The Perry Lutheran Homes StepUp Scholarship application deadline is today for area graduating high school seniors. 

The StepUp Scholarship will award up to seven scholarships in amounts ranging from $250 to $1,000 for area seniors looking to pursue careers in healthcare and long-term care. 

Those who are applying must be enrolled or plan to be enrolled full-time into an accredited college and plan to study towards a career in nursing, healthcare or long-term care with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. 

The deadline to apply for the scholarship is midnight tonight. For more information on the scholarship and to apply you can go here.