Community General Hospital Foundation/ June A. Roedel Healthcare Scholarship Fund Grant

Community General Hospital Foundation/ June A. Roedel Healthcare Scholarship Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Berks County Community Foundation
Last Updated: August 19, 2025

Summary

The Community General Hospital Foundation/ June A. Roedel Healthcare Scholarship Fund provides financial support to Berks County residents pursuing careers in healthcare. Established in memory of June Roedel, a dedicated community leader, this fund aims to assist those attending accredited educational institutions with their healthcare-related educational expenses, ensuring local community needs in patient care are met.

Overview

Berks County Community Foundation Berks County Community Foundation was founded in 1994 to help individuals, families, organizations and businesses achieve their charitable objectives. Since that time, the foundation has grown to manage hundreds of charitable funds. Each year, the funds distribute millions of dollars in scholarships and grants to support local students and nonprofit organizations and causes. Community General Hospital Foundation/ June A. Roedel Healthcare Scholarship Fund For a woman who spent so much of her life helping others achieve their goals, a scholarship program named in her memory is a fitting tribute. June Roedel (1929-1996) was a positive, sensitive and caring woman who generously volunteered her time and many talents to charitable organizations throughout the Berks County community. For more than ten years, she played an integral role at Community General Hospital, serving as vice chairman of the hospital trustees in 1987, and as chairman from 1989 to 1992. It was her vision and leadership that helped initiate this scholarship program. This fund provides financial support to residents of Berks County who undertake or further their career in healthcare by providing scholarship funds for their educational expenses.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Residents of Berks County are eligible to apply as long as they will be attending an accredited educational institution in pursuit of a career in the field of healthcare, with a career goal of fulfilling a local community need involving patient care.

Ineligibility

Undergraduate or graduate college students not actually majoring in a healthcare field involving patient care but who solely have a desire for future attendance in a healthcare program (e.g. enrolled or enrolling in pre-med, biology, kinesiology, medical science, or genetics research, with the intent of someday entering the field of medicine to do patient care) are not eligible to receive awards from this fund. However, if such students have documented acceptance and/or are actually enrolled in a program in a healthcare curriculum involving patient care, they are then eligible for consideration of a scholarship and are encouraged to apply.