HCA E&R Hearts in Home Care Nurse Scholarship Available!
The Situation Report | July 21, 2025
Applications are due this week for HCANYS' newly-established Hearts in Home Care Nurse Scholarship (HHCNS), which is designed to provide home care and hospice providers with the opportunity to offer a scholarship to support the career advancement of current employees. To be eligible, a current employee must have at least one year of service and be interested in pursuing an advanced degree or specialty certification in the field of nursing that will serve to enhance the availability and quality of nursing care in the home care setting.
The HHCNS is made possible through grant funding from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.
Who Can Apply for Funding
Any Certified Home Health Agency, Licensed Home Care Services Agency, or Hospice provider duly authorized by the New York State Department of Health to operate in New York State can apply for the scholarship to support their employees through a Hearts in Home Care Nurse Scholarship to support their professional advancement in the field of Nursing.
Awards
The Hearts in Home Care Nurse Scholarship (HHCNS) program intends to make a minimum of 10 awards to home care and hospice agencies providing for a total of $235,000 in individual scholarships for current employees with at least one year of service who meet one or more of the following criteria:
(1) economically disadvantaged,
(2) from a historically underserved or marginalized population, or
(3) have a compelling or extenuating circumstance that presents a barrier to advancing their degree attainment or specialty certification in the field of Nursing.
Want to Know More?
For full details on qualifying degrees and certifications, eligible expenses and online application, please visit our Hearts in Home Care Nurse Scholarship website. An FAQ section has been added to better assist prospective applicants.
Applications must be submitted no later than July 24, 2025 at 12 PM EST.
HCA E&R hosted a Q&A webinar on Friday, June 27th. Watch the archive here.