"Encouraging Excellence" is the focus of the Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation's annual Hospital Employee Scholarship. In this competitive scholarship, the Foundation assists deserving individuals interested in improving their abilities to provide quality care in Kansas. Any individual who is currently enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited Kansas school for health care is invited to apply. Preference will be given to current hospital employees.
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PARTNERS:
The Kansas Association of Health Care Executives provides six scholarships to those individuals who are seeking a degree in health care administration.
To support those working in human resources, the Kansas Hospital Human Resources' Association provides a scholarship to be given to an individual wanting to work in HR in a hospital setting.
New in 2012, KHERF and the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, as the Regional Extension Center, are offering ten scholarships to those seeking degrees or certificatoin in Health Information Technology. Successful applicants will be employed or sponsored by a Regional Extension Center hospital or clinic participant.
SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS:
Please see the Scholarship Guidance for directions on applying for a scholarship. Applications may be emailed with a read receipt to scunningham@kha-net.org or mailed to KHERF at 215 SE Eighth Ave., Topeka, KS 66603. All submissions must be postmarked or emailed no later than March 31, 2012.
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS
The Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation announces the successful completion of the tenth annual Health Care Scholarship Program. In addition to eleven KHERF scholarships, the Kansas Hospital Human Resources Association and the Kansas Association of Health Care Executives provided seven additional scholarships for a total of eighteen scholarship recipients and eighteen alternates. The KHERF Scholarship Review Committee reviewed 161 applications from 111 individuals. Each application was reviewed by two
members of the Scholarship Review Committee according to established
criterion. The highest scoring applicants for each category became
finalists and were reviewed by the entire committee. Congratulations to the recipients and their hospitals. Follow this link for the press release and a complete list of recipients and honorable mention alternates.
Congratulations to the previous recipients and their hospitals.