Change the World Endowed Scholarship

Overview
Scholarship Description: This scholarship honors Amanda Richards, Community Faculty in Human Services undergraduate alcohol and drug counseling and graduate co-occurring disorders counseling from 2011 until 2021.

One scholarship award of approximately $9,000 is to be awarded to a graduate student with a demonstrated commitment to Counseling, Advocacy, and Research with underserved populations as demonstrated in essay, coursework and assignments.

Awards are generally split evenly between Fall and Spring semesters.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must be officially admitted to Metro State as a Graduate Student in the MS in Co-occurring Disorders Recovery
Be a student in good academic and conduct standing
Registered for each semester(s) in which the funds are applied as at least a half time student (a minimum of 4 credits for a graduate student)
Submit Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Submit an essay
Submit a letter of recommendation from practicum supervisor(s) or one core faculty
Essay Question:
Please submit an essay (minimum of 250 words) addressing the following essay questions/topics:

Describe your experience working with underserved populations and your hopes for working in counseling, advocacy, or research with underserved populations in the future.
Metro State’s Writing Center tutors will be happy to work with you on your scholarship essay. You may schedule an appointment by going to Tutoring and Testing Services at https://www.metrostate.edu/academics/success/tutoring. Once there, you can schedule your appointments. Be sure the requirements for the scholarship(s) you are applying for are available when you work with them. Call 651-793-1460 or email tutoring@metrostate.edu if you have questions or difficulties with the online scheduling.

Qualifications
Major
Applicant must be a graduate student