HealthForce Partners Need-Based Scholarship Guidelines for 2025-26
The San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Workforce Partnership (SJCBHWP) was developed by Behavioral Health Services (BHS) in collaboration with HealthForce Partners (HFP) to make funding available to members of the county’s mental health workforce who work in a network adequacy-facing organization with the MEDI-CAL population. Through this program, the partnership seeks to address the deficit of professionals serving within Stanislaus and San Joaquin County by offering hardship-based scholarships to current master level students who plan to attain a master’s degree in an approved program.
*Scholarships may be awarded up to $5,000 per student per academic year. Maximum award $10,000 in total including both academic years.
HealthForce Partners Northern San Joaquin Valley Graduate Degree Educational Expenses Stanislaus County Scholarship
Eligibility Requirements
Students must be accepted, admitted, and enrolled in the following program: Master of Social Work (MSW)
Selection Criteria
- Students must be a U.S Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Deferred Action for Child-hood Arrivals.
- Preference for students living in Modesto or greater Stanislaus County
- Preference for second year students in the MSW program
- Preference for students who are working at a network adequacy-facing organization including Stanislaus County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services or an approved community-based organization in Stanislaus County
- Must demonstrate financial need
- Minimum part time enrollment
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Scholarship may be renewable up to two years.
Provide a personal statement of up to 500 words: Describe your connection to the Stanislaus County community and/or how you would invest your time in the Stanislaus County community and specifically the city of Modesto.
HealthForce Partners Northern San Joaquin Valley Graduate Degree Educational Expenses Scholarship
Eligibility Requirements
Students must be accepted, admitted, and enrolled in one of the following programs: Master of Social Work (MSW), Master’s Program in Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), and Master of Arts in Counseling, Professional Clinical Counselor (PCC)
Selection Criteria
- Students must be a U.S Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Deferred Action for Child-hood Arrivals.
- Preference for students living in San Joaquin County
- Preference for second year students in any of the programs
- Preference for students who are working at a network adequacy-facing organization including San Joaquin Behavioral Health Services (BHS) or an approved community-based organization in San Joaquin County.
- Must demonstrate financial need
- Minimum part time enrollment
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Scholarship may be renewable for up to two years.
Provide a personal statement of up to 500 words: Describe your connection to the San Joaquin County community and/or how you would invest your time in the San Joaquin County community
- Application deadline EXTENDED: April 2, 2025
- Award decisions shared date: Check with your program director
Please note: the HealthForce Partners Need-Based Scholarship is considered estimated financial assistance and will be counted as part of the student’s financial aid award. The HealthForce Partners Need-Based Scholarship will be coordinated with the student’s financial aid package (any federal or state financial aid, including student loans, that the student may be receiving) to ensure that the student is not receiving more financial aid than their Cost of Attendance.
For questions or concerns please contact:
Kaitlyn Day
Graduate Studies Specialist, Office of Graduate Studies and Research
kwilliams14@csustan.edu
Updated: February 27, 2025