Annual Education Scholarship 2025
We’re excited to announce the 2025 Maryland HIMSS Scholarship application is now open!
About the HIMSS Scholarship Program
Each year the Maryland Chapter of HIMSS (MDHIMSS) awards scholarships to Maryland resident students enrolled in healthcare programs of any accredited academic institution pursuing a Health Information and/or a Health Technology career. Additionally, Healthcare HIT professionals working for a provider organization in Maryland may also apply for technical/professional certification courses and employer sanctioned professional courses.
The 2025 awards comprise three (3) scholarships of $2000 each to actively enrolled students during 2025.
Applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Be a resident of the state of Maryland
- Must be enrolled in a healthcare-related program at an accredited school
- Must have at least a 3.0 GPA
- Previous MDHIMSS scholarship winners are ineligible
In addition to the scholarship, MDHIMSS will award the recipient with a one-year membership to MDHIMSS, one-year assignment as a student member of the MDHIMSS Committee, and free attendance at the MDHIMSS educational programs for one year.
How to Apply
Scholarship Applicants will be reviewed based on the following categories and criteria. Please include all relevant accomplishments in your resume.
- Leadership
- Scholarship
- Communication
You will need to submit the following information to be considered:
- College transcript
- Proof of active registration
- Resume
- Personal statement
- Two (2) letters of recommendation. At least one (1) must be from a program instructor. The other may be from a program instructor or an employer/supervisor.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET
Click the link below to begin: https://forms.gle/8zZL4R6FUoP83DiC6
2024 Scholarship Recipients
Please join us in congratulating the MDHIMSS Scholarship recipients for 2023-2024. These students have superb academic performance and potential to become future healthcare information and management systems industry leaders. Congratulations and welcome to the MDHIMSS family and HIMSS community.
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Uche Daniella Anaeto
Master in Health Information Technology Program
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
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Harshal Singh Chauhan
Master in Health Information Technology Program
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
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About the 2025 Scholarship Program:
Application deadline: Friday, March 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET
Applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a resident of the state of Maryland
- Must be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral program in health information and management systems-related discipline at an accredited academic institution.
- Must have at least a 3.0 GPA
Previous MDHIMSS scholarship winners are ineligible.
In addition to the scholarship, MDHIMSS will award the recipients with a one-year membership to MDHIMSS, one-year assignment as a student member of the MDHIMSS Program Committee, and free attendance at the MDHIMSS educational programs for one year.
Scholarship applicants will be reviewed based on the following categories and sub-criteria. Please include all relevant accomplishments in either your personal statement or resume.
- Leadership
- Scholarship
- Communication
- HIMSS Participation
You will need to submit the following information to be considered:
- College transcript & proof of registration
- Resume
- Personal statement
- 2 Letters of recommendation
Submission Deadline Date: Friday, March 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET
Apply
For more information
Mohammed Bajwa, Professional Development Chair
md.prodev@himsschapter.org