Scholarships
Essay Scholarships
As part of its mission, the WPS established opportunities for perfusion students via an essay writing competition. These scholarships are open to any non-employed perfusion student enrolled in an accredited perfusion program within the United States. All scholarships are financed by the pairing of private and corporate donations and are awarded at the Annual Education Meeting. By combining the generous donations of perfusionists and supporting corporations, the WPS has awarded over $33,000 in scholarships to date.
2026 Scholarship Information
Below you will find the prompt for this year’s essay. Please submit your essay and accompanying director testimonial page by March 1, 2026. The scholarship recipient will be acknowledged at the 2026 WPS Annual Educational Meeting which will be held in person at Milwaukee School of Engineering. We strongly encourage the winner(s) to present an essay synopsis via pre-recorded Zoom presentation or in person during the meeting.
Perfusionists play a vital role in patient care and must demonstrate a wide range of personal and professional qualities, such as empathy, integrity, technical skills, critical thinking, interprofessional communication, attention to detail, adaptability, scientific knowledge, and a commitment to lifelong learning. In your opinion, which single quality is the most important for a successful perfusionist? You are also welcome to select a quality not listed that you believe is essential. Please explain why you believe this quality is the most important and persuade us of its value in the field of perfusion.
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Citations are not required.
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Winning scholarships will be awarded $1,000. More than one scholarship may be awarded at the discretion of the review committee.
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Essay contest is open to any non-employed perfusion student enrolled in an accredited perfusion program within the United States.
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Please see the document below for formal application and submission instructions.
It is with great pleasure that the Wisconsin Perfusion Society announces the winners of its 2025 Scholarship Essay Contest.
Please join in congratulating the 2025 award recipients and thanking the scholarship sponsors:
Taylor Bradley - Milwaukee School of Engineering
Caitlin Jodway - Milwaukee School of Engineering
Major Sponsors: Ronald Nichols - CCP Emeritus,
Innovative Medical Devices, Inc. and Heartbeat Perfusion Solutions, Inc
Donations to the scholarship fund were also generously provided by many CCPs and Guests upon conference registration.
We sincerely thank you all for your support of Perfusion Education and our Student Scholarship Program!