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Attendance Scholarship

Scholarship Application Deadline: Friday, July 18, 2025
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The Heartland Conference on Health Equity and Patient-Centered Care (Heartland) will offer registration, travel (if traveling 20 miles or greater), & hotel awards (as needed) to regional Community Health Workers (CHWs) to attend the 2025 Heartland Conference on Health Equity and Patient-Centered Care in Kansas City, KS from Wednesday, September 10th through Friday, September 12th. The scholarship is also available to Kansas Birth Equity Network (KBEN) members traveling from outside the Kansas City metro area to attend the Birth Equity Summit and Heartland conference at large.

This scholarship honors the important work of grassroots advocates who promote health, health equity, and patient-centered care in their communities. We want to bring your knowledge, expertise, and commitment to patients and the CHW field to the Heartland! Scholarship awardees will receive funding to pay for full registration to the pre-conference session (Sept 10th) and for all two days of the Heartland Conference (Sept 11th & 12th).

To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must:

  • ​Be a Community Health Worker in the region, a volunteer advocate for patients or patient-centered care, or an out of town Birth Equity Summit attendee.
  • Be over 18 years of age.
  • Complete the full application.
  • Submit a letter of support from a supervisor/volunteer coordinator of the applicant.
    • Note: This applies to both paid and volunteer positions. If you do not have a supervisor, please contact Ashlyn Stone at [email protected] for further instruction.
    • Birth Equity Summit affiliated applicants may submit a letter of support from KBEN. Please contact KBEN at [email protected] for a letter of support.
  • Attend the pre-conference session on Sept 10th and BOTH DAYS of the Heartland Conference on September 11th and September 12th from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm*.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Friday, July 18, 2025

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
​Supervisors will be notified of any scholarship recipient not in compliance with the requirements above for the duration of the conference.
*Times are subject to change, pending the arrangement of the final program

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  • Home
    • Past Conference Speakers
  • About
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      • 2024 Sponsors
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    • Health Equity Awards
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    • Past Conference Agendas
    • Past Conference Presentations
  • Register
    • Participant Registration
    • Exhibitor Registration
    • Call for Proposals
    • Heartland Scholarship Information
    • Hotel & Venue Information
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
  • Contact
  • Heartland Regional Health Equity Council