The Swinging for Scholars golf outing is a scholarship fundraising event for the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation. Each year, approximately 170 CEOs, trustees and senior staff from hospitals and health systems statewide attend this popular golf event.
IHERF provides 60 scholarships at $3,000 each and has supported higher education for over 800 Iowa college students since its inception.
Swinging for Scholars is crucial in fundraising for the IHERF Health Care Careers Scholarship Fund. Each scholarship award requires a year of work at an Iowa hospital for each year of the scholarship award. The awards are made in each of the five IHA districts to ensure maximum effectiveness statewide.
Apply for college scholarships for health care careers HERE from Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, through Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.
If you are interested in being a Swinging for Scholars sponsor, call Michelle Ketelsen at 515-288-1955.
“My dream after finishing my registered nurse program was to work in a large, esteemed hospital after graduation. I feel this scholarship helped me achieve that and allowed me opportunities I otherwise may not have had.”
– Kyle Burkhiser, inpatient dialysis coordinator, Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines