Friends Scholarship

Waterloo and Cedar Falls

The Friends groups from both Waterloo and Cedar Falls supporting MercyOne Foundations are happy to offer scholarships to graduating high school students and to post-secondary students pursuing a career in a health-related program.

Qualifying health-related careers include medical or dental curriculum (including pre-med and pre-dental), nursing, dental hygiene, medical/clinical laboratory technology, dental technology, radiology technology, medical transcription, health information technology, medical office services, surgical technology, ultrasound technology, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, and physical therapy.

Scholarships will be awarded based on academics, financial need and community involvement. Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale and be from the local area of Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Fayette, Grundy or Tama counties.

Applicatons will begin to be accepted Januarary 1 of each calendar year.