Home Careers & Education Scholarships at Samaritan Benton County
If you live in Benton County, Samaritan Health Services offers several education scholarships for those seeking education in the medical field.
The Jeanne Hazleton Scholarship for Midwifery and Doula Education was established in 2008 by Patrick Hazleton, husband of the late Jeanne Hazleton, and funded by numerous contributions made by family and friends. The purpose of the Jeanne Hazleton Scholarship Fund is to honor Jeanne’s lifetime service and contribution to the community as a practicing doula and midwife and to encourage women to enter or continue their education in the birthing profession. The scholarship program is designed to help residents of Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties begin or continue their education for doula and/or midwife training, certification or licensing.
Completed applications are due April 1, 2026.
Scholarship recipient(s) will be announced July 2026.Scholarship funds will be mailed in July in the recipient’s name directly to the college/university indicated on the application. No funds will be released directly to the recipient.
The scholarship application form and guidelines for the 2026–2027 academic year are available to download. Please read the guidelines carefully to ensure that your application meets the funding criteria. For questions, call the Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation at 541-768-4256.
Your organization or department is invited to submit funding proposals for the John C. Erkkila, M.D. Endowment for Health and Human Performance. Established in 1994 through a series of gifts from Ralph Hull of Monroe, the endowment is managed by the Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation in Corvallis. The fund currently holds assets exceeding $1 million, and individual grants of up to $25,000 are awarded annually.
Before submitting a full proposal, applicants must submit a 250-word abstract for approval. Please email your abstract to [email protected] by Dec. 1, 2025.
Each year the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Auxiliary awards the Virginia Welch Scholarship to students planning to pursue a career in a medically-related field. The scholarship is named in honor of Virginia Welch, a head nurse who became Good Samaritan’s administrator in 1951 and served until 1967. To date, more than $277,000 has been awarded to students pursuing a career in health care.
High school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in, or accepted to, a program to pursue a career in a medically related field in a hospital setting are eligible to apply.
For more information, call Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Volunteer Services at 541-768-5083.
The Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Nursing Excellence Scholarship was established in 2013 in honor/memory of outstanding Registered Nurses (RNs) at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Oregon.
The Nursing Excellence Scholarship is available to eligible students pursuing RN, BSN or MSN degrees who show leadership and clinical expertise and excellence. At least one scholarship is awarded for tuition, books and school fees.
Nursing Excellence scholarships are available to individuals without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, age, color, disability or marital status.
Scholarship recipient(s) will be announced July of 2026.Scholarship funds will be mailed in July 2026 in the recipient’s name directly to the college/university indicated on the application. No funds will be released directly to the recipient.
The scholarship application form and guidelines for the 2026–2027 academic year are available to download. Please read the directions carefully to ensure that your application meets the funding criteria. For questions, call the Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation at 541-768-4256.
The Larry A. Mullins, DHA, Endowed Scholarship for Health Care Education scholarship was established in 2003 by the board of directors of Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, Oregon. It was formed in honor of Dr. Mullins, the President/CEO of Samaritan Health Services (now retired), upon the completion of his doctoral degree in health care administration (DHA) from the Medical University of South Carolina.
Scholarship recipient(s) will be announced June of 2026.Scholarship funds will be mailed in July in the recipient’s name directly to the college/university indicated on the application. No funds will be released directly to the recipient.
