Application Forum, Requirements, and Instructions Scholarship Purpose and Specifics – Up to two $2,000 scholarships will be awarded annually to full- or part-time college students who have at least 60 post-secondary credits. In addition to the monetary award, recipients, plus up to five others from the applicant pool, will receive a) paid HFMA membership until graduation (two-year maximum), if not eligible for student e-membership, and b) waived registration fees for Wisconsin HFMA programs during the time they are a student.
The purpose of the scholarship is to: - Recognize contributions of those who work in the healthcare field - Encourage healthcare finance as a field for financial professionals - Increase the visibility of HFMA within the healthcare and overall communities -Provide networking opportunities for students who may be interested in healthcare as a career -Make a difference in healthcare’s future Requirements: 1. Complete the forum below. 2. Upload your Essay – On a word or pdf document, please write an essay of 300 words or less on one of the following topics. This is one of the major criteria for awarding scholarships. Make sure your name is on the essay. Essay topics - The role healthcare has played in my life - How I would change healthcare in the United States - Why I want to work in healthcare -The future of healthcare in the United States *Eligible majors are accounting, business, economics, finance, public health, public policy, health care administration/management, or a related degree. If the degree is not one of those specified, you may wish to submit a short paragraph explaining why you feel the degree is “related” to one of those specified. Preference will be given to those who demonstrate an interest in obtaining a position in healthcare after graduation. The scholarship is not for clinical providers of healthcare services (i.e. nursing, physician assistant, etc.). * The scholarship is open to anyone who has been employed by or volunteered in a Wisconsin healthcare provider (hospital, nursing home, SNF, clinic, or home health agency) for at least one year during or prior to college or to a child if the parent has been employed by a Wisconsin healthcare provider for at least one year. *Anyone who has at least 60 college credits (or will after the current semester), has a GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in the semester immediately prior to applying. * If a full-time student, applicant must be enrolled in a Wisconsin College. If a part-time student, the college may be anywhere.
2017 Scholarship has now closed. 2018 - APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY APRIL 1, 2018 Questions and Submission – Questions about this form or the scholarship program can be addressed to Awards Committee at (scholarship@hfmawisconsin.com).
Q. I am not a member of HFMA. Is my child still eligible? A. The scholarship is open to anyone who has been employed by or volunteered in a Wisconsin healthcare provider (hospital, nursing home, SNF, clinic, or home health agency) for at least one year during or prior to college or to a child if the parent has been employed by a Wisconsin healthcare provider for at least one year.
Q. I am working on my MBA. Am I eligible? A. Anyone who has at least 60 college credits (or will after the current semester), has a GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in the semester immediately prior to applying, and is taking courses to graduate with a degree in accounting, business, economics, public health, public policy, healthcare administration/management, or a related degree is eligible. Note: The scholarship is not for those pursuing degrees in Nursing or other direct patient care fields. Preference will be given to those who demonstrate an interest in working in healthcare after graduation.
Q. Must the college the applicant is attending be in Wisconsin? A. If the applicant is a full-time student, Yes. If a part-time student, the college may be anywhere.
Q. Why is HFMA doing this? A. HFMA is doing this for three reasons: 1) To give something back to healthcare workers; 2) To encourage healthcare finance as a career; 3) We want people who may be making future decision about the provision of healthcare to know something about the financial side of healthcare.
