Guidelines
    All completed applications will enter an initial review process by BCSP Foundation staff. Should questions arise or further documentation be necessary, candidates will need to respond to inquiries in a timely manner or the application will be deemed ineligible. The Foundation Scholarship Review Committee will determine the merit of each application in accordance with grant-making policies and procedures. With the new alignment of BCSP efforts, the BCSP Foundation will award forty (40) scholarship recipients. Scholarship awardees will be notified no later than Tuesday, November 28, 2023, via the email provided in the Submittable platform. Should this date change, all applicants will be notified. 

At this time, the BCSP Foundation is only accepting applications from US-based QAPs.

PLEASE READ THE INFO BELOW;
Please keep in mind, that in order to apply and be eligible for this scholarship, you must be currently enrolled in a BCSP QAP program. If you are uncertain if your university/college program qualifies as an approved program, please visit https://www.bcsp.org/graduate-safety-practitioner-gsp/ and locate the "QAP List" to confirm.  Please contact Tiera Robinson at tiera.robinson@bcsp.org with any questions. 

 
Submission Criteria:

1. In order to apply, you must be a Junior, Senior, or Master's student enrolled in a BCSP Qualified Academic Program (QAP). The QAP program must be a US-based program.
2. The applicant must have a minimum of 3.25 GPA. 
3. The student must be currently enrolled in a full-time program. 

• Generally, full-time undergrad programs are 12 credit hours min, and graduate programs are 9 credit hours min. Please confirm with your university/academic institution for full-time qualifications. When applying, your academic enrollment will be confirmed via the submitted transcript.

      4. Submit two essays: 

• 1) "How did safety become your career interest" A min of 250 words per essay.
• 2) "How do you plan to advance EHS practice within your chosen industry?" A minimum of 450 words per essay.

      5. Commit to obtaining the GSP upon graduation and applying for the CSP upon the earliest date of eligibility. (If you have the CSP certification, you are still eligible for the scholarship). To learn more about the GSP program, please visit, here. This commitment cannot be mandated but when applying for this scholarship, you are electing to receive information regarding the GSP program.

*Please keep in mind that you can view the status of your application at any time by logging into the Submittable account you created. Please make sure to check your Submittable message inbox, as this will be the primary method of communication from the BCSP Foundation to the applicants. Also, please check your junk or spam mail to ensure messages are received. The information entered into the application will not be shared with or sold to any outside parties not affiliated with BCSP/BCSP Foundation.* 

General Guidelines
Applications must be submitted with all supporting documentation by October 3, 2023, in order to be considered for the accreditation/re-accreditation funding process. All complete applications will enter an initial review process by BCSP Foundation staff. Should questions arise or further documentation be necessary, applicants will need to respond to inquiries in a timely manner. The Foundation will determine the merit of each application in accordance with the grant-making policies and procedures of the Foundation.
All applicants will be notified no later than November 21, 2023, via the email that has been provided in the Submittable platform, following the allocation of funding to all selected applicants. If this date should change, applicants will be contacted in a timely manner. If you should have any questions, please contact Tiera Robinson at tiera.robinson@bcsp.org

Funding Guidelines
Phase 1 Funding(Accreditation Review): First payment of up to $5,000 with the submission of the completed Foundation application and proof of review documents from ABET/AABI.

Phase 2 Funding (Confirmation of Accreditation): Second payment of up to $5,000. This requires proof of accreditation from ABET/AABI and the submission of the ABET/AABI Contribution grant application.
 

• Phase 2 funding will have to be applied for the following year and/or when the Foundation grant application is open. Phase 2 funding should only be applied for if accreditation confirmation has been given from the ABET/AABI institution.
   

 Submission Criteria

 

1. In order to apply for the ABET/AABI Contribution grant, the program must be a qualified BCSP QAP Program and provide the appropriate ABET/AABI documentation to confirm accreditation.
2. If you have multiple programs, you must submit a separate application for each program. 
3. This funding opportunity does not pay for marketing, or faculty accreditation, and will only pay for direct costs related to ABET/AABI accreditation. Approved expenses are at the discretion of the BCSP Foundation.

*Please keep in mind that you can view the status of your application at any time by logging in to the account you created. Please check the system for messages regarding your application.*