Call for Nominations: Council on Social Work Education Ashley Brooks-Danso Memorial Fund Student Travel Scholarship

Call for Nominations: Council on Social Work Education Ashley Brooks-Danso Memorial Fund Student Travel Scholarship The Ashley Brooks-Danso Memorial Fund will begin accepting nominations for the Student Travel Scholarship on May 1, 2013! One student will win $500 for travel expenses to the 2013 CSWE Annual Program Meeting (APM) in Dallas, Texas and a complimentary APM registration. The CSWE Gero-Ed Center will provide a travel scholarship for a baccalaureate or master’s level social work student with an interest in aging to attend the 2013 CSWE Annual Program Meeting (APM) and its Gero-Ed Track events. The student awardee will receive a complimentary APM registration and $500 to be used toward travel expenses. The student will be expected to write a short reflection about his or her experience at APM that will be featured on our website. The Ashley Brooks-Danso Memorial Fund honors the life and legacy of Ashley Brooks-Danso (1979–2011) by supporting students with scholarship and stipend opportunities. From 2004–2008 Ashley co-directed the CSWE Gero-Ed Center and was a friend, mentor, and colleague to many in the social work community. Ashley’s great passion at the Center was finding creative ways to recruit students to gerontological social work and help support their studies. Eligibility Nominees must meet the following eligibility requirements: -- Be currently enrolled full- or part-time students in a CSWE-accredited bacc...
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