ASAHP Scholarship of Excellence
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
Award: $1000 – $1000
Deadline: June
To recognize outstanding students in the health professions who are achieving excellence in their academic programs and have significant potential to assume future leadership roles in health professions. Qualifications: Candidates must be enrolled in a college or school that is an institutional member of ASAHP; candidates must have successfully completed at least one term (quarter, semester, trimester, etc.) at that institution; candidates may be enrolled in any health discipline except those in the nursing, public health, psychology, or MOD-VOPP (medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy) group; candidates must be enrolled in a career entry-level, degree-granting program; all degree levels are eligible (associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral); financial need is not a criterion for eligibility. Selection criteria: Selection will be based upon receipt of applications at the ASAHP office, they will be sent to a select group of members who will make a determination of which students will be selected to receive scholarships. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; a complete nomination will include each of the following items: a letter endorsed by the ASAHP institutional representative that supports the nomination and describes qualities of the candidate (see qualifications); a current nominee’s resumé/CV; a one-page (not to exceed 200 words) typewritten essay from the nominee that addresses why she/he selected the health profession for which she/he is enrolled and what unique contributions she/he intends to make to the community’s health. Focus: Health sciences.