Purpose
To support registered nursing education to benefit and enhance the professional skills of nurses serving the Greater Franklin County area.
Download and complete application
Award
$3,000 scholarships will be awarded to underwrite tuition expenses only. Tuition award will be sent directly to recipient's accredited educational institution’s billing office to be applied to the student’s account.
Deadline
The Kristin Runyon Memorial Scholarship program opens every spring. Applications must be received no later than May 22, 2026. Contact Kara Ferraro at kferraro3@wellspan.org for deadline.
Eligibility
Applicants must be currently enrolled in a full-time registered nurse educational program.
Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Applicants must be a resident of Franklin County, neighboring counties or attend a nursing school within WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital’s primary recruitment area (Franklin County, northern Maryland, or northeastern West Virginia).
Applicants must have completed a hospital-based acute care clinical rotation.
Process
Applicants are to submit a cover letter, scholarship application, official transcript, and two letters of reference from academic or clinical references.
An invitation for a personal interview will be issued to the most qualified candidates.
Interviews will take place in June, and the award committee will notify candidates of their final selection.
Recipients must submit a photo or headshot, and an article will be published about the recipients.
Scholarships will be awarded to underwrite tuition expenses only. WellSpan will send the tuition reward check directly to the recipient’s educational institution billing office.
Submission
Mail Application To:
Summit Health Foundation
785 5th Ave Ste # 1
Chambersburg, PA 17201
or E‐mail Application To:
kferraro3@wellspan.org
For questions, please contact Kara Ferraro at (717) 267-7457 or kferraro3@wellspan.org.
