The American Psychological Foundation (APF)‘s Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship 2023 is now accepting applications. The Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship will honor outstanding graduate students from under-represented groups with financial needs and dedicated to reducing disparities in societal structures and matters that disproportionately affect communities of color, particularly those of African descent. The preference goes with candidates who are:
- Preparing for a career in academia, public policy, or clinical service delivery;
- Whose works and efforts will help to improve the condition of marginalized communities after graduation;
- Must be members of the communities interested in serving;
- Mus have proven experience serving disregarded communities.
APF is a grant-making foundation that funds early career psychologists and graduate students using psychology to solve important problems and improve people’s lives.
APF makes grants in the following areas
- Applying psychology to at-risk, vulnerable populations (e.g. serious mental illness, returning military, those who are incarcerated or economically disadvantaged).
- Preventing violence.Understanding the connection between behavior and health (e.g. wellness, diabetes, obesity).
- Understanding and eliminating stigma and prejudice (e.g. race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability and socioeconomic status).
- Treating serious mental illness.
- Studying gifted children and adolescents.
- Examining human reproductive behaviors.
- Exploring child psychology.
Benefits
- Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship 2023 awards one successful applicant a $4,000 scholarship benefit.
Eligibilities
- Applicants must be graduate students enrolled in an accredited college or university;
- Demonstrated a financial need;
- Committed to reducing disparities in social structures and issues that excessively affect communities of color, particularly those of African origin;
- Preparing for a career in academia, public policy, or clinical service delivery;
- Demonstrated experience serving marginalized communities and are members of the communities they seek to serve;
- Whose works will help to improve the condition of marginalized communities after graduation.
Eligible Regions: Open for All
Application Process
- Personal statement
- CV
- Academic transcript
- Letter of recommendation
- Financial need verification documents (FAFSA, EFC, etc.)
Application Deadline: January 31, 2023
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