ICEP is pleased to announce the Leadership Scholarship program is continuing in 2019. The program is open to all Illinois member residents and young physicians (out of residency five year or less).

Three scholarships are available! Applications are due January 15, 2019.

ICEP Leadership Scholarship Program Overview

ICEP will award three $750 Leadership Scholarships in 2019. The scholarship recipients will be required to use the scholarship funds to do each of the following:

• Attend ICEP Advocacy Day in Springfield, Illinois (date TBD – planned for April 2019)
• Attend ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference on May 5-8, 2019 in Washington, DC

Scholarship recipients will also be required to submit short reports about their experience at each event that will be published in the Illinois EPIC newsletter.

ICEP Advocacy Day is a half-day program where members travel to Springfield for a briefing with ICEP’s lobbyists and then spend the afternoon connecting with their legislators at the Capitol.

Scholarship funds will be awarded upon successful registration for ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference. Funds may be used for conference registration fee and all travel expenses.

How to Apply

All applicants must be Illinois member residents or young physicians (out of residency 5 years or less).

To apply, please email ICEP staff member Kate Blackwelder at kateb@icep.org. You must include a current CV and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in participating in ICEP’s Leadership Scholarship program.

Applications are due by 4:30 PM on Tuesday, January 15. Notifications will be made by February 15.

Help ICEP Connect with Qualified Candidates!

Residency directors and attending physicians: If you know a resident or young physican who would be ideal for the ICEP Leadership Scholarship, please encourage them to apply!