Applications for Bailey Fund Scholarships Now Being Accepted

Applications to the Bernard F. and Melissa Anne Bailey Family Fund Health Care Scholarship program at MyMichigan Health are now available for the 2026-2027 school year. Students may access the application online on the Bailey Family Fund Health Care Scholarship Page. Applications and support documentation will only be accepted electronically. The deadline for the 2026-2027 school year is Tuesday, April 1, 2026.

The fund, initiated through a $3.3 million bequest left by Bernard Bailey to MyMichigan, was established to further the goals of students pursuing clinical health care careers from an accredited college or university. Under the stewardship of the MyMichigan Health Foundation, scholarships are awarded to students in health care fields on the basis of merit and established criteria as determined by an overseer committee. Interested applicants must be a resident or have immediate family living in any of the following Michigan counties: Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella or Midland.

In the 2025-2026 school year, $194,500 was awarded to 99 students pursuing health care careers. More than $3.8 million in total has been granted by the Bailey Family Fund to assist area students since it began offering health care scholarships in 2005.

Those interested in more information may contact Annie Korf at annie.korf@mymichigan.org. Those interested in additional scholarship opportunities may explore the MyMichigan Health Scholarships Page.