Scholarships

The HIMSS Foundation annually awards over $60,000 in cash scholarships. Scholarships are awarded to HIMSS student members who have achieved academic excellence and have the potential to be future leaders in the healthcare information and management systems industry.

Seven scholarships are awarded to the student(s) deemed most deserving as determined by the HIMSS Foundation Scholarship Review Board.

Foundation Scholarships

Healthcare Information Management Systems
Undergraduate, Masters and PhD

Richard P. Covert, PhD, FHIMSS Scholarship for Management Systems

HIMSS Chapter Supported Scholarships

New England HIMSS Dvora Brodie Scholarship
Sponsored by the HIMSS New England Chapter

New York Chapter Scholarship
Sponsored by the HIMSS New York Chapter

Northern California Chapter Scholarship
Sponsored by the HIMSS Northern California Chapter

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2009 Scholarship Recipients

HIMSS would like to congratulate the following 2009 HIMSS Foundation Scholarship Recipients:

HIMSS Undergraduate
Meha Goyal
Baylor University

HIMSS Masters
Michael C. Hoaglin
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

HIMSS PhD
Catherine H. Ivory
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Richard P. Covert, Ph.D., FHIMSS Scholarship for Management Systems
Kezban Yagci
Georgia Institute of Technology

New England HIMSS Dvora Brodie Scholarship
Maryam El Kherba
Northeastern University Bouve College of Public Health

HIMSS New York Chapter Scholarship
Samuel A. Espino SUNY (State University of New York) Medical Center

Lindsay C. Speros
Columbia University School of Public Health

HIMSS Northern California Chapter Scholarship
Lynn Barr
University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health

 

Please visit chapter websites to learn more about scholarships available from HIMSS Chapters. Visit our complete list of local chapter websites.