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Western Division in Scottsbluff. These scholarships average $1,000 and are available to full-time students with a 3.0 GPA.

Foundation Legacy scholarships range in value from $2,000 to $10,000. These scholarships are available to sophomore students enrolled in the nursing program at Western Nebraska Community College and the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Western Division; as well as the Regional West School of Radiologic Technology.  To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled full-time as a sophomore student, second level, or higher, with a 3.2 GPA. In addition, they must plan to pursue employment in the Regional West service area.

Application forms can be downloaded at RegionalWestFoundation.org. For more information, contact Shelley Knutson, Director of Regional West Foundation, at 308-630-2244.

The mission of Regional West Foundation is to serve the regional community in cooperation with Regional West Medical Center by seeking and administering donations in support of quality health care services and education.

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Neb., is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a 182-bed regional referral center and one of three Level II Trauma Centers in the state. As the region’s only tertiary referral medical center, Regional West offers care that spans more than 32 medical specialties provided by over 28 physician clinics. With nearly 300 providers, and over 2,000 employees, Regional West provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.