Delaware Institute for Healthcare Education Advancement

Delaware needs healthcare workers. From medical doctors to community health workers, we need care providers. We encourage Delawareans to pursue education in healthcare by giving scholarships of $100 to each winner to spend anyway they want especially on self-care.

$1,555 raised from 8 donors

$2,000 goal

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Support Delaware Institute for Healthcare Education Advancement and its mission to encourage Delawareans to pursue opportunities in health care. We provide scholarships for non-tuition expenses and  recipients can spend the money anyway they want.

About our scholars:

2023 DIHEA Scholars

  • 100% of scholars and applicants are from Delaware.
  • Applicants and scholars are from all three Delaware counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex.
  • They are attending healthcare programs located in Delaware and outside of Delaware. 
  • They are pursing careers in medicine, physician assistant, nursing, and surgical assistance. Nursing interests include certified nursing assistants, family nursing practitioners, flight nurses, and certified registered nurse anesthetists.

DIHEA Scholars
-  70% are residents of Delaware with participation from all three Delaware counties. 
- They are pursing careers in nursing, dentistry, medicine, physical therapy, and physician assistant.   


What can your $100 do for students in healthcare:

$100 can buy a Monday morning coffee every week for a semester. 

$100 can buy gas for a 20 mile daily commute for a month. 

$100 can buy a $5 lunch at the cafeteria every day for a month. 

$100 can buy 2 sets of scrubs. $100 can buy a pair of supportive work shoes. 

$100 can buy 6 months of Netflix

** calculation based on $5.25 for coffee and $3.25 per gallon for gas and mileage at 28mpg

Thank you for your support!

About Delaware Institute for Healthcare Education Advancement

Mission: Delaware needs healthcare workers. From medical doctors to community health workers, we need care providers. We encourage Delawareans to pursue education in healthcare by giving scholarships of $100 to each winner to spend anyway they want especially on self-care.

Our first round of funding started in 2022. All our scholars are pursuing a degree or certificate in healthcare in the fall of 2022. Each winner received $100 to spend anyway they would like. Preference was given to Delawareans.  It is our vision that the funding will help healthcare students with non-tuition related expenses such as self-care or gas money to get to clinical sites. 

DIHEA was started by clinicians who know first-hand the importance of clinical experience and the need for self-care. Our mission is to encourage Delawareans to pursue education in healthcare.