Scholarship Description
A. All Applicants: (1) Applicant must be a member of AHIMA (2) Applicant must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 (out of 4.0) or 3.5 (out of 5.0) or higher. (3) Applicant must be a full-time student (4) Applicant must be a citizen of the United States or its territories (5) An Independent Study Program student is not eligible for the loan or graduate scholarships. B. Undergraduate Scholarships: (1) Applicant must be accepted for admission to a program for health information management (HIM) or technology (HIT) accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). (2) Applicant must be accepted for admission to the Independent Study Program of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and have successfully completed three modules. C. Graduate Scholarships: (1) Applicant must be a credentialed HIM professional (RHIA, RHIT, or CCS) and hold a bachelor’s degree. (2) Applicant must be enrolled in a college or university accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency. (3) Applicant must be an active or associate member of AHIMA AND (4) Applicant must be pursuing, at a minimum, a master’s degree in a program related to HIM (computer science, business management, education, public health, etc.)
Year of Need: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, College 5th Year, 1st Year Grad, 2nd Year Grad,
Type:
Num Awards: 1
Min Award: 5000
Max Award:
Deadline: 2022-05-30
Sponsoring Organization
Foundation of Research and Education of AHIMA
233 N. Michigan Avenue Suite 2150
Chicago, IL 606015809
Contact Person: Mary S. Taylor-Blasi - Operations & Programs Coordinator
Phone: (312) 233-1131
Fax: (312) 233-1431
Web: https://ahimafoundation.org/about-us/scholarships/
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