Scholarship Opportunities for Master of Health Administration
The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) established this scholarship in honor of Albert W. Dent, the first African-American Fellow of ACHE. The goal of this scholarship is to provide financial aid to minority students pursuing a career in healthcare management at the graduate level. The scholarship is designated for minority students enrolled in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program. In order to be considered for this scholarship a student must fulfill the following:
- You are a minority student enrolled in your final year (fall/spring) of full-time study in a healthcare management graduate program.
- While not a mandatory criterion, preference is given to applicants who are Student Associates of ACHE.
- You can demonstrate financial need.
- You are a U.S. or Canadian citizen.
Deadline: March 31
Contact:
Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives
Attention: Alicia Borsa, Scholarship Committee
1 N. Franklin Street, Suite 1700 Chicago, Illinois 60606-3529
Email: contact@ache.org
Scholarship Amount: $5,000
Total Scholarships Available: Up to 20 annually
The Bill and Mary Russell Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance for those pursuing educational opportunities toward a career in nursing or a health care field (clinical or patient care). At least fifty percent of the awarded funds will support nursing scholarships. Remaining funds will be awarded to those pursuing educational opportunities in other clinical or patient care programs. Applicants must reside within the Heartland Foundation service region, which includes Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas.
Deadline: July 1
Contact:
Heartland Foundation/emPowerU
518 S. Sixth St. St. Joseph 64501
Carol Mathes, Heartland Foundation
(800) 447-1083
Email: carol.mathes@heartland-health.com
Scholarship Amount: $500
Total Scholarships Available: Varies
The Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) offers an annual scholarship in the amount of $2,000 to encourage the study of environmental and occupational health, safety, and related disciplines. The program is open to all college undergraduate and graduate students in all majors/disciplines enrolled in 12 credit hours per semester. The scholarship winner is also invited to attend the CSHEMA annual conference (registration, hotel, and airfare included).
Deadline: March 1
Contact:
CSHEMA, Scholarship Committee
120 W. 7th St., Suite 204
Bloomington, IN 47404
(812) 245-8084
Scholarship Amount: $2,000
Total Scholarships Available: 1
The goal of the David A. Winston Health Policy Scholarship is to help promote high quality individuals trained in healthcare policy at the state and federal level. By awarding health policy students with financial support to further their education, this scholarship program can help create more healthcare professionals in the field. The scholarship recognizes student performance and achievement based upon the student’s academic record, recommendations from faculty and colleagues, as well as a strong interest in and commitment to health policy. Ten scholarships will be awarded to students who demonstrate strong potential to succeed in in the field of healthcare upon graduation from their Master’s of Health Administration (MHA) or Health Policy Degree Program.
Eligibility Criteria:
• This scholarship is open to current first year graduate students in their second full-time equivalent semester or third full-time equivalent quarter studying at any AUPHA member graduate program or affiliated health policy program.
• Applicants must be scheduled to complete the didactic portion of their degree not later than December.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Scholars are selected based on expressed and demonstrated commitment to health policy, leadership, academic achievement, community involvement and long term career interest in health policy.
Deadline: March 13, 2026
Contact:
Winston Health Policy Scholars Program
AUPHA
- Stephanie Williams
2000 14th Street North
Suite 780
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 666-8967
Email: winston@aupha.org
Scholarship Amount: $10,000
Total Scholarships Available: 20
The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program selects 1,000 talented students each year to receive a “good-through-graduation” scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. The GMS Program is fully funded through a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The goal of this program is to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline area of interest. Continuing Gates Millennium Scholars may request funding for a graduate degree program in one of the following discipline areas: computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science.
Deadline: September of each year (application opens in July)
Contact:
Gates Millennium Scholars
1805 7th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20001
(877) 690-4677
Scholarship Amount: Varies Depending Upon Need but could cover full cost of tuition
Total Scholarships Available: 1,000
This scholarship program was designed to encourage and support outstanding students in the field of healthcare administration, who work hard and have a financial barrier to academic success. These scholarships provide financial assistance and academic support to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. Scholarships are granted at each individual level with distinct eligibility requirements at each level.
