Addiction Medicine Scholarships
The Governor’s Institute offers a limited number of scholarships to attend the Addiction Medicine Conference (Spring) or Addiction Medicine Essentials (Fall). By attending these events, physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant students or residents, who are training in North Carolina with an interest in Addiction Medicine will have the opportunity to receive up-to-date substance use related education, applicable across general medical as well as addiction specialty practices and learn from the experts during didactic lectures on a wide range of addiction medicine related topics.
Addiction Medicine Essentials – Fall 2025
The Governor’s Institute is offering scholarships to attend the 2025 Addiction Medicine Essentials Virtual Conference to be held October 17-18, 2025!
Benefits of Attending
- Get cutting-edge, substance use–related education designed for both general medical and addiction specialty practices.
- Explore a wide range of addiction medicine topics from an inspiring and diverse line-up of expert speakers.
- Enjoy on-demand access to every presentation and recording long after the conference ends.
Conference Details
Friday, October 17 to Saturday, October 18, 2025 – Virtual
Types of Awards Available
Scholarships are provided by the Dr. Henry Blansfield Addiction Medicine Education Fund, the NC Society of Addiction Medicine, and the Governor’s Institute. All scholarships cover registration fees.
Eligibility
You must be a medical, NP or PA student, resident, or fellow in training with an interest in Addiction Medicine to apply. Scholarships will be awarded to attend the full conference.
Addiction Medicine Conference – Spring 2026
The Governor’s Institute is offering scholarships to attend the 2026 Addiction Medicine Conference to be held April 10-11, 2026 in Asheville, NC!
Benefits of Attending
- Get cutting-edge, substance use–related education designed for both general medical and addiction specialty practices.
- Explore a wide range of addiction medicine topics from an inspiring and diverse line-up of expert speakers.
- Enjoy on-demand access to every presentation and recording long after the conference ends.
- Connect and collaborate with fellow addiction medicine scholarship recipients and experts in the field.
Conference Details
Friday, April 10 to Saturday, April 11, 2026 – Asheville, NC – Renaissance Hotel
Types of Awards Available
Scholarships are provided by the Dr. Henry Blansfield Addiction Medicine Education Fund, the NC Society of Addiction Medicine and the Governor’s Institute. All scholarships cover registration fees for the full conference.
Eligibility
Scholarships are available for medical, NP and PA students, residents or fellows in training with an interest in Addiction Medicine. Scholarships will be awarded to attend the full conference.
YOU CAN HELP
The Governor’s Institute improves the lives of people with substance use disorder problems by ensuring that doctors and other healthcare providers are equipped to prevent, identify, and treat these disorders. These conditions often go undiagnosed or ignored, resulting in enormous problems and costs for individuals and their communities.
The Addiction Medicine Conferences offer a great opportunity for physician, physician assistant and nurse practitioner students and residents to obtain more education about substance use disorders with content applicable across general medical as well as addiction specialty practices.
By donating to support addiction medicine education for those new to healthcare, you create opportunities to help them better respond to individuals with substance use disorders throughout their careers. Individual or business contributions can be made to support full or partial scholarships. Choose to make an impact TODAY!