ABGERO Scholarship Program

ABGERO is pleased to offer a scholarship program to assist psychologists who desire to become board certified in Geropsychology. The scholarship program is open to all ABPP-eligible psychologists with a strong interest in geropsychology. Applicants belonging to one or more of the categories below are encouraged to apply:

Diversity Based: Available to those who self-identify as fitting into one or more of the commonly accepted diversity categories, such as race, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and/ or religious affiliation.

Financial Support Based: Available to those who are experiencing financial barriers to applying.

Early-career based: Available to applicants who obtained their doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in the past 10 years.

Private/Small Group Practice Clinicians: Available to applicants who have a private practice or work for a small group practice who work with older adults and wish to increase their knowledge, expertise, and skills for working with older adults.

Training Based: Available to directors of training, clinical supervisors, and other professionals involved in the training of future psychologists to apply, given their position to influence students in understanding the value of obtaining ABGERO board certification.

What does the Scholarship cover?

The scholarship covers the cost of all application and examination fees associated with your application for board certification in Geropsychology.

How to Apply:

The ABGERO scholarship has two submission opportunities per year – in the Spring and Fall.

Spring submissions run from May 1st through May 15th.

Fall submissions run from November 1st through November 15th.

To apply for the ABGERO scholarship please submit an application through the online submission form link below (please note, this link will only be viewable during two submission intervals). The application includes a brief form for you to describe your academic and work history. You are also asked to upload a brief essay (approximately 350 words) clearly addressing which scholarship category you are applying for, as well as your reasons for applying for the ABGERO scholarship.

Once your application is received and reviewed, you will be alerted via email within 30 days of the submission close date whether your scholarship application has been accepted or denied and you will receive instructions on next steps.

Questions?

Please feel free to submit questions via our ABGERO contact form: https://abgero.org/contact/