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The AHIMA Foundation Merit Scholarship application opened online February 1, 2010.

These scholarships are merit based, and all students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher are encouraged to apply. Scholarships are also available to credentialed health information management (HIM) professionals pursuing graduate degrees in areas related to HIM practice.

Deadline for submission is April 30, 2010. Access the application and qualification details via this link: https://scholarselect.com/scholarships/735-ahima-foundation-merit-scholarship-program-2010

If you are interested in assisting more students and in making more AHIMA scholarship awards possible, the online gift form is: https://secure.ahima.org/fore/donations/donatorinfo.aspx

About the AHIMA Foundation

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation improves health information management by supporting the people, research and resources that advance the HIM profession.

Through scholarships and grants for HIM students, professional education and advancement programs, research, and a comprehensive HIM resource library, the AHIMA Foundation takes the lead in advancing the HIM industry.

There are many meaningful opportunities to give and support the AHIMA Foundation initiatives. Among them include donating to the Annual Fund, Named Scholarship Funds, or Tribute Gifts.

A gift to the Annual Fund supports Scholarships, Triumph Awards, the Foundation Library, Faculty Development, the Research Training Program, the Faculty Development Institute and Dissertation Research Assistance.

With a Named Scholarship Fund, your gift will be designated solely for scholarships to help educate the next generation of HIM professionals

Tribute Gifts are made In Honor of or In Memory of someone special.

The AHIMA Foundation also accepts donations through corporate matching gift programs. If your employers match philanthropic donations it is an easy way to help the AHIMA Foundation double donations to the scholarship program in 2010. Everyone wins when a donation is doubled, and matching gift programs enable that to happen. Check with your employer about a matching gift program, and if they need extra help from the Foundation to secure a matching gift, please contact Janice Mackovitch, Manager of Annual Giving at janice.mackovitch@ahimafoundation.org.

For more information about the AHIMA Foundation and to make a donation, visit the AHIMA Foundation website.