Delaware Institute for Healthcare Education Advancement

Our mission is to encourage Delawareans to pursue education in healthcare by giving scholarships to each winner to spend anyway they want especially on self-care.

$1,010 raised from 10 donors

$1,650 goal

Our 2025 goal is to provide $150 to 11 scholars. Help us achieve the goal of $1650.


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:

2024 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 pursuing careers in medicine, physician assistant, nursing and dentistry. 


What can your $150 do for students in healthcare:

$150 can buy a Monday morning coffee every week for a semester. 

$150 can buy gas for a daily commute for a month. 

$150 can buy a $5 lunch at the cafeteria every day for a month. 

$150 can buy 2 sets of scrubs. 

$150 can buy a pair of supportive work shoes. 

$150 can buy 6 months of Netflix

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


About Delaware Institute for Healthcare Education Advancement

Mission: Our mission is to encourage Delawareans to pursue education in healthcare by giving scholarships to each winner to spend anyway they want especially on self-care.

Our 2025 goal is to provide $150 to 11 scholars. Help us achieve the goal of $1650.

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 $150 to each winner to spend anyway they want especially on self-care.

We are 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.

County Served: Kent; New Castle; Sussex

Office Location(s): Milford; Rehoboth Beach; Wilmington

Sector: Capacity Building; Community Improvement; Education; Healthcare; Science & Technology; Workforce