Photo Courtesy Town of Grimshaw

By Tanner Smith

Healthcare Scholarship

2024 GRHARC scholarship recipients announced

Feb 7, 2024 | 1:58 PM

The Grimshaw Regional Healthcare Attraction and Retention Committee is “pleased to announce the 2024 GRHARC Healthcare Scholarship recipients.”

2024 recipients:

• Aislinn Meagher – Grimshaw
  First year of the Bachelor of Nursing Program at MacEwan University in Edmonton
• Madison Connolley – Berwyn
  Final year of the Practical Nurse Program at Northern Lakes College in Peace River
• Maddalena Rodriguez Signorini – Grimshaw
  First year of the Bachelor of Science Immunology and Infection Program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton
• Raegan Coen – Grimshaw
  Final year of the Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant Program at SAIT in Calgary
• Kaitlen Grant – MD of Peace 135
  Final year of the Practical Nurse Program at the Northern Lakes College in Peace River
• Jenna Hendrickson – Grimshaw
  Third year of the Bachelor of Nursing Program at Northwestern Polytechnic in Grande Prairie

Funded by the Town of Grimshaw, Village of Berywn, MD of Peace No. 135 and the County of Northern Lights; this scholarship program was designed 15 years ago to increase attraction and retention of healthcare workers in northern Alberta.

To receive the grant funding, applicants must be pursuing a career in healthcare, live in either of the four communities funding the scholarships, and supply a 500 to 700 word essay on their commitment to working in rural northern Alberta.

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This year, GRHARC received a total of 13 applications from a wide range of healthcare professions, with the Committee’s Chairperson Stacey Messner saying in the release; “It is heartwarming to see so many people in our region pursuing careers in healthcare and we commend you all for your eagerness to contribute to healthy communities in the north – we wish we could support you all.”

Messner also would like to thank their municipal partners for their “generosity in this important three-year scholarship program and their support in the committee’s overall work.”