DBH Scholarship Information
Overview
We have reviewed national scholarships and selected those that seem most appropriate for our DBH students. These reviewed sites are listed in the first section. The second section is a list of scholarship Web sites that may be helpful, but we have not yet reviewed them in detail. The last section lists loan-forgiveness programs. We encourage you to visit sites that seem a good match and explore in more detail which scholarships you seem qualified for. It is likely that you will come across questions as to whether or not the DBH degree meets the criteria for specific scholarships. Please forward questions to us and we will do our best to answer them. We are interested in hearing about your progress. In addition, as you explore these options, please send your feedback to us and we will update this page based on your feedback. Please submit your questions and comments via the DBH e-mail address, dbh@asu.edu.
Important!
Many scholarships require that you register for your Federal Student Aid PIN from the Department of Education at www.pin.ed.gov and file your FAFSA electronically at www.fafsa.ed.gov, identifying Arizona State University as the school for which you would like to receive FAFSA information. For more information, please see the DBH webpage on securing financial aid. If you do not complete these steps, it may result in you not being eligible for scholarship awards, especially those that are time sensitive.
Web Sites Reviewed by DBH Faculty
| American Association of University Women http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/index.cfm |
Grants are available for women who meet one of the following criteria: (1) completing doctoral dissertations and seeking funds for postdoctoral research; (2) holding a bachelor’s degree and preparing to advance or change careers, or re-enter the work force; (3) seeking funding for community-based nonprofit organizations; (4) intending to pursue full-time study in degree programs where women’s participation is traditionally low. Although most grants are available only to U.S. citizens, some money is available to non-U.S. citizens. Specific information on available grants is available in a brochure, which we have requested. The brochure may take up to 6 or 8 weeks to arrive. |
| American Indian College Fund www.collegefund.org |
Scholarships are available for American Indian students attending tribal colleges and universities, mainstream universities, and graduate programs. Deadline to apply is May 31, 2009, for the 2009-2010 academic year. Applications are available online at http://www.collegefund.org/scholarships/main.html |
| American Indian Graduate Center http://www.aigcs.com |
A few scholarships are available for American Indian students who have college degrees and want to pursue graduate degrees. Of the six scholarships/fellowships available, two are specific to health-related fields and one is specific to members of Wisconsin, New Mexico, and Arizona tribes. There is likely considerable competition for the few scholarships/fellowships that are available. |
| American Psychological Association Financial Aid http://www.apa.org/students/funding.html |
Although most of the available financial-aid opportunities have strict criteria which would exclude our students, there are a few opportunities for students who are minorities or who plan to work with underserved populations. The APA also has a more general funding website: http://www.apa.org/students/funding.html. However, the opportunities for which our students would qualify are under the more specific site listed above. |
| American Psychological Foundation Grants and Scholarships http://www.apa.org/apf |
The criteria for each of the available scholarships are very narrowly defined, and it does not appear that our students would be eligible for any of them at this time. |
| APA Minority Fellowship Program http://www.apa.org/mfp |
There are very limited fellowships available, and DBH students are not likely to qualify. |
| Business & Professional Women (BPW) www.bpwusa.org |
The BPW is not offering scholarships for the 2009-2010 school year due to the economy. However, some state chapters are offering scholarships. These are limited to women re-entering the work force who reside in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. From the BPW website, click on “scholarships” on the left side of the screen. Then click on “Access a list of BPW/USA State Federation Foundations” in the text of the Web page. |
| Fulbright Program for Non-U.S. Students http://www.iie.org/FulbrightTemplate.cfm?Section_Student_Program |
Fulbright provides scholarships for American students who are studying abroad and for students studying in the U.S. from other countries. This site might be useful should we get applicants from outside the U.S. |
| The Hispanic College Fund, Inc. http://hispanicfund.org |
There are limited scholarships available for Hispanic students. Several are designated for graduate students. |
| United Negro College Fund www.uncf.org |
Most of the scholarships are for African-American undergraduates, but there are a few for graduate students. |
Other Search Sites
| Scholarship Search Sites |
There are many of these sites. I chose to list those that are free and reasonably user-friendly. When using these sites, the student goes through a process of creating a profile (which takes about 10-15 minutes). The site then searches for possible scholarships based on the profile (e.g., membership in certain organizations, academic interest, athletics, ethnicity, etc). I created a “dummy” profile for www.brokescholar.com, just to see what would happen. It is impossible to tell how helpful the sites will be for any particular student, as the links it generates are based on the individual profile. www.brokescholar.com A major difficulty with these sites is that our program does not fit one of the “majors” that are listed. “Behavioral healthcare” is not an option. |
Loan Repayment Programs
| Indian Health Services Loan Repayment Benefits www.loanrepayment.ihs.gov |
In order to receive the benefit, the graduate must agree to work for two years in full-time clinical practice at an IHS facility or in an approved Indian health program. |
| National Health Services Corps Loan Repayment Program http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/join_us/lrp.asp |
In order to receive the benefit, the graduate must agree to work full-time for two years providing primary care service in a priority health professional shortage area (rural or underserved populations). |
| National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Programs www.lrp.nih.gov/about_the_programs/index.aspx |
This benefit is for graduates with doctoral degrees who are then doing qualified research. |