Diversified Leaders in Health Care Scholarship

The Diversified Leaders in Health Care Scholarship is a $5,000 opportunity awarded to two (2) recipients.

Applications for the 2012 Scholarship Program are now being accepted.
Scholarship Application can be downloaded here.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2012

About Diversified.

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Diversified is a national investment advisory firm specializing in retirement plans. The company’s expertise covers the entire spectrum of defined benefit and defined contribution plans, including: 401(k) and 403(b) (Traditional and Roth); 457; non-qualified deferred compensation; profit sharing; money purchase; cash balance and Taft-Hartley plans; and traditional rollover and Roth IRAs. Diversified helps more than 1.4 million participants save and invest wisely to and through retirement. Headquartered in Purchase, NY, the company’s regional offices are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. To learn more, visit www.divinvest.com

Eligibility Criteria

The Diversified Scholarship is available to first and second year graduate students who are pursuing degrees in healthcare administration or comparable degree program (i.e., MBA, MPH, MHA, MPA, or MSN). Individuals must demonstrate financial need, a commitment to community service and excel academically.

Dependents of Employees of Diversified or of the firms that Diversified advises are eligible for this scholarship.

Application Instructions

Please complete the application, typing or printing legibly.

Download and complete the Scholarship Application here.
Include a recent resume, including voluntary and community activity.
College Transcripts from all attended schools, including undergraduate. (You may upload unofficial transcripts from the college website and include those to fulfill this requirement.)
Federal Student Air Report and Award Letter (if applicable).
Written proof of current enrollment (ie, Letter of Acceptance.)
Write the two (2) essays requested on the Scholarship Application.
Two (2) letters of recommendation is also required. Letters of recommendation should be written by a current or recent college professor.
Proof of US Citizenship. (Copy of Green Card, Birth Certificate or Passport. Social Security Card and/or Driver's License are not acceptable forms of identification.)
Your most recent income tax filing (both state and federal).

Please Note:Final candidates are also required to complete a phone interview.

Once you complete your application and have acquired all required documents you must submit them to the Institute for Diversity, at the address below. Please do not send your application packets until they are complete and have all documents included.

Submit your completed scholarship application to:

The Institute for Diversity in Health Management
Attn: Chris O. Biddle, Education Specialist
155 N. Wacker Dr. Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60606

Please do not hesitate to contact Education Specialist, Chris O. Biddle at cbiddle@aha.org if you have any additional questions. You may also contact the Institute by phone at: Tel: (312) 422-2630

Please Note: All accepted applications for all available scholarships are processed and considered equally for scholarship award. Application for the scholarship does not guarantee award. The Institute for Diversity is under no obligation to quantify the scholarship award criteria beyond the language present on this website.