(Atlantic, IA)  – Cass Health and its affiliate organizations have released their scholarship applications for the upcoming school year. The deadline for all scholarship applications is Friday, April 3, 2026.

2026 Scholarships:

• Cass Health offers a $500 scholarship to a southwest Iowa student who is enrolled or accepted into a nursing program.
• Cass Health offers a $500 scholarship to a southwest Iowa student pursuing a degree in a health-related career.
• Cass Health Auxiliary provides $1,000 scholarships for students pursuing a health-related career.
• Cass Health Foundation offers $5,000 scholarships to a graduate from a Cass County high school with a goal of becoming a healthcare provider subject to licensure requirements in the State of Iowa, including testing to obtain certification and requires continuing education to maintain that licensure.
• The Cass Health Nurse Honor Guard is awarding a $1,000 scholarship to an individual with the goal of entering the nursing profession. Applicants must be accepted to or currently enrolled in a nursing program leading to completion of LPN, RN, BSN, MSN, or DNP. Pre-nursing, other pre-programs, and CNA students are not eligible.
• Cecile E. Kopecky Nursing Scholarship is awarded to a graduate of Atlantic High School or a nurse currently employed in Atlantic. Applicants must be accepted to or currently enrolled in a nursing program leading to completion of LPN, RN, BSN, MSN, or DNP. Pre-nursing, other pre-programs, and CNA students are not eligible.

Applications are available at casshealth.org/scholarships and can be submitted to Human Resources by the respective deadline. For more information, contact Kat Niemann, Human Resources Coordinator, at 712-250-8022 or nieka@casshealth.org.