Scholarship Guidelines and Application

The Aspen Valley Medical Foundation offers an extensive scholarship program for AVH employees and other local individuals pursuing health careers. The scholarship program provides assistance with tuition and other appropriate related expenses for undergraduate or graduate degree programs, conferences, workshops, seminars and trainings. A formal application process is detailed in these guidelines.

Types of Scholarships

AVH Employees Education Scholarships: Applicants must be AVH employees and scholarships are offered four times a year for assistance in continuing education as it relates to employees’ professional duties.

Audrey Owings Memorial Scholarship for EMTs/Paramedics: Applications are open to Roaring Fork Valley residents pursuing certification or re-certification. Scholarships are offered four times a year.

Nursing Scholarships: Applications are open to Roaring Fork Valley residents currently enrolled in state-accredit schools of nursing or pre-nursing in associate, baccalaureate, or master’s degree programs. These scholarships are offered four times a year. Pre-nursing students are students enrolled in college or university programs designed as preparation for entrance into a program leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree in nursing.

Dr. Rodney E. Kirk Memorial Scholarship:
This scholarship is offered once a year (April deadline to apply annually) to Roaring Fork Valley residents pursuing health-related education.

Eligibility
• High school students/graduating seniors are not eligible to apply.
• AVMF does not fund scholarships for medical school education.
• Scholarship requests for reimbursement funding for retroactive courses will not be
considered. Please plan your application submission accordingly with our deadlines.
• Applicants matriculating into a nursing program must provide a letter of acceptance
with this application.

2011 Application Deadlines
• Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 3:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 3:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 3:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 3:00 p.m.

Important Notes
If you wish to be considered for a scholarship, please complete, in full and in legible printing (typing or handwriting in black or blue ink), the attached application form and submit it along with a photograph of yourself (4x6 or smaller), prior to the deadline. A photocopy of a photograph is acceptable.

• PLEASE PROVIDE 5 COPIES OF YOUR APPLICATION (including the original).
• Photographs become the property of AVMF and will not be returned.
• You may or may not be asked to interview with the committee as part of your application process, but you should be prepared for the possibility.

Deadlines are strictly adhered to by AVMF. Applications received after the timed deadline will not be considered. Applications may be submitted by mail for arrival prior to the deadline (postmarks are not considered) to:

Aspen Valley Medical Foundation

PO Box 1639

Aspen, CO 81612

Applications may be submitted in person directly or by courier to the AVMF office located within Aspen Valley Hospital. Office hours are generally Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm.

Aspen Valley Medical Foundation
0401 Castle Creek Rd.
Aspen, CO 81611

Applicants are highly advised not to leave applications with hospital personnel. AVMF will not be held responsible for applications not received directly.

Selection of scholarship recipients is based on academic achievement, financial need, and commitment to the community. The amount of scholarship funds awarded will be determined by the AVMF Education Committee, comprised of AVMF board members, who will review all applications and make final decisions.

All scholarship applicants will be notified in writing of the committee’s decision within four weeks following the deadline. Information regarding status of applications will not be available by phone.

Scholarship award checks are made payable to the educational institution, not the applicant, and mailed to the school for deposit into the student’s tuition account.

If you have any questions, please call Cristina Gair, 544-7375 or email cgair@avmfaspen.org.

Please read this section carefully. All instructions must be followed in order to avoid disqualification. Applications submitted without the required attachments and signatures will not be considered.

1. Entire application must be completed in full and be typewritten or printed legibly in black or blue ink. Feel free to scan the attached application into your own word processing program, or retype the entire application form. However, the format we’ve outlined may not be altered. This application is available on our website to print out, www.avmfaspen.org, however, it cannot be completed online (due to circumstances beyond our control).

2. Submit your original, fully completed, one-sided application in full, on 8-1/2” x 11” paper only, with original, executed signatures and attachments (8-1/2” x 11” only). Please use only a paperclip or binder clip to bind your application to all attachments; do not staple; do not submit in any other format. We recommend you keep for yourself a photocopy of your entire application and attachments.

3. Copies of college transcripts must be included with the application. Transcripts do not have to bear the official stamp of the school; copies of transcripts and signed grade reports for the current semester are acceptable.

4. Please make 4 copies of your application (you can copy them on both sides) and include with your original application (total of 5 copies).

5. For nursing students, a letter of acceptance to nursing program must be submitted with the application.

6. For students enrolled in workshops/conferences/seminars, please include a clean, legible, single-sided photocopy of educational brochure (multiple pages are acceptable, provided entire set is one-sided and on 8-1/2” x 11” paper; do not include any attachments that are paper-sized other than 8-1/2” x 11”). Please use your best judgment in keeping your attachments to a minimum and attaching only what is pertinent to your application.

7. Do not include additional information that is not requested.

8. All signatures and attachments must be included when you submit your application package. AVMF will not accept signatures or documents after application has been received. Documents arriving without the application will not be considered.

9. If you would like AVMF to acknowledge receipt of your application, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard with your application.

2012 Scholarship Application (PDF)

2012 Scholarship Application (DOC)