Grants & Awards

Professional Development Grants | Conference Attendance Stipend | ACHA Affiliate New Professionals Award

Grants are available for Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska college health personnel who are individual members or are employees of institutional members of American College Health Association. Students working with college health personnel and involved in college health work at a participating institution or at an institution with individual members may also apply for a student scholarship to attend CCHA/ACHA.

Awards are granted for a maximum of $300.00 per grant for the funding of events such as national, regional, or local conferences/workshops to enhance the college health personnel professional development or to purchase resources or health educational resources to enhance the college health center services.

All funds must be requested PRIOR to attending event or purchasing resources. Funds must be used within the calendar year in which the award has been granted. Applicants are limited to one application annually. If grant is awarded, the applicant will not be eligible to apply again for two years. (For instance, if awarded in 2009, may not apply again until 2011.) A limited number of applications will be funded annually with a maximum of six grants (preferably two per state). This will be left up to the discretion of the Executive Board.

The grant guidelines and application are available to download below. For further information or with questions, please contact Carol Frevert at (816) 501-3668, or Carol.Frevert@avila.edu.

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Central College Health Association will offer three $200.00 stipends annually to encourage attendance and participation in the CCHA annual conference. Stipend is extended to individuals who have not attended the CCHA annual meeting in the last two years. Priority will be given to one individual from each state. Multiple applications from the same state will be selected by lottery method.

Stipend is applicable to CCHA annual conference registration only.

Individuals can receive the stipend one time only.

The stipend guidelines and application are available to download below. For further information or with questions, please contact Carol Frevert at (816) 501-3668, or Carol.Frevert@avila.edu.

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Presented for the first time in 2002, This award recognizes ACHA members who have provided service to the field of college health for FIVE years or less and who have made significant contributions to their institutions and/or affiliate. Winners are honored during the Awards/Fellows Dinner at the ACHA Annual Meeting.

Details on how to submit a nomination are posted to the ACHA website in the fall. Visit www.acha.org/about_acha/aff_award_nom.cfm.