ISPS Scholarship

Illinois State Perfusion Society

Scholarship

Illinois State Perfusion Society Scholarship

The Illinois State Perfusion Society (ISPS) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the professional interests of Licensed Perfusionists practicing in Illinois. Since the formation of our society in 1995, the largest and most valued means of support has been our Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). The ASM has continually helped perfusionists from Illinois and beyond stay current in the practice of extracorporeal therapies. To provide our audience a diversity of presenters with timely information, the ISPS encourages students and recent graduates to become active participants in our ASM.

In October of 2005, the ISPS established the ISPS Scholarship to recognize the passing of Mr. John A. Hill. This scholarship not only honors the innumerable contributions John made during his 40-plus year career as a perfusionist, it also provides students and recent graduates incentive to participate in our ASM. Students and recent graduates interested in applying for the ISPS Scholarship in 2019 you will be asked to provide an oral presentation relative to extracorporeal therapies at the 2019 ISPS ASM. The student or new graduate with an outstanding presentation for the ISPS Scholarship will be awarded the John A. Hill Award for Excellence and $1000.

In October of 2010, Mr. Vince Rizzo, CCP, LP recruited the ISPS to help him bolster a greater interest in pediatric perfusion. With a goal of increasing pediatric perfusion based presentations at our ASM, while simultaneously encouraging entering perfusionists to become more involved in the field of pediatric perfusion, the ISPS introduced the Hope for Children Scholarship a few years ago. Students and recent graduates interested in applying for the Hope for Children Scholarship in 2019 will be asked to provide an oral presentation relative to pediatric-based extracorporeal therapies at the 2019 ISPS ASM. The student or recent graduate with an outstanding presentation for the Hope for Children Scholarship will be awarded the Dr. Michel N. Ilbawi Award for Excellence and $1000 sponsored by Medtronic Inc.

The 2019 ISPS ASM is being held at Hamburger University on the McDonald’s Campus in Oak Brook IL in October 2019. Students and recent graduates interested in applying for either the ISPS Scholarship or Hope for Children Scholarship in 2019 must submit the following items to the ISPS on/before Friday, September 30th, 2019: Application, Personal Essay, and Oral Presentation Abstract. Additionally, applicants must be in good standing with their perfusion educational program.

At the 2019 ISPS ASM, there will also be a scholarship offered for the best poster presentation which will be displayed at the scientific presentation session of the meeting for any eligible students or recent graduates. The student or recent graduate with an outstanding poster presentation for the ISPS Poster Presentation Scholarship will be awarded $250. Applicants interested in this scholarship must ONLY send an abstract of their poster presentation and a brief essay of why they chose perfusion as a career. Please email abstracts and essay to Ryan.Piech@uchospitals.edu. Students and recent graduates interested in applying for this scholarship must be submit to the ISPS on/before Friday, September 30th, 2019.

Enclosed, you will find the rules and guidelines, as well as an application for the scholarships (ISPS Scholarship and Hope for Children Scholarship). You can also download the above documents from the ISPS’s website—www.illinoisperfusion.org. If you have any additional questions, please contact Ryan Piech at Ryan.Piech@uchospitals.edu. Thank you for your consideration and time; we hope you join us!

Warm regards,
The ISPS Board of Directors
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