St. Luke's Foundation Awards, Grants & Scholarships

Through the generosity of our donors, UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Foundation is able to provide grants, awards and scholarships. These programs help further our mission to support UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids in providing the healthcare we'd like our loved ones to receive.

Please follow the below links to the applications, eligibility criteria and deadlines.

Awards:

• St. Luke's Foundation's Patient Care Excellence Award Program, recognizes UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital healthcare providers who demonstrate outstanding achievement in their chosen field.

• Ted Townsend/St. Luke's Auxiliary Award recognizes an outstanding UnityPoint Health - Cedar Rapids team member who embraces Mr. Townsend's spirit of transformational leadership.

Grants:

• St. Luke's Foundation's iGrant Program, provides funds for innovative programs and equipment needs that enhance and strengthen the strategic framework for UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids. 

• St. Luke's Foundation Rural Healthcare Grants, provides matching grant funds towards healthcare projects that improve the health of rural communities. 

Scholarships:

• St. Luke's Foundation's Employee Scholarship Program, provides scholarships to UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids team members to advance their educational and career goals.

• St. Luke's Auxiliary's Non-Employee Scholarship Program, provides scholarships to UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids team members, volunteers, auxilians and/or children of a UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids team member or auxilian who is pursuing a degree in nursing or in a health-related field. 

• St. Luke's Foundation Louisa E. Peak Scholarship, provides scholarships for graduating high school seniors who volunteer at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital and plans to enter a humanistic occupation such as teaching, healthcare or social work. 

• St. Luke's Foundation Robert Yaw Scholarship, provides scholarships for children of UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital team members. 

• St. Luke's School of Nursing Alumni Scholarships, provides scholarship to St. Luke's School of Nursing alumni or to children or grandchildren of alumni who are enrolled in a health-related field (with preference given to nursing).

• St. Luke's School of Nursing Charlene Allely Alumni Scholarship, provides scholarships to alumni who are continuing their education. 

For questions about these programs, please contact Tonya Arnold, Director of Grants & Administration at 319-369-7572 or tonya.arnold@unitypoint.org.