Awards & Scholarships
Forecasted
Awards & Scholarships support investigators, practitioners, and mentors by recognizing research and professional contributions that advance healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, and antibiotic stewardship.
Funder: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $1,250 (Advanced Practice IP and Pediatric Scholarship awards) | $1,750 (International Scholarship Award)
Summary: SHEA recognizes research, scholarship, mentoring, and professional contributions in healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, and antibiotic stewardship.
Key Information: Membership requirements differ by award; prior recipients cannot receive the Advanced Practice IP, International Scholarship, or Pediatric Scholarship award again.
Description
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), through its Foundation, offers awards and scholarships recognizing contributions that meaningfully advance healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, and antibiotic stewardship. The program includes honors for investigators and practitioners, early-career research, experienced infection prevention professionals, and mentors.
Recognition spans research abstracts, published clinical studies, journal reviewing, and professional accomplishments. Scholarship categories include pediatric infection prevention, international practice, and senior investigators or practitioners. The Advanced Practice Infection Prevention Award specifically recognizes an experienced non-physician infection preventionist. The International and Pediatric Scholarship awards assess the breadth and quality of nominees’ contributions to their respective fields.
