What are the eligibility requirements for receiving a scholarship?

IFS Institute acknowledges the personal, professional, and financial investment that each participant commits to our training programs.  Though we are not able to fully defray the costs of each training program, IFSI Institute would like to offer the gift of a scholarship to some of our eligible participants.      

IFS Institute invites individuals to apply for a scholarship if both Diversity/Inclusion and Economic Need eligibility requirements are met: 

1. Diversity/Inclusion: Individuals identify as part of the Global Majority and/or LGBTQ+ communities and whose life’s work (how you are currently serving your community within your professional capacity) supports Global Majority communities, LGBTQ+ communities, marginalized communities, and/or poverty-stricken communities. Global Majority: This is an evolution of the term 'people of color' that describes those who are of Indigenous*, African, Asian, Latin American and Arab descent, who have encountered societal projections resulting in lived experiences of being othered. 
   
   The term global majority encompasses the vast majority of people worldwide, and is employed to demonstrate the strength of global solidarity without recentering white vantage points.
   
   *Indigenous Peoples are distinct social and cultural groups that share collective ancestral ties to the lands and natural resources where they live or once lived, before displacement and colonization.  
2. Economic Need: Individuals whose total household income is at/below $90,000 USD/year.  

When IFS Institute awards a scholarship, the guidelines below are included in the review process.  Please be sure to review these guidelines prior to applying for a scholarship.       

1. The intended purpose of an IFS Institute scholarship is to provide eligible applicants with a small financial contribution towards their tuition. A scholarship is not intended to fully defray the cost of tuition nor is it intended to cover any travel, lodging, or food expenses.  

2. We ask applicants with a household income above $90,000 USD/year to forego applying for a scholarship in efforts to provide this gift to those with the greatest economic need. 

3. In alignment with the Level 1 Admissions Criteria, scholarships are prioritized for Professionals that are eligible to participate in a training program under these guidelines.  

4. Applicants who have already received at least one training program scholarship and apply for another may be considered for a scholarship if the budget allows.  

5. International applicants that are participating in a North American training may still be considered for a scholarship based on the following conditions:  

• If an International Partner (IP) does not exist within the residing country, an international applicant can apply for a scholarship if they meet both the Diversity/Inclusion and Economic Need requirements.   
• If an International Partner exists within the residing country, an international applicant will be ineligible for a scholarship.  To learn more about our International Partners, please click HERE. 

6. Scholarship awards cannot be applied towards the tuition deposit.  

Please note that with a scholarship budget in place that must span across hundreds of eligible participants, IFS Institute will not be able to grant the gift of a scholarship to all that apply.