Debicki Foundation Scholarship for Occupational Therapy

To provide recognition and financial assistance to students enrolled in the Master’s of Occupational Therapy program who have financial need.

Note: This is a renewable scholarship which will be granted to the selected students in their first year and can be renewed in their second year of graduate study.

Award
$10,000
Anticipated Total

Anticipated total amount over the full term of this award.

$20,000.00

Scopes
College of Science and Health
Deadline
03/26/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Is Occupational Therapy your second career choice i.e., you have been working in another field and decided to change careers to Occupational Therapy.
  2. Are you the first generation in your immediate family to attend college?
  3. English as a second language
    • A) Is your first language something other than English or are you fluent in a second language?
    • B) If yes, please list all the languages you are fluent in.
  4. Disability
    • A) Do you identify as a person living with disabilities?
    • B) If yes, please state how your understanding of your experience with disability will help you to become an Occupational Therapist..
  5. Underrepresented groups within Occupational Therapy.
    • Do you identify as an individual from an underrepresented population? (Groups include but are not limited to Black, Latinx, BIPOC, LGBTQ+)
    • If so, please state your group(s).
  6. What are your personal and professional goals in the field of Occupational Therapy and how will the Debicki Foundation Scholarship help you achieve these goals?
  7. Is there anything else you would like to share about why you believe you are qualified to receive this scholarship?
  8. Scholarship Connect Student Consent
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