Scholarship Details

Offered annually, the Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is designated for minority students enrolled in their final year of a healthcare management graduate program. Each Scholarship is worth $5,000. Between the Dent and the McGaw scholarships, ACHE awards up to 20 scholarships each year. In providing this scholarship, ACHE’s goal is to provide financial aid to minority students in healthcare management graduate programs to help offset tuition costs, student loans and expenses.

Eligibility Requirements

You may apply for an Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship if you meet all of the following criteria:

• You are a Student Associate in good standing of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
• You are a minority student who is enrolled in full-time study for the upcoming fall term, which is your final year of classroom work in a healthcare management graduate program*, and have a graduation date between Fall 2010 and Spring 2011. If you have a residency as part of your program and the upcoming fall term will be your second year of study, you may apply for a scholarship. (Example: your final day of class will be in May 2011 and your final day of your residency will be in May 2012.) If you have already completed your classroom work and are in the residency part of your program, you are not elligible to apply.
• You can demonstrate financial need.
• You are a U.S. or Canadian citizen.
• You have not been a previous recipient of this scholarship or the Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship.

Please note: The Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is only available to minority students, based on the definition of minority created by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

* MHA, MPH, MBA in Healthcare Administration or similar. PhD students are not eligible to apply.

When to Apply

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Applications are accepted each year between January 1 and March 31. Students selected to receive a scholarship are notified in July.

About ACHE

ACHE is a professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives. Known for its prestigious credentialing and educational programs and high-caliber publications, our vision is to be the premier professional society for healthcare leaders by providing exceptional value to its members.