Supporting the future of safe and trusted healthcare
About the Foundation
The ASHRM Foundation was established in 2004 by the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM), a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association and is a program of the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET), the research and education affiliate of the AHA.
Mission
The ASHRM Foundation was developed to help facilitate the advancement of the risk management profession by funding educational, scholarship and research programs. The mission of the Foundation is to secure resources and administer assets (including informational materials) that provide support for meeting ASHRM’s strategic goals in education and research.
There is no formal application form for grants or scholarships. Please refer to the guidelines for each program to understand submission requirements.
Educational Grants
The ASHRM Foundation is dedicated to supporting the professional development of individual healthcare risk managers. As complexity in healthcare increases, so do the needs of healthcare risk managers if they are to more effectively manage risk and improve healthcare safety. The ASHRM Foundation supports advanced learning by providing educational grants up to $1,000 for individuals interested in continuing their education in clinical, legal and regulatory and/or risk financing aspects of risk management.
2010 deadlines for ASHRM Foundation educational grant applications are April 2, June 4 and August 6.
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Scholarships
The ASHRM Foundation recognizes the value of life-long learning and supports qualified individuals seeking advanced degrees in risk management, insurance, finance, clinical areas, health law and healthcare management. Healthcare risk managers are encouraged to apply for the scholarships up to $2,500 and grantsoffered by the ASHRM Foundation.
2010 deadlines for ASHRM Foundation scholarship grants are February 12, June 4 and September 3.
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Research
Utilizing best practices is an effective way to allocate limited resources. Identifying best practices in healthcare risk management requires funded research on risk financing, claims administration and patient safety methodologies. Full or partial research grants may be awarded for qualified projects by the ASHRM Foundation.
2010 deadlines for ASHRM Foundation reseearch grants are February 12, June 4 and September 3.
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All applications must be sent to the ASHRM Foundation and received by the deadline to be considered.
Award recipients
The ASHRM Foundation would like to recognize its grant recipients.