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Scholarships

AHIMA Foundation offers scholarships annually to student members in pursuit of degrees in Health Information Management or Health Informatics.

Application and Award Dates for 2023

May 31: Applications Closed

 

August 1: Scholarship Recipients Announced 

 

August 31: Awards Distributed

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Degree Types

Associate's Degree

Associate's Degree

Amount: $3,000 award
Type: For students pursuing a CAHIIM-accredited AA degree in HIM or HI.
Bachelor's Degree/Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Bachelor's Degree/Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Amount: $5,000 award
Type: For students pursuing a BA/BS degree or a post-Baccalaureate certificate accredited by CAHIIM in HIM or HI.
Master's Degree

Master's Degree

Amount: $7,000 award
Type: For students pursuing a CAHIIM-accredited master's degree in areas related to HIM or HI.
Doctoral Degree

Doctoral Degree

Amount: $10,000 grant
Type: For students pursuing a doctoral degree in an area related to health information.

Scholarships

Veteran's Scholarship

Veteran's Scholarship

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.

Merit Scholarship

Merit Scholarship

 

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.

Doctoral Grant Program 

Doctoral Grant Program 

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 organizationDiscipline 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.  

Thank you to our generous donors and supporters for their continued commitment to AHIMA Foundation's Scholarship Program.