Scholarships

Sponsored by the Walter Reed Society. This program is designed to provide scholarships for members of the military and uniformed Services. Specifically: spouses of active-duty military and uniformed services, veterans and their spouses, wounded warriors and their spouses, and surviving spouses.

Minimum eligibility requirements:

- Current member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

- *NEW in 2023* Walter Reed Society will sponsor the cost of AHIMA student memberships for interested veterans and spouses of veterans. Email info@ahimafoundation.org for more information about this opportunity! 

- Currently enrolled in a health information program accredited by CAHIIM in the United States.

- Achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 (out of 4.0).

- Must have at least one full-time semester or credit equivalency remaining to complete their educational program after the scholarship award date (after August 1st, 2023).

- Submit a completed online application (including all of its components).

- Have not been awarded any AHIMA Foundation scholarship for the academic degree being sought through this application.

The program is designed to provide scholarships to students who achieved academic excellence and demonstrate the potential to be future leaders in Health Information Management and Health Informatics.

Minimum eligibility requirements:

- Current member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

- Currently enrolled in a health information program accredited by CAHIIM in the United States.

- Achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 (out of 4.0).

- Applicants must have at least one full-time semester or credit equivalency remaining to complete their educational program after the scholarship award date (after August 1st, 2023).

- Submit a completed online application (including all of its components). 

- Have not been awarded any AHIMA Foundation scholarship for the academic degree being sought through this application.

AHIMA Foundation aims to advance its research agenda by offering financial support to AHIMA members who are conducting research for their doctoral dissertations. 

Minimum eligibility requirements  

- A current member or student member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

- Actively enrolled and pursuing a doctoral degree at an organization accredited by a CHEA-recognized accrediting organization. Discipline is not limited to health information or health informatics, but preference will be given to these fields.  

- The dissertation proposal has been successfully defended/accepted by the school, and confirmation that the proposal has been successfully accepted must be submitted.   

- A completed application is submitted.

- The student has not previously received an AHIMA doctoral grant (students may have received previous scholarship support from AHIMA).

- Doctoral students who are not yet in the dissertation process are welcome to apply for AHIMA Foundation’s Merit and Veteran's Scholarships.