Training Stipends Available
Currently, we have one training stipend available.
Disability Counselor Training (DCT) Stipend
Amount: $10,000
Who: Priority goes to CMHC students
When: Any year when you are enrolled as a student in the DOC.
Commit to: Complete 2-years of service payback in a non-profit setting serving persons with disabilities and/or chronic illness for every 1-year of receiving the stipend.
You can get this award multiple times, but each time means an additional two years of committing to working in a non-profit setting serving persons with disabilities and/or chronic illness.
$10,000 RSA Disability Counselor Training Stipend
The Department of Counseling offers a $10,000 Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Disability Counselor Training Stipend for eligible students who are interested in developing their counseling skills and experience working with people with disabilities and/or chronic health conditions, including individuals with psychiatric disabilities.
The stipend is designed to support students who are interested in disability, disability justice, rehabilitation, and counseling-related services for people with disabilities. Stipend recipients receive specialized training and opportunities to gain experience working with disability communities. CMHC students are given priority given their curricular focus on disability.
Service Payback Requirement
Students should be aware that accepting an RSA stipend includes a post-graduation service commitment. For each academic year that a student receives the stipend, they are required to complete the equivalent of two years of qualifying employment after graduation. Qualifying employment generally involves working in an eligible nonprofit, state rehabilitation, or related agency providing services to people with disabilities.
For example:
1 year of RSA funding = 2 years of service payback
2 years of RSA funding = 4 years of service payback
Students who are interested in working with people with disabilities and would like to be considered for the $10,000 RSA Disability Counselor Training Stipend should complete the brief interest form below.
Interested in the RSA Stipend?
Please complete the $10,000 RSA Scholarship – Student Interest Form.
Completing the interest form lets us know that you would like to learn more about the stipend and be considered for this training opportunity.
Interested in the RSA Stipend?
Please complete the $10,000 RSA Scholarship – Student Interest Form.
Completing the interest form lets us know that you would like to learn more about the stipend and be considered for this training opportunity.