Applications for the Scott Hitt Minority HIV Scholarship are not being accepted at this time. 

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Scott Hitt Minority HIV Scholarship is a pivotal component of the Academy's initiative to address the HIV care provider workforce shortage, particularly among minority and other disadvantaged patient populations with increasing levels of HIV-infection and a great need of expert care.  The program, originally known as the Scott Hitt Memorial Scholarship, was recently renamed the Scott Hitt Minority HIV Scholarship. This transition is reflective of the Academy’s initiative to emphasize the need to replenish the HIV care workforce in minority communities.

The program was established in the name of the late Dr. Scott R. Hitt, founder of the American Academy of HIV Medicine. The scholarships offered are intended to encourage medical providers who are invested in working with at-risk populations to enter the field of HIV medicine as a career specialty, by providing major assistance for an intensive HIV care training experience. The program is open to physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants working in internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics, OB-GYN, and other specialties (or those providers completing other post-residency training programs).  The scholarship provides funding for an intensive two-to-three month training period in advanced HIV care.  AAHIVM awards scholarship funds to both the provider applicant and the institution where the training will take place. 

Applications are normally accepted during the spring and fall each year, and each provider applicant’s unique situation and goals are subjectively evaluated by a team of practicing expert providers, each with a minimum of 10 years experience in a variety of HIV care settings.  Applicants will be asked to provide a narrative of their career plans and how those plans will help the needs of underserved communities struggling with HIV. Inquiries about the Scott Hitt Minority HIV Scholarship can be made to hittscholarship@aahivm.org or call 202-659-0699, ext. 15.