Description: The late Dr. Louis and Mrs. Anne Schneider understood and valued the importance of well-trained health and wellness care providers in our community. As a result, they established these fellowships to assist local not-for-profit agencies in building the capacity of their agencies and staffs to provide quality care to the people of Allen County. A preference will be to provide Fellowships that broaden the base of community health knowledge with new skills, services, and health and wellness care abilities of health professionals in the community.
All grants will be made to non-profit agencies, not individuals. Agencies may apply to use the Fellowships to either send staff or volunteers to continuing education opportunities, or to bring an expert to the community to provide specialized health and wellness care training for a group of staff, volunteers, and/or community members. Fellowships typically are capped at $2,000 annually. The Foundation prefers not to fund staff certification trainings and annual conference participation – rather education opportunities on new best practices to help agencies grow and advance their healthcare and wellness services.
The St. Joe Foundation shares the values and charism of its Sponsor, the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, and follows Catholic Social Teaching. Applicants are encouraged to review our core values and key beliefs.
Deadlines: Anytime throughout the year
Eligibility: Applicants should be not-for-profit organizations that focus on residents of Allen County, Indiana. Applicants should have a demonstrated history of serving poor and vulnerable populations with physical, mental, spiritual, dental and/or visual health and wellness services. Applicants should demonstrate that at least 51% of their clients are very low income.
Area organizations may apply for the Dr. Louis and Mrs. Anne Schneider Fellowships for Continuing Healthcare Education to assist in building the capacity of their agency and staff to provide quality care in Allen County. Learn more about the St. Joe Foundation through a sampling of past recipients of the Dr. Louis and Mrs. Anne Schneider Fellowships.
The Dr. Louis and Mrs. Anne Schneider Fellowships include a Travel and Business Expense Reimbursement Policy. Please be sure to read the guidelines below when applying for a Fellowship.