Merit Scholarship for CHOP/UPHS Employees

Merit Scholarship for CHOP/ Penn Medicine Employees

Call for Applications
(Program Start: Summer 2024)

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2024

CHIPS offers a limited number of Merit Scholarships for both the certificate and masters programs in Healthcare Quality & Safety. Students complete core courses, elective(s), and complete a mentored capstone QI project as part of the program. Masters students will also complete a Capstone II project and manuscript.
More information about the programs can be found at https://chips.med.upenn.edu/education/

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be CHOP or Penn Medicine employees. Faculty and trainees are not eligible.
  • Applicants must plan to use their employee tuition benefit to offset the cost of tuition prior to the scholarship funding being utilized.

Scholarship

The Program offers merit-based scholarships that range from $1,500 to $8,500 to cover 1-2 credit units (CUs) per academic year for two years. The final scholarship dollars awarded are determined based on the awardee’s employee tuition benefits package. The student’s entire application including the quality of the personal statement, their work and school experience, and letters of recommendation will be considered when making awards.  Preference will be given to those who will increase the diversity of the healthcare quality and safety workforce, including first generation learners.

Application

Merit Scholarships are evaluated by the Admission Committee during the application process. No additional essay or application is required to be considered. Applications should be submitted through the University’s online application platform here.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2024

Application materials:

  • CV
  • Transcripts (for MHQS only)
  • Letters of Recommendation (must be submitted from your letter writers via the online application system by March 1, 2024).
  • Personal Statement: A one-page description of your career goals that includes a description of how the HQS program meets your educational objectives.
    • A brief summary of your background and current role in healthcare
    • A description of why you are interested in the program and how you feel the program could advance your professional career goals
    • Consider sharing one or more examples of improvement opportunities in your environment that you would like to work on in the program (optional)

Timeline

All candidates will be notified of the decision by April 15, 2024.

Information Session

Interested in our program but have not registered for a virtual information session? Register for an upcoming session here.

After registering, you will receive an outlook calendar invite. If you do not receive the invite, please email Stacey Riley at Stacey.riley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Questions about the program? Reach out to us!

Jennifer Myers, MD
Director, Penn CHIPS
jennifer.myers2@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Kathy Shaw, MD, MSCE
Co-director, Penn CHIPS
shaw@chop.edu

Jessica Hart, MD, MHQS
Director, Penn CHIPS HQS Certificate Program
hartjs@chop.edu

Karen Shala
Assistant Director of Operations, Penn CHIPS
kshala@pennmedicine.upenn.edu