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Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship

Materials must be postmarked by March 30, 2012

The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives established this scholarship in honor of Foster G. McGaw, the founder of the American Hospital Supply Corporation. This financial aid program is offered to help ACHE Student Associates finance their education.

Scholarship Details

Offered annually, the Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship is designated for students enrolled in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program. Each scholarship is worth $5,000. Between the McGaw and Dent scholarships, ACHE awards up to 20 scholarships each year. In providing this scholarship, ACHE’s goal is to provide financial aid to students in healthcare management graduate programs to help offset tuition costs, student loans and expenses.

Eligibility Requirements

You may apply for a Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship if you meet all of the following criteria:

You are a Student Associate in good standing of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

You are a student who is enrolled in full-time study for the upcoming fall term, which is your final year of classroom work in a healthcare management graduate program*, and have a graduation date between Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. If you have a residency as part of your program and the upcoming fall term will be your second year of study, you may apply for a scholarship. (Example: your final day of class will be in May 2013 and your final day of your residency will be in May 2014.) If you have already completed your classroom work and are in the residency part of your program, you are not eligible to apply.

You can demonstrate financial need.

You are a U.S. or Canadian citizen.

You have not been a previous recipient of this scholarship or the Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship.

*MHA, MPH, MBA in Healthcare Administration or similar. PhD students are not eligible to apply.

When to Apply

Applications are accepted each year between January 1 and March 30. Students selected to receive a scholarship are notified in July.

About ACHE

ACHE is a professional society of more than 35,000 healthcare executives. Known for its prestigious credentialing and educational programs and high-caliber publications, our vision is to be the premier professional society for healthcare leaders by providing exceptional value to its members.

Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship

Materials must be postmarked by March 30, 2012

The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives established this scholarship in honor of Albert W. Dent, the first African-American Fellow of ACHE. This financial aid program is offered to help ACHE Student Associates finance their education.

Scholarship Details

Offered annually, the Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is designated for minority students enrolled in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program. Each Scholarship is worth $5,000. Between the Dent and the McGaw scholarships, ACHE awards up to 20 scholarships each year. In providing this scholarship, ACHE’s goal is to provide financial aid to minority students in healthcare management graduate programs to help offset tuition costs, student loans and expenses.

Eligibility Requirements

You may apply for an Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship if you meet all of the following criteria:

You are a Student Associate in good standing of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

You are a minority student who is enrolled in full-time study for the upcoming fall term, which is your final year of classroom work in a healthcare management graduate program*, and have a graduation date between Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. If you have a residency as part of your program and the upcoming fall term will be your second year of study, you may apply for a scholarship. (Example: your final day of class will be in May 2013 and your final day of your residency will be in May 2014.) If you have already completed your classroom work and are in the residency part of your program, you are not eligible to apply.

You can demonstrate financial need.

You are a U.S. or Canadian citizen.

You have not been a previous recipient of this scholarship or the Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship.

Please note: The Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is only available to minority students, based on the definition of minority created by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

* MHA, MPH, MBA in Healthcare Administration or similar. PhD students are not eligible to apply.

When to Apply

Applications are accepted each year between January 1 and March 30. Students selected to receive a scholarship are notified in July.

About ACHE

ACHE is a professional society of more than 35,000 healthcare executives. Known for its prestigious credentialing and educational programs and high-caliber publications, our vision is to be the premier professional society for healthcare leaders by providing exceptional value to its members.

Public Health/Health Administration Section of the Medical Library Association

The Public Health/Health Administration Section (PH/HA) offers a research award of $400 for the best paper in the field of public health or health administration librarianship published within the previous three years. Applicants can submit individual or collaborative projects, but the amount of the award will remain $400.

Selection Procedures:

A committee of five (5) volunteers from the Public Health/Health Administration Section, selected for their expertise in research design, evaluates all applications.

Eligibility:

All applicants must have a graduate degree in library and information science. At least one applicant for every paper must be a member of the Medical Library Association. Membership in PH/HA is not required.

Deadline and Timeline:

All applications for the PH/HA research award are due by March 1 each year. If the committee decides to make an award it will be presented during the annual MLA meeting in May, or mailed afterwards if necessary.

Criteria:

The research committee will award papers and proposals that meet the following criteria:

Well-defined research question(s) and hypothesis.
Research methodology described in sufficient detail to be replicated by others.
Appropriate methodology for answering the question and testing the hypothesis.
Appropriate data collection and analysis.
Data analysis supports the conclusion.
Conclusions are placed within a relevant research context.
Completed project has potential to stimulate further research in this field, or to impact current practices in public health/health administration librarianship.
Suitability of applicants to undertake research projects submitted or proposed, as judged by a combination of their work, prior research, and professional experience.