The Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation has awarded $115,500 in scholarships to 33 college students in Iowa. The students, who are all studying in health care fields, will each receive $3,500 — an increase from $3,000 awarded in previous years — for the upcoming academic year, and each student is eligible for an additional $3,500 award. Five of the students are repeat recipients from 2015. The Iowa Hospital Association established the IHERF Health Care Careers Scholarship Program in 2004 to help address the ongoing shortage of health care professionals. Since its inception in 2005, the program has awarded more than $1 million to more than 300 students. To see a list of the recipients, click here.