2025 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION is NOW LIVE!


SWLA Center for Health Services has the following scholarships available:

SWLA offers six (6) one-time $1000.00 scholarships in the month of June to assist with college tuition each fall. Applications for the annual scholarships are available online for students who are pursuing higher education at a 4 (four) year accredited university or college. These scholarships are competitive and open to high school seniors residing in Acadia Parish, Allen Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish and Lafayette Parish.

Once a student has been selected to receive the SWLA Center for Health Services Scholarship, the scholarship committee will notify the school and the student by mail. A member of the SWLA Center for Health Services Board of Directors or Scholarship Committee will present an Award Certificate to the student at senior awards day upon receiving notification of the awards day ceremony.

Scholarship recipients are required to present their letter of acceptance from an accredited 4 year University before the scholarship award can be disbursed.

As a courtesy, scholarship recipients are asked to submit proof of enrollment for SWLA Center for Health Services fund allocation tracking purposes.

We are excited about an opportunity to assist you with your college tuition, and even more excited about the thought of having you return to your community and possibly joining our SWLA team. Please complete the application below to be considered for a scholarship.

Scholarship Application Forms

To download, print and submit a paper application (along with other required materials), click the button below.

Any paper applications and supplementary documentation should be mailed to:

​SWLA Center for Health Services
Attention: Scholarship Committee
2000 Opelousas Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601

Eligibility Requirements

  • Applicant must be a graduating high school senior with the SWLA Center for Health Services service areas: Acadia Parish, Allen Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish and Lafayette Parish.

  • GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 Scale

  • Must be accepted as a full time student by an accredited university or college for the 2025 Fall Semester

  • A Hand delivered application must be received no later than 2:00 PM on Friday, April 18, 2025.

  • Mailed applications must be postmarked no later than midnight Friday, April 18, 2025 to be accepted.

  • A one-page typed (250-500 words, double spaced, 12pt. standard font) essay that answers the following question below: A community can be defined as a group of people who share a common interest, identity or geographic location. Describe the community you come from and how you, as a product of it, might add to the healthcare community?

Welcome from our Chief Health Officer Dr. Tammy Mitchell

For more information about the services provided at SWLA Center for Health Services or to schedule an appointment, contact us TODAY at 337-439-9983.

Dr. Tammy Mitchel Chief Health Officer