Deadline: Nov. 5
Contact:
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
44325 Woodridge Parkway
Lansdowne, VA 20176
(703) 723-8000
Email: website@jkcf.org
Scholarship Amount: Up to $30,000
Total Scholarships Available: Up to 200
The Jewish Community Center (JCC) Association Graduate Scholarship Program provides financial aid for students to use towards a master’s degree that will lead to or enhance professional careers in the Jewish Community Center movement. Areas of study that are considered for this scholarship include Business Administration, Health And Physical Education, Jewish Communal Service, Jewish Education and Social Work.
Deadline: Feb. 15
Contact:
Scholarship Coordinator
JCC Association
520 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
(212) 532-5114
Email: scholarship@jcca.org
Scholarship Amount: $10,000
Total Scholarships Available: 3
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), with support from the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future, offers eight scholarships annually to fund underrepresented minority nursing students who plan to work as nursing faculty after graduation. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a doctoral nursing program or a clinically-focused master’s degree program.
Deadline: May 1
Contact:
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Attention: Emily Van Daniker
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036-1120
Marta Wall, Scholarship Administrator
Email: mwall@aacn.nche.edu
Scholarship Amount: $18,000
Total Scholarships Available: 5
One of the most widely known scholarships for students in the field of medical practice management is the regional scholarship awarded by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). The Midwest section scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program relevant to medical practice management, including public health, business administration or health care administration. The scholarship is awarded to students residing in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota or Wisconsin.
Deadline: June 1
Contact:
MGMA-ACMPE Headquarters
104 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood, CO 80112-5306
(877) 275-6462
E-mail: scholarship@mgma.org
Scholarship Amount: Range from $1,000 to $5,000, typically $2,500
Total Scholarships Available: Varies
The Southern Section of the MGMA scholarship for healthcare administration professionals is awarded to students living in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program relevant to medical practice management.
Deadline: June 1
Contact:
MGMA-ACMPE Headquarters
104 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood, CO 80112-5306
(877) 275-6462
Email: scholarship@mgma.org
Scholarship Amount: Range from $1,000 to $5,000, typically $2,500
Total Scholarships Available: Varies
This scholarship is awarded to qualified students who currently are residing in the MGMA Western region, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. To be considered eligible, students must be current MGMA members and enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program relevant to medical practice management.
Deadline: June 1
Contact:
MGMA-ACMPE Headquarters
104 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood, CO 80112-5306
(877) 275-6462
E-mail: scholarship@mgma.org
Scholarship Amount: Range from $1,000 to $5,000, typically $2,500
Total Scholarships Available: Varies
The National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) sponsors a set of three annual scholarships. The awards go to African American graduate students in the field of health services. The goal of these scholarships is to help diversifying the profession of health services. Each scholarship is worth $2,500, and recipients are invited to attend the group’s annual conference without cost. The three scholarships included are:
- The Haynes Rice Award is bestowed by NAHSE to outstanding graduate students who are striving to become future leaders in healthcare management and NAHSE.
• The Florence Gaynor Award was established to recognize outstanding achievements among female graduate students who are striving to become future leaders in healthcare management and NAHSE.
• The Ellis Bonner Award is a special category to recognize the distinguished leadership and academic achievement among non-traditional graduate students who are striving to become future leaders in healthcare management and NAHSE.
In order to be eligible for these scholarships, students must fulfill the following criteria:
- Applicant must be either enrolled or accepted in an accredited college or university program, pursuing a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, or Doctorate Degree, majoring in healthcare administration or a related field.
• Applicant must be matriculating during the applicable academic school year Applicant must be able to demonstrate financial need.
• Applicant must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 for undergraduates and 3.0 for graduates on a scale or four.
• Applicant must submit an essay as described in the application materials.
• Applicant must be a NAHSE member.
