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The Women’s CIO Scholarship was created to enable more women CIOs to excel and progress in the healthcare IT industry. The scholarship is aimed at supporting female CIOs in improving their skills as IT leaders at their organizations and increasing their proficiency in CHIME’s seven CIO Success Factors.

All scholarship applicants must be members of CHIME, and must be female.

Scholarship winners can use the funds for education related to improving in the Success Factor area(s) they identified on the scholarship application (including registration fees/tuition, and travel costs* to attend). Educational programs are subject to approval. Programs offered by CHIME, CHIME partners, or accredited educational institutions will receive preference.

Scholarship Amount: $2500

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To apply, please complete the following questions:

What year did you join CHIME?

Please rank your proficiency in the following CIO Success Factor** areas on a scale of 1 to 5:

1 = Needs No Improvement
5 = Needs the Most Improvement


	1	2	3	4	5
Improvement Setting Vision and Strategy**

Integrating IT for Business Success**

Making Change Happen**

Building Technological Competence**

Partnering with Customers**

Ensuring IT Talent**

Building Networks and Communities**

Which one or two of these success factors do you need the most improvement in?
Improvement Setting Vision and Strategy
Integrating IT for Business Success
Making Change Happen
Building Technological Competence
Partnering with Customers
Ensuring IT Talent
Building Networks and Communities
What educational program(s) would you use this scholarship for?
What financial issues are you facing at your organization that would prevent you from completing your professional development plan without this scholarship?
What and when was the last educational program that you attended?

Was that program funded by your organization?
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Please note that on the next page, you will be asked to upload an essay and a current resume.

The Essay: After identifying which Success Factor(s) you need the most improvement in, please write a professional development/education plan for how you would achieve proficiency in that Success Factor. Your plan should be no more than two pages long.

Your plan should explain:

What actions you would take to improve in the area(s) that you identified. Your plan should include the program you listed in your answer to question 4.
How improvement in the Success Factor(s) would help your organization.
How improvement in the Success Factor(s) would help you fulfill your professional development goals.

* Hotel rooms will be covered only for the duration of the educational event

** The Seven CIO Success Factors

Through extensive research, CHIME has identified seven critical and developable competencies that are inherent of successful healthcare CIOs. These success factors are described below:

Sets Vision and Strategy
Collaborates well with officers and senior leaders to set organizational vision and strategy and to determine how technology can best serve the business.
Integrates Information Technology for Business Success
Applies knowledge of the organization’s systems, structures and functions to determine how to best serve the business with technology.
Makes Change Happen
Monitors and influences the dynamics of adaptive change in IT and the organization.
Builds Technological Confidence
Builds the organizations’ awareness of and confidence in its technology by conveying IT’s contributions to the business.
Partners With Customers
Interacts with internal and external customers to ensure continuous customer satisfaction.
Ensures Information Technology Talent
Creates a work environment and community that draws, develops and retains top IT talent.
Builds Networks and Community
Develops and maintains networks with internal and external sources and links networks for greater exposure. Builds community to sustain networks by sharing knowledge and power in the marketplace.

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Scholarship applications should be mailed to:

Attn: Scholarship Committee
CHIME Education Foundation
3300 Washtenaw Avenue, Suite 225
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
For more information, contact the CHIME office at 734-665-0000 or staff@cio-chime.org.

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