“The United States does not have nearly enough mental health professionals to treat everyone who is suffering. Already, more than 150 million people live in federally designated mental health professional shortage areas. Within a few years, the country will be short between 14,280 and 31,109 psychiatrists, and psychologists, social workers, and others will be overextended” -Association of American Medical Colleges
The Meaningful Existence Scholarship was created to address the critical shortage of mental health professionals nationwide. Now, more than ever, people need access to talk therapy and related resources. But the supply of therapists has not kept up with demand. Our mission is to help close that gap.
If you are a student committed to pursuing a career as a therapist, we want to support your goal. Scholarship winners will receive $5,000 to put towards tuition, fees, and other related financial obligations. Please apply by submitting an essay that answers the prompt below.
Why are you passionate about pursuing a career in therapy?
The application deadline is Sep 6, 2023. Winners will be announced on Dec 12, 2023.
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Award amounts per winner are designated by the donor. Check the award amount for a detailed breakdown.
The winner will be publicly announced on Dec 12, 2023. Prior to the announcement date, we may contact finalists with additional questions about their application. We will work with donors to review all applications according to the scholarship criteria. Winners will be chosen based on the merit of their application.
Award checks will be sent to the financial aid office of the winner's academic institution in their name to be applied to their tuition, and in the name of their institution (depending on the school's requirements). If the award is for a qualified educational non-tuition expense, we will work with the winner directly to distribute the award and make sure it goes towards qualified expenses.
Before we award the scholarship, the winner will be required to confirm their academic enrollment status. Depending on the circumstances, verification of Student ID and/or their most recent transcript will be required.
If you have any questions about this scholarship or the Bold.org platform, just email contact@bold.org and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can.
Yes. The terms and conditions for this scholarship can be found here.