CHWs Travel Scholarship Information
This scholarship honors the important work of grassroots advocates who promote health in their communities. We want to bring your knowledge, expertise, and commitment to the CHW field to the Symposium. Scholarship awardees from outside of Wichita will receive funding to help pay for transportation and hotel based on need presented in the application. Mileage will be available on a reimbursable basis after the Symposium in July or August and after all the required documents are received. The application deadline is Friday, April 26, 2024 at 5pm.
To be eligible...
To be eligible for the Kansas CHW Symposium travel scholarship, applicants must:
- Be a Community Health Worker/Promotor(a)/Community Health Representative/Health Promoter/Holistic Care Coordinator in Kansas.
- Be over 18 years of age.
- Send in the full application including the signature page with the signature of the supervisor of the applicant. (Note: This applies to both paid and volunteer positions. If you do not have a supervisor, you can still apply, but please contact Kristina Helmer at kristina.helmer@wichita.edu or (316) 978-5855 for further instructions.
- Attend the full CHW pre-symposium training on June 10, 2024, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm AND/OR the full CHW Symposium on June 11, 2024, from 9am – 4:00 pm*.
- Register for the Kansas CHW Symposium. Registration will open on April 15, 2024.
***Those who are employed at organizations who have received 2103 AND/OR 2109 grant funds from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) are not eligible to apply for the CHW Travel Scholarship, as travel funds for the symposium are already included in previously granted funds. Please collaborate with your supervisor to determine if this applies to you***
The application for CHW travel scholarship is limited to Community Health Workers. A community health worker is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. A community health worker also builds individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy. (APHA 2016).
Possible stipends may include...
Each of the individual scholarships may include some or all of these items:
- Hotel for the night of June 10, 2024 only (to be paid by WSU)
- Mileage reimbursement to travel to and from the Symposium only
- or both Hotel for the night of June 10, 2024 (to be paid by WSU) and mileage reimbursement
Note: Applications will be reviewed by a team and awards will be selected based on the availability of funding and the applicant's financial need.
Applicants will be notified whether or not they are selected to receive a scholarship and which portions are approved. Additional applications will be reviewed upon receipt. Kristina Helmer will be in contact with scholarship recipients and will provide the appropriate documents for reimbursement. Electronic copies of all these documents are preferred. Please request confirmation that WSU has received them.
*Times are subject to change, pending the arrangement of the final program. Participants may choose to attend one or both the pre-session and Symposium.
