The Minnesota Chapter of HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) annually awards scholarships to students studying in the healthcare information or management systems field. One scholarship is for graduate level students (PhD or Masters candidates) and the other is for undergraduates.
Our goal: to reward future information technology or healthcare professionals investing their careers in the development of innovative system design, evaluation or implementation to improve the healthcare delivery system.
Scholarships are awarded for academic excellence and the potential for future leadership in the healthcare information and management systems industry. Review criteria include as a core foundation: scholastic achievement and demonstration of leadership potential, including communication skills and participation in HIMSS activities.
The $1000 scholarships are awarded to the students deemed most deserving as determined by the Minnesota Chapter of HIMSS board.
Candidates:
- Undergraduates, graduates and PhD students pursuing a career and coursework in healthcare and information management systems
Qualifications:
- Membership in HIMSS is not required in order to apply for the scholarship. However, if you are not a member the Minnesota Chapter will provide a complimentary one-year local student membership in the Minnesota Chapter once the scholarship application is complete.
- A full or part-time student in an accredited undergraduate, Masters or PhD program related to the healthcare information or management systems field. The specific degree program is not a critical factor, although it is expected that programs similar to those in industrial engineering, operations research, healthcare informatics, computer science and information systems, mathematics, and quantitative programs in business administration and hospital administration will predominate.
- The candidates must either be Minnesota residents or enrolled in a Minnesota higher education institution.
- Previous Minnesota Chapter scholarship winners are ineligible.
- Participating students must declare any affiliation, outside support or conflict of interest in completing the contest.
Deadlines:
Completed applications must be submitted no later than April 1, 2012. Winners will be notified no later than May 1, 2012.
Follow this link to complete the Undergraduate Level Scholarship Application
Follow this link to complete the Graduate Level Scholarship Application
For more information email our Scholarship Chair.
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