Health Information Technology Scholarships

HIMSS Scholarships

• Every year, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society awards three $5,000 scholarships to students pursuing degrees in health information management and related areas of study. Scholarship recipients also receive a free trip to the Annual HIMSS Conference. Undergraduate, master's, and PhD students are all eligible. Students must be members of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society to be eligible, and must be at least in their junior undergraduate year. Visit the HIMSS website for more information.

  The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
  230 E. Ohio St., Ste. 500
  Chicago, IL 60611-3270
  312-664-4467
  himss.org

AHIMA Scholarships

• The American Health Information Management Association Foundation provides annual merit-based scholarships to students pursuing degrees in health information management at all levels. AHIMA Foundation scholarships are awarded in the amount of $1,000 to students pursuing an associate's degree, $1,200 for students pursuing a bachelor's degree and $2,500 for students enrolled in a master's or PhD program. Students must be pursuing degrees in health information technology to be eligible. Students must also have completed at least 6 credit hours in their program of study, and must be enrolled in a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management. The annual deadline for application is April 30. Visit the AHIMA website for more information and to fill out an electronic application.

  The AHIMA Foundation
  233 N. Michigan Ave., 21st Floor
  Chicago, IL 60601-5809
  ahimafoundation.org

NCHIMA Scholarships

• The North Carolina Health Information Management Association makes two $500 scholarships available to health information technology students annually. To be eligible, a student must be a member of NCHIMA, enrolled in a health information technology program in North Carolina, have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and must obtain a recommendation from the director of their program. Visit the NCHIMA website for more information.

  NCHIMA
  450 Country Club Rd.
  Lumberton, NC 28360
  nchima.org