Alice S. Hersh Student Scholarship

The application period for the 2026 Alice S. Hersh Student Scholarship is now closed.

AcademyHealth is pleased to offer the Alice S. Hersh Student Scholarship which provides free registrations to the Annual Research Meeting (ARM) for two selected applicants. The scholarship is designed to encourage professional and educational development in health services research and policy among student members.

This scholarship commemorates the dedication of Alice S. Hersh, the founding executive director of the Association for Health Services Research (AHSR), to supporting the next generation of health services researcher.

Scholarship Criteria

Eligibility Requirements:

• I am a current student member of AcademyHealth. (Join here.)
• I am enrolled full-time in a masters or doctoral program at the time of application.
• I am not a past recipient of the AcademyHealth Alice S. Hersh Student Scholarship, the Public Health Systems Research Interest Group Student Scholarship, Health Equity Scholars Program (formerly Diversity Scholars Program), or the Aetna Foundation Minority Scholars Program.

Application Instructions:

To apply, applicants must upload and submit a completed online application form, including in the submission:

• Current Résumé or Curriculum Vitae
• Signed letter of recommendation from your faculty advisor or work supervisor on official letterhead

Letter of recommendation prompts:

• Describe the applicant's potential to contribute to the field of health services research or health policy.
• Describe the applicant's demonstrated commitment to their focus, or to the field of health services research or health policy.

More Information

• Current and Past Scholars

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2026 Annual Research Meeting Scholarship Recipients

Member

Prachet Bhatt

Doctoral Candidate - University of Houston College of Pharmacy

Member

Cal Chengqi Fang

Ph.D. Candidate - University of Chicago

Cal Chengqi Fang is a PhD candidate in Health Services Research at the University of Chicago. His research documents how American hospitals, especially nonprofit ones, behave as financial and organizational actors, and what that means for patients and communities. Read Bio