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SDMS Foundation Certification Examination Grant Program
The SDMS Foundation Sonography Certification Examination Grant Program provides
grants to deserving sonography students and sonographers who successfully complete
a sonography certification* examination after being approved for a grant (paid as
reimbursement).
The grant may be used for examination fees, travel to examination site, or study
materials.
* Note: For purposes of this grant program, only applicants for sonography-related
examinations administered by the American
Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) and Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) are
eligible for grants.
Grant Amount
$250 plus a free SDMS National Certification Examination Review study guide** (only
one certification examination grant per calendar year per applicant – $250 total
grant)
Grant Application Periods ‡
Applications accepted:
- Jan. 1 through June 30 (period closed)
- July 1 through Dec. 31
‡ Subject to availability of funds.
Grant Eligibility
- Current SDMS member in good standing (Corporate/Business/Institution and Supporting
members are not eligible).
- Submit proof of acceptance by ARDMS
or CCI to take a sonography
examination.
- Demonstrate need by fully completing the SDMS Foundation Certification Examination
Grant Program Online Application, including required
attachment(s), before the application deadline.
Grant Process
- All applications must be completed online. Completed applications are reviewed based
on eligibility criteria and availability of grant funds.
- Only one certification examination grant may be awarded to an individual per calendar
year. Note: If an individual is awarded a certification examination grant, they
are ineligible for the Annual Conference Grant for that calendar year.
- An email will be sent to each applicant indicating whether a grant has been approved.
- Only the specific approved certification examination that is successfully completed
AFTER a grant has been approved is eligible for grant payment.
NOTE: The SDMS Foundation will not pay for any certification
examinations completed before the approval date of the grant application.
- The applicant must submit proof of successful completion (by mail, fax, or email)
of the specific certification examination listed in the award email to be eligible
for grant payment.
- Proof of successful completion of the approved certification examination must be
received by the deadline listed in the grant award email, which is six (6) months
from the date of the award email.
- Within three (3) weeks of submission of proof of successful completion, a check
will be mailed to the grant recipient.
Click
here to complete online application
Forms/Documentation You May Need
** Subject to availability
Note: Only one SDMS Foundation grant (i.e., one certification examination grant
OR one Annual Conference grant) and one scholarship may be awarded to an individual
in a calendar year.
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