COMMUNITY AND THERAPEUTIC RECREATION | Graduate Degrees | Graduate Scholarships and Awards

Graduate Scholarships and Awards

Students will be notified in the fall semester of scholarships through emails from Financial Aid and the Dept of CTR.  To apply for scholarships, students must submit information and supporting application documents in the Scholarship Universe). 

When applying for these scholarships, students will at first be matched up by S3 to all scholarships for which they qualify based on GPA, class standing, need, etc. Then, in order to choose an awardee for each scholarship, a faculty committee will review personal statements and resumes, and select a student based on qualifications and accomplishments that best fit scholarship descriptions (see below for descriptions).

Info on deadlines and applying for scholarships can be found on Spartan Central.

The Silvio and Gale Bedini Professional Development Award

The Silvio and Gale Bedini Professional Development Award is available to current graduate students in the Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation on a competitive basis.  The purpose of this award is to recognize and support a graduate student who demonstrates a passion for learning and a lifelong commitment to making knowledge accessible to others.

Examples of fundable activities could include research expenses, presenting at or attending local, state or national conferences, or supporting other graduate program related endeavors.

To apply for this award, submit a completed application packet to [email protected] at any time during the academic year in which the money will be used. Download the Silvio and Gale Bedini Award Application (docx).

Accelerated Masters Program students become eligible for these funds upon official admission into the graduate program.

The Graduate Program Development Award

The CTR Graduate Program Development Award is available to current graduate students in the Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation on a competitive basis. Application for these funds can be at any amount (up to $400 maximum) to be used toward activities that support your graduate education and professional development during any time throughout the academic year.

Examples of fundable activities could include research expenses, presenting at or attending local, state or national conferences, or supporting other graduate program related endeavors.

To apply for this award, submit a completed application packet to [email protected]. Download the Graduate Program Development Award Application (docx). Students can apply for this award any time during the academic year in which the money will be used.

Accelerated Masters Program students become eligible for these funds upon official admission into the graduate program.

Grace Blackmore Deely, ’54 Scholarship in Community and Therapeutic Recreation

This award was established in 2015 with a gift from Ellen Herron in honor of Grace B. Deely, a physical therapist for Ellen’s granddaughter, Sydney Herron. Sydney is an alumni of the Community and Therapeutic Recreation at UNCG.