Early College Health Sciences Programs (ECHS Health Sciences)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Early College Health Sciences Programs
Funder: Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (via Iroquois Healthcare Association)
Geographic Scope: Upstate New York (32 counties)
Program Description:
The Early College High School (ECHS) Health Sciences model allows high school students to earn college credits at no cost while completing shadowing and internship experiences at local hospitals. Students can begin earning credits and shadowing as early as 9th grade.
Key Features:
- Students earn college credits while still in high school
- Gain hands-on clinical experience with local healthcare providers
- Transition directly into healthcare jobs or postsecondary education
- Stay in home communities
- No cost to students or families
Focus Areas:
- Healthcare workforce pipeline development
- Rural and Upstate New York healthcare workforce shortages
- Local economic development
- Talent retention
Current Sites (2026 cycle):
- Franklin County (continuing from 2025)
- Tompkins County (continuing from 2025)
- One newly added site (to be determined)
- Previously operational: Oswego County
Partners:
- Iroquois Healthcare Association (IHA) Healthcare Educational Consortium
- Hospitals and health systems
- Community colleges
- School districts
What Iroquois Healthcare Association Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2024
- 26
- Total given
- $500K
- Median grant
- $19K
- Range
- $19K–$19K
- By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: Star Lake, NY; Hudson, NY; Hamilton, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 4% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Clifton-Fine Hospital · Star Lake, NY
Scholarship program
$19K
Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson, NY
Scholarship program
$19K
Community Memorial Hospital · Hamilton, NY
Scholarship program
$19K
Crouse Health · Syracuse, NY
Scholarship program
$19K
CVPH · Plattsburgh, NY
Scholarship program
$19K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- K-12 schools
- Healthcare
- Education
- Workforce development
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