Ann Kenny Scholarship Program

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Through advocacy, education and professional development, the National Capital Area Chapter of the Health Information Management & Systems Society (HIMSS NCA) promotes the development and improvement of healthcare information management as an essential contribution to quality patient care. HIMSS NCA meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Attendance is free for students.

The HIMSS NCA Ann Kenny scholarship is awarded annually to students studying in the health management, health information or information systems management field. Scholarship awards are based on academic achievement and participation in health information or information systems management industry. The scholarship program makes three awards of a minimum of $2000 each to one student in three separate degree programs.

 

Degree Program Scholarships:

  • Graduate Program Scholarship
  • Undergraduate Program Scholarship
  • Associates Program Scholarship

 

Purpose: The HIMSS NCA Ann Kenny Scholarship program was established to provide financial assistance and recognition to students who are pursuing health information or systems management degrees and are interested in helping to shape the future of the profession.

Objective: The program awards three scholarships – one for each of category (graduate, undergraduate, and associates level).



Eligibility Requirements:

  • Active enrollment in a DC-metro area accredited university fulfilling the requirements for a health management, health information or management systems degree. Students attending an accredited school outside of the DC-metro area are ineligible for this program. 
  • Students must reside in the DC-metropolitan area (DC-MD-VA)
  • A grade point average of 3.0 or better
  • Membership in HIMSS; member of local HIMSS NCA chapter. Student membership is $30. Please visit here to sign up!
  • Applicant must be willing to participate as a volunteer on at least one HIMSS NCA committee for one (1) year. 

 

Applicants will be evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Meets or exceeds grade point of 3.0
  • Quality of recommendations
  • Quality of essay
  • Professional achievements
  • Membership/Participation in the HIMSS NCA chapter

 

Application Requirements include:

  • Submission of the HIMSS NCA Chapter Scholarship Application Form
  • Recent, official college transcripts, through the Fall semester 2023
  • Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a current school official. These are very important to help us evaluate applicants.
  • A short essay (2 pages) that addresses:
    • Why have you chosen this field? (1/2 page)
    • Why information management / information technology (IM/IT) is important to healthcare today? (1/2 page)
    • A discussion of a major issue facing the healthcare community today and how IM/IT can address the issue. (1 page)

 

Applications must information for our 2024-25 program year is coming soon.