Student Project Scholarship Application 2023-2024

Submit no later than by 11:59PM on May 1, 2023.

Scholarship Description:

The Alliance for Disability in Healthcare Education (ADHCE) is offering a scholarship to an individual or group of healthcare professional students (any discipline) with a program/project that enhances healthcare education in disabilities. We rely on our membership funds as well as donations to pay for these scholarships. The program/project should meet the following criteria:

• Student led project
• Project spans or involves multiple disciplines
• Must address 1 or more of the ADHCE Core Competencies (http://nisonger.osu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Core-Competencies-on-Disability_8.31.18.pdf)
• Preference given to projects that provide community involvement and/or outreach.
• Two Scholarships will be awarded at $750 each.

Application Guidelines:

• Projects Proposal (1-2 double-spaced pages)
  1.   Brief background, goal(s) and objectives
  2.  Description of ow the program/project addresses at least one of the the ADHCE Core Competencies
  3.  Implementation plan
  4.  Who will be involved in the program/project and their roles

• Budget (one page)
  Itemize expected expenses for the program or project. These could include costs of flyers/advertising for meetings, costs of materials, honoraria for speakers (if you have disability advocates as speakers, we expect reasonable honoraria), light snacks at a meeting. Provide information on the entity to which funds should be sent. This is preferably a department/philanthropy office/student aid office or similar. If unsure, please let us know.

• Resume or CV from the person submitting the application
• Letter of support from Faculty or Community Sponsor
• Completed submission due to Sarah Ailey at Sarah_H_Ailey@Rush.edu by 11:59PM on May 1, 2023.

Contact Information:

Please contact Sarah Ailey at Sarah_H_Ailey@Rush.edu/312-942-3383 with any questions. The funds will be distributed to your school or community sponsor by June 15, 2023.

For the last four years, The Alliance for Disability in Healthcare Education (ADHCE) has offered scholarships to an individual or group of healthcare professional students (any discipline) with a program/project that enhances healthcare education in disabilities. The program/projects meet the following criteria:

• Student led project
• Project spans or involves multiple disciplines
• Addresses one or more of the ADHCE Core Competencies (http://nisonger.osu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Core-Competencies-on-Disability_8.31.18.pdf)