We are now accepting applications for the 2025 scholarship opportunity!

Established in June 2023 as an IPC capacity-building award for under-resourced facilities, the CAH Scholarship program is a joint effort among APIC, APIC Consulting Services, and the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC). Each year, for three years, three critical access facilities will be awarded. Nine facilities will have completed the program by December 2026. Each hospital receives a robust offering of services including: 

  • Up to 150 hours of consulting services 
  • 2 APIC memberships + Chapters memberships for two years 
  • 2 subscriptions to APIC Text for two years 
  • 2 a-IPC or CIC self-study prep courses 
  • 2 a-IPC or CIC certification exams 
  • Access to the APIC PolicyPro Library of Policies and Procedures for two years 
  • Membership in APIC’s new CAH virtual network 
  • 2 APIC Annual Conference registrations for two years + travel (inclusive of coach airfare and three nights hotel – room and tax only)

The total value of each scholarship is over $50,000.

APPLICATION PROCESS

‘Critical Access Hospital’ is a designation given to eligible rural hospitals by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Critical Access Hospitals are located more than 35 miles from another hospital and have 25 or fewer acute care inpatient beds.

Applications for the 2025-2026 cycle are currently being accepted! Apply today!

TIMELINE 2025-2026 AWARD CYCLE

May 7th, 2024: Applications open.

August 31st, 2024: Applications close.

October 2024: CAH Awardees selected and notified.

January – December 2025: Scholarship consulting support period. (Access and tools are available for two years.)

2024 Sponsors

We are deeply grateful to our sponsors, whose generous support makes the Critical Access Hospital Scholarship possible. Their commitment to health equity and improving patient safety in under-resourced facilities is commendable

HOW TO BECOME A SPONSOR

Strategic Partners, corporate sponsors, APIC chapters, and individual donors can support APIC’s Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Scholarship. If your organization is interested in sponsoring the CAH Scholarship program, click here. For additional questions, contact Sponsorships@apic.org.

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 CAH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

White Mountain Regional Center – Springerville, AZ

North Country Hospital – Newport, VT

Memorial Regional Hospital – Craig, CO