Health Sciences Achievement Award Application Portal
About the Award
The Health Sciences Achievement Award, formerly known as the Mary Layne Van Cleave (MLVC) Achievement Award, is given to Tennessee high school seniors who are pursuing a degree in a healthcare field after graduation. Awards will be given in the amount of $2,000, and there are no requirements as to how the money must be spent. This award has been established to encourage Tennessee high school seniors to pursue a career in healthcare and we are excited to offer this opportunity to the future healthcare professionals of our state. Students who previously received this award previously are welcome to apply for the alumni award.
Application period Opens January 2026
Health Sciences Achievement Award Application
Eligibility: Graduating high school students who plan to pursue a career in health care are welcome to apply for this program. Awards will be given in the amount of $2,000 and there are no requirements as to how the money must be spent. This award has been established to encourage Tennessee high school students to pursue post-secondary programs (training, certificates, or degrees) to set them on a path for a career in healthcare.
Alumni- Health Sciences Achievement Award Application
Eligibility: Individuals who received the TCWD Health Sciences Achievement Award (previously known as the MLVC Award) are welcome to apply for the alumni award! Awards will be given in the amount of $2,000 and there are no requirements as to how the money must be spent. Alumni awards are only offered the year after a recipient received their initial Health Sciences Achievement Award. This award has been established to encourage Tennessee students to pursue post-secondary programs (training, certificates, or degrees) to set them on a path for a career in healthcare.
Congratulations to the 30 recipients awarded in 2025!
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Recipients graduated from the following Tennessee high schools:
Bledsoe County High School - Bledsoe County
Brighton High School - Tipton County
Central High School - Knox County
Chestnut Ridge Academy - Lincoln County
Dyer County High School - Dyer County
Elizabethton High School - Carter County
Green Hill High School - Wilson County
Halls High School - Lauderdale County
Hickman County High School - Hickman County
Lenoir CIty High School - Loudon County
Lewis County High School - Lewis County
Liberty Creek High School - Sumner County
Livingston Academy - Overton County
Morristown-Hamblen East High School - Hamblen County
Nolensville High School - Williamson County
Perry County High School - Perry County
Siegel High School - Rutherford County
South Fulton High School - Obion County
South Side High School - Madison County
Sycamore High School - Cheatham County
Alumni recipients are attending the following universities:
Austin Peay State University
Belmont University
East Tennessee State University
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Tennessee Tech University
Recipients are from the counties in blue in the map below.
