2025 Care Connections Community Health Worker Scholarship

With generous support from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Care Connections will award up to ten scholarships of $2,500 each to support the recruitment and training of local community health workers.

The goal of the CHW Scholarship Program is to improve access to healthcare services, better manage chronic disease among the target population and build the workforce pipeline.

Eligibility

To apply for the Care Connections CHW Scholarship, an organization must:

be a 501(c)(3)* not-for-profit hospital or health system located in New York state and/or serving New York state residents;
be partnering with HANYS’ Care Connections program; and
have a mission, vision and values that align with the ethical principles, tenets and teaching of the Roman Catholic Faith, according to the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.

*501(c)(3) hospital or health system foundations affiliated with public not-for-profit hospitals are also eligible to apply

Awards

Award recipients will be selected through a competitive application process based on financial need, impact and feasibility. HANYS reserves the right to make the final selection decision.

Timeline

Feb. 2: Application posted
Feb. 4: Scholarship information session
March 4: Applications due (applications submitted after the deadline will be reviewed on a rolling basis through May 2026)
March 27: Scholarship recipients announced
April 10: Agreements signed
April – December: Hospital works with project manager to develop CHW job description, develop scope of work and educate staff on the role of the CHW
April – December: CHW completes certificate program
Sept. 18: Interim report due
December: Final check-in with project manager
Dec. 18: Final report, certificate of completion and scholarship request form due

Participation requirements

Enter into an agreement with the Healthcare Educational and Research Fund to receive a $2,500 scholarship for training and educating each community health worker.
Attend the CHW information session.
Meet quarterly with a Care Connections project manager, including a final check-in in December.
Develop CHW job description and scope of work and educate hospital staff on the CHW role.
Submit an interim report on Sept. 18.
Submit the final report, certificate of completion and scholarship request form by Dec. 18.

Applicant resources

Questions

Please contact Rachael Brust, CHW scholarship project lead, at rbrust@hanys.org.