Hospital for Special Care (HSC) offers scholarships annually to students pursuing initial degrees in medicine, nursing and physical therapy. The amount of each scholarship is specified on the applications.

The scholarships are:

  • The Florence Timura Medical Student Scholarship
  • The Florence Timura Physical Therapy Scholarship (Students pursing a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) program are not eligible to apply).
  • The Rona Botwinick and The Florence Timura Nursing Scholarship
  • The Rona Botwinick Nursing Scholarship
  • The Florence Timura Nursing Scholarship
  • The Dr. Michael Timura, III Nursing Scholarship
  • The Paul Sutula Nursing Scholarship
  • The Elizabeth Timura Gold Star Mother Nursing Scholarship
  • The John Timura Nursing Scholarship

Eligibility requirements:

  • Eligibility requirements vary by scholarship. Please see page one of each application for requirements and restrictions.
  • Former HSC scholarship recipients may not reapply for these scholarships.

The 2017 scholarships have been awarded; check back in January for 2018 scholarship applications.

For further information qualified candidates may call either Kathleen Altieri, at 860.832.6257 at the Hospital for Special Care Foundation, or Maria Pietrantuono, Chair, Scholarship Committee, at 860.827.4731.