The APPIC Cynthia Belar Scholarship Program was established to help facilitate access to quality doctoral internship and postdoctoral training in Health Service Psychology for students facing financial challenges. Among Dr. Belar's extensive and multi-faceted contributions to the field of psychology, she served as the first female chair of APPIC from 1984-1985. Please continue reading to learn more about the two Belar scholarship types designed exclusively for students who have applied to internship programs (APPIC Cynthia Belar Internship Applicant Scholarship; ACBIAS) and postdoctoral training programs (APPIC Cynthia Belar Postdoctoral Applicant Scholarship; ACBPAS) in the current academic year.

AWARD

One $200 digital cash gift card to help defray internship-related costs. The 2023-24 ACBIAS budget is $40,000, which will be distributed among 200 recipients in the form of $200 digital cash gift cards.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Students who have financial hardship as a consequence of attending graduate school and who have submitted at least one complete internship application (AAPI) during Phase I or Phase II of the current internship application cycle (2023-24) through AAPI CAS are eligible for consideration.
2. Financial hardship can be demonstrated either by:
   1. an accrual of at least $30,000 in debt as a consequence of attending graduate school; or
   2. for students in unique situations in which accessing loans has not been possible, such as for some international students, a 100-300 word statement about their financial challenges associated with attending graduate school.
3. ACBIAS applications must be received by March 31, 2024 (11:59EST).
4. Incomplete and/or duplicate ACBIAS applications will not be considered.

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

1. ACBIAS applications will be screened for eligibility.
2. Eligible ACBIAS applications will be randomly selected.
3. ACBIAS applicants will be notified about their award status by May 15, 2024.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Please note that although students must have submitted at least one internship application this cycle to be eligible for consideration, the scholarship application will not be linked to students' AAPIs.  Moreover, scholarship application information will be kept confidential within the APPIC Belar Scholarship Selection Committee.

 

AWARD

One $100 digital cash gift card to help defray the costs of education and training towards becoming a health service psychology with advanced postdoctoral training. A total of $10,000 dollars in $100 digital cash gift cards will be distributed.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Students who have financial hardship due to the costs of graduate school/internship who have submitted at least one application to an APPIC member postdoctoral program during the current postdoctoral application cycle (2023-2024) are eligible for consideration.
2. Financial hardship can be demonstrated either by:
   1. an accrual of at least $30,000 in debt as a consequence of attending graduate school and internship training; or
   2. a brief 100-300 word statement about existing significant financial challenges, even if less than $30,000, for those with unique situations (i.e., international students who cannot access loans, costly management of health conditions).
3. ACBPAS applications must be received by March 31, 2024 (11:59EST).
4. Incomplete and/or duplicate ACBPAS applications will not be considered.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Please note that although students must have submitted at least one postdoctoral application this cycle to an APPIC member program, the scholarship application and awards will be kept confidential within the APPIC Belar Scholarship Selection Committee.