Scholarships

NCHIMA Scholarships

The NCHIMA Education Committee offers scholarships that are awarded every year at the annual meeting.

In order to be eligible for any scholarship the following criteria must be met:

  1. You must be a student in good standing in a CAHIIM accredited Health Information Management, Health Information Technology Program, or Masters in Health Information Management in North Carolina and be a member of NCHIMA.
  2. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in college work completed. Official transcript required.
  3. Obtain recommendation from your Health Information Management Program Director (HIM students) Health Information Technology Program Director (HIT students) or Health Information Management Master’s Level Program Director (Graduate students) along with two (2) additional letters of recommendations. Volunteerism with NCHIMA is strongly encouraged and a letter of recommendation from a Program Chairperson or a Regional Coordinator would be acceptable.
  4. Submit a typed resume that you will upload when completing the online scholarship application.
  5. Completion of the online NCHIMA Scholarship Application.

NCHIMA-BHS Scholarship

The NCHIMA-Behavioral Health Section offers one $500 scholarship on an annual basis.

LTC Scholarship

NCHIMA-Long Term Care Section offers two $500 scholarships on an annual basis or will assist to cover RHIT/RHIA exam fees.

Click here for Application with Eligibility Requirements.

AHIMA Scholarship

AHIMA also offers scholarships. For more information, visit AHIMA.

Donate to the NCHIMA Student Merit Scholarship Fund