SUNY/OMH Mental Health Scholarship Program for Underrepresented and/or Multilingual Students

Ethnic and racial minorities are very under-represented in the mental health workforce, especially in the professions and disciplines that require advanced degrees or education-based certifications. This under-representation is one of the drivers of mental health disparities for marginalized populations. Additionally, the mental health workforce is experiencing shortages of clinicians who are multilingual – further driving disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for individuals who are limited English proficient.

In order to address the need for more underrepresented and multilingual mental health professionals, the Office of Mental Health in partnership with the SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, created a seamless pipeline program that provides scholarships, internships, mentoring, and a virtual enrichment program that will attract, retain and graduate underrepresented students, and students that are multilingual, in the various mental health professions.

Application deadline is November 15th!

If you have any questions, please contact SUNY’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at: ODEI@SUNY.edu