Bridges Healthcare has announced that applications are now being accepted for the Barry Kasdan Scholarship for the pursuit of a graduate or undergraduate degree in human services and the Stella Cretella Scholarship for those in pursuit of higher education through graduate or undergraduate degrees focusing on advocacy and policy reform in mental health services.
Three $1,500 scholarships will be awarded in all. The successful candidates must be a Bridges employee, spouse, child or grandchild of a Bridges employee, or a resident of Ansonia, Bethany, Derby, Milford, Orange, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford, West Haven or Woodbridge. They must additionally be pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree in human services or in mental health advocacy/public policy. Applicants in high school must be completing high school or have a GED equivalent in the year the scholarship is awarded.
The scholarships were established by Bridges’ Board of Directors, the Board Endowment Fund Committee and the Board Scholarship Committee in honor of Barry Kasdan’s over 30 years of leadership and service to Bridges Healthcare, and in memory of Stella Cretella’s over 40 years in advocating for mental illness health reform in Connecticut. Cretella also served more than 10 years on the Board of Directors at Bridges.
Completed applications are due no later than March 31. Applications can be submitted online using the Bridges Healthcare board scholarship application at bridgesct.org/2026-scholarship-opportunity-announcement/. Contact scholarship@bridgesmilford.org with any questions.