Opportunity Details

The NBCC Foundation is pleased to announce the 2024 application period for the National Board for Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship Program (NBCC MFP) for Mental Health Counselors (MHC-M). This program is made possible by a grant awarded to the NBCC Foundation by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The NBCC Foundation will administer up to 32 master’s-level counseling fellowships of $12,000, plus the travel expenses to participate in program-related trainings for mental health counseling students.
The NBCC MFP helps ensure that the behavioral health needs of all Americans are met, regardless of language or culture, thereby reducing health disparities and improving overall community health and well-being. Minorities include but are not limited to racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender, sexual orientation, rural, or military groups. By strategically promoting and providing fellowships to master’s-level counseling students, the NBCC MFP strengthens the infrastructure that engages diverse individuals in counseling and increases the number of professional counselors.
Eligible applicants must demonstrate knowledge of and experience with one or more of the following: people with serious mental illness/serious emotional disturbance; child/adolescent and geriatric groups; minority communities in inner cities and rural areas; refugee and migrant groups; minority persons including LGBTQI+; and those who are active-duty military, veterans, or from military families. Eligible applicants must commit to teach, administer services, conduct research, and/or provide direct mental health counseling to at least one of the above-listed populations.