The Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CLD) Scholarship
About
The Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CLD) Scholarship was established to assist in meeting the need for increasing the number of culturally and linguistically diverse school psychologists. It is the intent of the Foundation to promote opportunities for the recruitment of school psychologists responsive to the ethnic, cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the individual children who are part of the increasingly diverse population of California. The $1,000 scholarship is renewable for two (2 years), or until the student graduates.
Award Criteria
- Applicants must have progressed to the second year of an accredited school psychology program in the state of California and must be a member of a culturally and linguistically diverse minority group. Scholarship application information will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Evidence of academic competencies from an accredited graduate program
- Evidence of highly developed oral and written communication skills
- Evidence of past and current community involvement, responsiveness to, and advocacy for children and families of diverse backgrounds
- Evidence of motivation, commitment, or passion for working in the public schools as a change agent
- Evidence of good interpersonal skills, as well as emotional maturity
- Evidence of knowledge of the demands of the vocation of school psychology, as well as an understanding of the comprehensive nature of psychological services delivery
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Applications open Summer 2024.
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