Educational Grants for 2024 have been closed and will reopen May 2025.

Grant Details

Grants are available on a first come, first served basis for qualified individuals until funds are exhausted or until the application closes​.

Grant Amounts

• Sonographers: $600
• Students: $300

Grant Eligibility

• Be a current individual SDMS member at the time of application and grant payment.
• Demonstrate need by fully completing the SDMS Educational Grant Online Application, including required attachments, before the applications deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered and will be rejected.
• Not have received an SDMS Educational Grant for the previous year's conference.

NOTE: Only one SDMS Foundation grant and one SDMS Foundation Scholarship may be awarded to the same individual within a 12-month period.

Grant Process

• Completed applications are reviewed based on eligibility criteria and availability of grant funds.
• A notification will be sent via email to each applicant indicating whether a grant will be awarded.
• Selected grant recipients must confirm within seven days that they wish to accept the grant (or the grant may be made available to another applicant).
• Grant recipients must register for and attend the SDMS Annual Conference. It is the grant recipient's responsibility to meet any registration deadlines to obtain the lowest registration fee (i.e., early registration discount).
• Grant recipients are expected to earn at least 15 SDMS CME credits during the conference (Thursday - Saturday) to be eligible to receive the grant funds.
• Within four (4) weeks following the SDMS Annual Conference, a check will be mailed to the grant recipient.

Supporting Forms/Documentation

• Program Director Affirmation
• Foundation Educational Grant Employer Affirmation Form