2022 AAMI Foundation Scholarship Application

The AAMI Foundation, through its Awards Committee, awards seven scholarships each year:

Six to students studying to become biomedical equipment technicians, or health technology specific engineering, including clinical engineering.
One to an individual studying to become a health systems engineer (Please use this application form).

Each scholarship is worth $3,000 and is awarded in a one-time, lump sum check to each scholarship winner at the AAMI Exchange in San Antonio, TX.

How to Apply:

The deadline for applications is January 21, 2022.

AAMI membership is NOT required to submit a scholarship application.
Please contact awards@aami.org with any questions.

Step 1: Determine Your Eligibility
Applicants must be entering or current full-time college students seeking a career in the health technology profession at an accredited college or university. Applicants must still be considered current students in June 2022 to be eligible for all AAMI scholarships.

Step 2: Write an Essay
Applicants must demonstrate a combination of technical aptitude, academic excellence, and commitment to the health technology profession. To document these attributes, applicants are required to submit a short essay (500-700 words) explaining how they view themselves fitting into the profession and describing their evidence of academic excellence and the other skills mentioned above.

Step 3: Obtain Supporting Documents

Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation written in the past year from professional or academic contact addressing work ethics, attitude, and potential contributions to the profession.
Applicants must also submit their most recent transcript from an accredited college, or a high school transcript, and documentation of college admission into the relevant program.

Step 4: Complete the Scholarship Application
Complete the form below, including uploading your essay and all supporting documents.

Important Notes for Scholarship Applicants:

Scholarship recipients will be asked to provide proof of course registration before the check is granted.
Recipients will be selected by the AAMI Awards Committee, whose decisions are final. Deliberations of the AAMI Awards committee are confidential.
Scholarship recipients will be notified in writing, by June 1, or earlier.
Scholarship recipients will be announced in AAMI publications, on AAMI’s website, and are invited to the AAMI Exchange

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. Education and Employment

Employment History:

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* 3. Select Your Major

Engineering, Health Systems

Biomedical equipment technician student

Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Other, please specify type:

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* 4. Briefly describe how you are financing you education:

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* 5. Essay

Upload your 500-700 word essay explaining how you view yourself fitting into the profession and describing your evidence of academic excellence.

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* 6. Letter of Recommendation

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* 7. 2nd Letter of Recommendation

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* 8. Transcript

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