Deadline: May 15
Contact:
NAHSE Educational Assistance Program
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 772-1030
Email: nahsehq@nahse.org
Scholarship Amount: $2,500
Total Scholarships Available: 3
- Scholarship support
- Paid research training at the NIH during the summer
- Paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation
Deadline: March 3
Contact:
Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Office of Intramural Training & Education
National Institutes of Health – DHHS
2 Center Drive: Building 2 / Room 2E24
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0230
(301) 402-3831
Email: ugsp@nih.gov
Scholarship Amount: $20,000
Total Scholarships Available: Contact Administrator
Funded by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the American Academy of Sanitarians (AAS), this scholarship program is designed to encourage students to pursue a career in environmental health and to stimulate past and present graduates to pursue graduate studies in environmental health sciences and/or public health. The program offers financial assistance to individuals with a financial need.
Deadline: Feb. 1
Contact:
NEHA/AAS Scholarship
Cindy Dimmitt, Scholarship Liaison
720 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 1000-N
Denver, CO 80246-1926
(303) 756-9090, ext. 0
Email: cdimmitt@neha.org
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Total Scholarships Available: 1
The New England Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) offers this scholarship to a deserving student in the field of healthcare informatics. Established in 2005, this scholarship was created in honor of Dvora Brodie, a dedicated HIMSS member who died of ovarian cancer in 2003. Applicants for The New England HIMSS Dvora Brodie Scholarship must fulfill these minimum requirements:
- Applicant must be a member in good standing of HIMSS
• Applicant must be a HIMSS Member
• Applicant must be attending a school in New England, or originally be from the New England area
• The primary occupation of the applicant at the time the scholarship is awarded must be that of a student in an accredited undergraduate, Masters, or PhD program related to the healthcare information management systems field.
• Undergraduate applicants must be at least in the first semester of their junior year when the scholarship is awarded.
• Previous Foundation Scholarship winners are ineligible.
Deadline: Contact Administrator
Contact:
Fritze Roberts
Program Manager, Career Services
HIMSS
33 W. Monroe St.
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60603
Email: scholarships@himss.org
Scholarship Amount: $5,000
Total Scholarships Available: 1
The American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE) funds the Robert G. Shouldice Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to graduate level students who are enrolled in an accredited graduate program for Health Care Management.
Deadline: June 1
Contact:
Richard F. Southby, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Health Services
American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE)
2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20037-3201
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Total Scholarships Available: 1
Sponsored by the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE), the Richard L. Davis National Scholarship provides Master’s and Doctoral students financial support. Students must be enrolled in a program for health care administration, medical group management or medical practice management.
Deadline: May 1
Contact:
Marlene Johnson
Program Manager
American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE)
1505 Riverview Road
St. Peter, MN 56082
Phone: (507) 931-0479
Scholarship Amount: $1,500
Total Scholarships Available: 2
Previously named the Diversified Investment Advisors Leaders in Healthcare Scholarship, the Transamerica Retirement Solutions Leaders in Health Care Scholarship is a highly respected scholarship in the field of Healthcare Management. The scholarship is available to first and second-year graduate students who are pursuing degrees in Healthcare Management or Administration (MBA, MPH, MHA, MPA, MSN or BSN). Applicants must show financial need, a commitment to community service and excel academically (minimum 3.0 GPA). This scholarship will be awarded to two candidates annually.
Deadline: Contact Administrator
Contact:
Chris O. Biddle, Membership & Education Specialist
(312) 422-2658
Email: cbiddle@aha.org
Scholarship Website
Scholarship Amount: $5,000
Total Scholarships Available: 2
The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) funds two $1,500 student scholarships each year to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in the field of health education. As part of the criteria for this award, potential recipients must provide evidence of financial need. Students must be enrolled full-time and have one-third of their coursework completed.
Deadline: Dec. 13
Contact:
Society for Public Health Education / Awards
10 G Street NE, Suite 605
Washington, DC 20002
Scholarship Amount: $1,500
Total Scholarships Available: 2