Morris Hospital Foundation Offers Healthcare Scholarships

February 16, 2026, MORRIS, IL – The Morris Hospital Foundation is offering a number of scholarships for students who are pursuing an education in healthcare during the 2026-27 academic year. The scholarships are intended to encourage education in a health-related course of study while enhancing the availability of healthcare providers in the local community.

• The $1,000 Carol Harrington Endowed Morris Hospital Foundation Scholarship will be awarded to a student who is either accepted into, or currently enrolled in, a health-related curriculum at an accredited college, university, or vocational/technical school and is an Illinois resident.
• The $1,000 Relucio Family Healthcare Scholarship will each be awarded to a student who is either accepted into, or currently enrolled in, a health-related curriculum at an accredited college, university, or vocational/technical school. Applicants must be a resident of Illinois and reside in a community considered part of the Morris Hospital service area, which includes: Braceville, Braidwood, Channahon, Coal City, Dwight, Gardner, Kinsman, Marseilles, Mazon, Minooka, Morris, Newark, Ottawa, Ransom, Seneca, South Wilmington, Verona, and Wilmington.
• The Betty J. Sterritt Nursing Scholarship offers up to $4,000 over 2 years to a student obtaining post-high school education in nursing who is a resident of, or from Grundy County and intends to serve as a nurse at a healthcare facility in Grundy County after their education is completed.
• Through the Hugo Avalos Endowed Scholarship, up to $5,000 is available for students accepted into or currently enrolled in an accredited medical school, nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant program. Applicants must be or have been a resident of Illinois.

Applications for the Carol Harrington, Relucio Family, and Betty J. Sterritt scholarships are available on the hospital website by going to www.morrishospital.org/scholarships. Students may apply for as many scholarships as they would like by checking the appropriate boxes on the scholarship application.

For a copy of the Hugo Avalos scholarship application, contact Hannah Wehrle, Auxiliary and Foundation Officer at Morris Hospital, at hwehrle@morrishospital.org or 815-705-7021.

Completed applications for all scholarships must be postmarked by April 13, 2026. Scholarship winners will be notified in May.  For more information, contact the Morris Hospital Foundation at 815-705-7021.