Healthcare Career Exploration and Pathways (Covista Foundation)

Healthcare Career Exploration and Pathways (Covista Foundation) is sponsored by Covista Foundation. The Covista Foundation funds programs in rural and underserved urban communities with healthcare workforce shortages, focusing on healthcare career exploration and pathways.

Covista Foundation | Covista Removing barriers, creating pathways Investing in programs that expand access to healthcare education and strengthen the workforce where it's needed most—from inspiring individuals to discover healthcare careers to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of those already practicing.

The Covista Foundation, based in Chicago, IL, is an independent 501(c)(3) public charity that supports charitable initiatives in healthcare education and workforce development.

As part of Covista Open Doors , a multi-year impact commitment to build and sustain the healthcare workforce in the communities that need it most, the Covista Foundation advances these same priorities through its grants, scholarships and emergency financial support.

Our focus is simple: inspire young people to pursue healthcare, remove barriers that stand in students' way of graduating and support the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare workers.

Across the healthcare career continuum, we invest in programs and organizations that: Inspire individuals to discover healthcare careers Break down financial barriers for students pursuing healthcare careers Support the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare workers In 2026, we're funding programs in rural and underserved urban communities with healthcare workforce shortages, focusing on: Healthcare career exploration and pathways Supporting healthcare career discovery programs, hands-on experiences and mentorship to help underserved youth and adults learn about healthcare careers.

Access to healthcare education and degree completion Ensuring our students have access to emergency financial assistance through our Student Emergency Care Fund, wraparound support services and academic support programs focused on healthcare student persistence and completion. Mental health and wellbeing Supporting evidence-based programs that reduce burnout and attrition among practicing healthcare workers.

Our 2026 grantees include: Each year, the Covista Foundation partners with nonprofit organizations working to build and sustain the healthcare workforce. Learn how our grant cycle works and what it takes to apply. Student Emergency Care Fund The Student Emergency Care Fund provides emergency financial assistance when unexpected challenges threaten to derail students’ progress.

Funded through the Covista Foundation, this is an innovative emergency grant program that extends non-tuition relief to students across Covista’s five institutions, ensuring that a single setback doesn’t affect their long-term healthcare career.

Covista Foundation Scholarship The Covista Foundation Scholarship program is designed to break down financial barriers to help students achieve their healthcare ambitions, with an emphasis on serving high-achieving students in financial need. Thanks to the generosity of private donors, scholarships are awarded to students every spring.

Building the healthcare workforce together Your contribution supports healthcare workers at every stage—from career discovery to student emergency care fund grants to mental health support. Every gift opens doors for current and future healthcare workers serving communities that need them most. Meet the leaders guiding our strategic investments in the healthcare workforce.

Megan Noel, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Covista Donna Hrinak, Member, Board of Directors, Covista Michael Fisher, Managing Director, Winding Way Advisors and Investors, and Former CEO Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Scott Liles, President, Medical and Veterinary, Covista Krishanu Evans, Chief Strategy Officer, Covista Robert Gilbert, Dean, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Sue Subocz, Associate President and Provost, Walden University Bob Phelan, Chief Financial Officer, Covista Leah Meizoso, VP, Deputy General Counsel, Covista Anne Tremblay, Vice President Jiehua Song, Assistant Treasurer Have questions about the application process?

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