Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Health Board

Are you interested in a healthcare career? If so, we have scholarships available to help.

To apply you must:

1. Complete and submit the Pathways to Healthcare Professions Program Application.
2. Complete and submit the Pathways to Healthcare Professions Scholarship Application.

To be considered for a scholarship, students must:

• Demonstrate academic merit and financial need
• Have an income less than 200% of the current Federal Poverty Level or be a TANF recipient
• Complete and submit all required applications and documents
• Be accepted into a healthcare training or high school GED program

Healthcare Scholarships

• High School Completion (GED)
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
• Medical Coding (CPC) or Medical Billing (CPB)
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Registered Nurse (RN)

Student Support Services

• Child care
• Tutoring
• Tuition Assistance
• Transportation
• Career Readiness
• Job Placement
• Culturally Relevant Enrichment Program

Eligibility Requirements

• Demonstrate academic progress and financial need.
• TANF recipient or a low income individual who can document an income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.
• All applicants must have applied or in the process of applying to a college or career and technical education program, short-term healthcare training program or GED program.
• Applicant must demonstrate probable and continuing success as a student by maintaining a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00.
• A criminal background check may be required before you are fully admitted into the program. Please note that a conviction does not automatically disqualify you from the program.
• Student is required to attend mentorship meetings, career success classes and complete all survey requirements. Arrangements will be made for out-of-town students.
• Scholarship funds are available to assist students with expenses related to educational training. For specific eligibility requirements, please refer to GPTCHB website or your student advisor.

Student Checklist

• A completed application – submitted by the 5th of the month for consideration of funding for the following month.
• Your most recent transcript showing cumulative Grade Point Average (high school or college unofficial transcripts are acceptable). Guidelines on how to obtain transcripts is available.
• PHP requests ONE of the following:
  • TANF Recipients Explanation of Benefits
  • Tax return from the most recent year/or paystub
  • Pay stub dated within the last 30 days
  • Social Security Explanation of Benefits (SSI or SSD)
  • Current unemployment wage determination statement
  • Current Veteran’s benefit statement
  • Company letterhead verifying start date, pay rate, frequency of pay, and average hours working
  • Current Worker Compensation benefits statement.
• To obtain final acceptance into the program, you will need to provide an official letter of admission/enrollment from an accredited institution of higher learning or acceptance letter into a short-term healthcare training program or a letter of acceptance into an approved GED program.
  • Official copy of class schedule with advisor signature if enrolling in a university or technical college program.
  • A needs analysis form from your financial aid office from the college you are accepted at. If you are enrolled in a short-term training program or GED program, your need analysis will be completed by GPTCHB PHP staff.

Please send scholarship materials and/or general inquiries by mail to:

GPTCHB Pathways to Healthcare Professions
attn: Gerri LeBeau
1770 Rand Road
Rapid City, SD 57702

or email to: training@gptchb.org

or fax to: 605.721.2862

Scholarship forms are available below:

PHP Scholarship Application

PHP FERPA Release Form

For a complete listing of all eligibility requirements and approved programs, please contact us.