Established by Sutter Health in 2002, the Sutter Scholars Program is named in honor of former Sutter Health CEO Van R. Johnson and supports the continuing education of children and grandchildren of Sutter Health and affiliate employees. Sponsored by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation on behalf of Sutter Health, the program helps prepare students to become compassionate, responsible citizen leaders of tomorrow while also showing appreciation for the employees of Sutter Health by providing a competitive scholarship for their children and grandchildren. Scholarships are awarded annually and vary based on need and competitive review.
This program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals. Awards are granted without regard to any federal or state protected class or category.
Eligible applicants:
Applicants must be:
OR
Non-Eligible Applicants:
Recipients have no obligation to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation or Sutter Health. They are, however, required to notify Scholarship America of any changes in address, school enrollment or other relevant information and to send a complete transcript when requested.
Sacramento Region Community Foundation reserves the right to review the conditions and procedures of this scholarship program and to make changes at any time, including termination of the program.
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Financial need will be considered. Recipients must demonstrate financial need.
Recipients are selected by Scholarship America. All information received is considered confidential. In no instance does any officer or employee of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation or Sutter Health play a part in the selection. Decisions of the selection committee are final and are not subject to appeal. The selection process will not be influenced or affected by any federal or state protected class or category of any applicant.
Scholarship categories for the upcoming academic year:
Awards are to be used for tuition, fees and books. Awards are for undergraduate and graduate study.
Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. Recipients may only receive the award for a maximum of four years.
Applicants will be notified by the end of July of their award status. This program is highly competitive and not all students applying for a scholarship will receive an award. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Scholarship America processes Van R. Johnson Sutter Scholarship payments on behalf of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation. Payment is made in one installment in August. The student and their family are responsible for ensuring the scholarship check is directed to the correct department within the educational institution. Recipients must notify Scholarship America of any changes in address, school enrollment or other relevant information.
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NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically with the application through the Scholarship America Student Hub.
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