2012/2013, Master's Student Minority Scholarship [US ...

Deadline: January 31, 2012

The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Research and Education Foundation announces a call for applications for the Master's Student Minority Scholarship and Minority Supervision Stipend Program for the 2011-2012 academic year. Recipients must be AAMFT members.

The AAMFT Research and Education Foundation and the AAMFT Awards Committee is pleased to offer minorities of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds the opportunity to pursue training for the profession of marriage and family therapy. Each year, the Foundation will
provide:
1) up to three scholarships to master's level minority students (per recipient: up to $2,000; a plaque; and funding to concentrate the conference, not including the pre-conference institute)
2) up to two stipends to minority supervisors-in-training (per recipient: waiver of supervision application processing fee; up to $750 to offset the cost of supervision; conference registration fee waived, not including pre-conference institute). Applicants may apply for any a scholarship or stipend, but not both in the same year.

Scholarship and stipend winners will be recognized at the AAMFT Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC, September 13-16, 2012.
Eligible minority individuals include United States and Canadian minority citizens and permanent visa residents, including, but not limited to, persons who are African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian American, and Pacific Islanders. Applicants for the scholarship must be enrolled in a Master's degree program or post-degree training program in
marriage and family therapy accredited by the AAMFT COAMFTE during the 2011-2012 academic year.

All applicants must be members of AAMFT. Applicants must show promise in and commitment to a career in marriage and family therapy education, research or practice. This may be demonstrated by any work experience or volunteer actions (examples may include such actions as volunteering at a conference, being a presenter at a conference, or
doing a poster presentation). ) Supervision Stipend candidates must be licensed as an MFT in their state (if there is licensure in their state), or a Ph.D. candidate in marriage and family therapy. Potential stipend applicants must be supervisor candidates which can be verified by
completing a Supervisor Candidate Verification Form, available in the AAMFT Approved Supervisor Designation Standards and Responsibilities Handbook.

To apply for the Master's Student Minority Scholarship or the Supervision Stipend, please submit four copies of the following application materials in entirety (be sure to include materials listed below for the individual programs):
* A completed scholarship/stipend application form (on back of this sheet)
* A current resume
* Two letters of reference (Scholarship- this is not including the letter from the Director
of the training program, Stipend- these are letters from professional colleagues)
* A completed Supervisor Candidate Verification Form
Materials for Master's Student Minority Scholarship only-
* Four copies of a detailed personal statement including how your racial or ethnic background has had an impact on you and your career choice. Please include your professional interests, goals and commitment to the meadow of marriage and family therapy. Clarify how the scholarship will additional your education.

Please also list any AAMFT national or divisional actions, volunteer or otherwise.
* One official transcript of all graduate work completed, or undergraduate transcript if the graduate program has not yet begun.
* Four copies of a letter from the Director of the graduate training program or institute affirming your academic status and including an assessment of your commitment to the meadow of marriage and family therapy, as well as a statement of your potential as a marriage and family therapist. Materials for the Minority Supervision Stipend only-
* Four copies of a personal statement (not to exceed two single-spaced typed pages) describing your future plans for marriage and family therapy practice. Plans to provide supervision in the minority community will be considered in the review process.
* If you choose, four copies of a statement describing your financial need, including anticipated costs for supervision-of-supervision, current income, current expenses and financial obligations, and additional relevant financial factors such as journey required for supervision. Although this is not required, financial need is one of the significant factors to be considered in the review process. As noted above, you must be a supervisor candidate which can be verified by completing the Supervisor Candidate Verification Form before your application will be considered.

Send Applications and materials to:
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
Attention: Master's Student Minority Scholarship/ Supervision Stipend Awards
112 South Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

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