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2025 National Conference on Correctional Healthcare Scholarship
The NCCHC Foundation will award up to 15 scholarships for students and correctional health professionals who have three or less years of experience in the field to attend the NCCHC National Conference on Correctional Health Care, taking place November 1-5 in Baltimore.
Completed applications are due no later than 12pm (CDT) on July 7, 2025. Awardees will be notified on
August 15.
Each scholarship includes full conference registration, lodging (up to four nights), and air travel expenses (up to $550), in addition to being paired with a seasoned correctional health care professional mentor.
Eligibility
Students in the following fields: medicine, nursing, pharmacology, pharmacy, psychology, psychiatry, public health, social work, substance use disorders, managed care, and criminal justice/corrections - OR - Individuals working in correctional health care for 3 years or less
- AND - Have NEVER attended an in-person NCCHC conference.
You can access the application through this link. Please forward to any students and early career
professionals you think would be interested.
National Commission on Correctional Health Care | 1145 W Diversey Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614
773-880-1460 info@ncchcfoundation.org
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