Healing-Oriented Scholarships in

The Washington Metropolitan Area

Through Allies in Healing, underserved faith communities can access healing-oriented scholarships. The following section highlights the seven pathways where you can grow your skills, deepen your calling, and serve your community.

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Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Scholarship

Accredited CPE units are essential for chaplaincy in hospitals, hospices, prisons, First Responder programs, and community settings, and this scholarship provides the support needed to complete them. By participating, individuals expand trauma-informed care and increase the number of interfaith chaplains serving marginalized communities.

Victim-Advocacy Certification Scholarship

Advocates supporting survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and community trauma gain the training and resources necessary to respond effectively. Through this pathway, participants learn to provide crisis intervention, develop safety plans, and pursue justice-oriented advocacy.

Certification in Disability Advocacy Scholarship

Designed to help families navigate IEP processes, disability rights, and school accommodations, this scholarship strengthens equitable access to education. Recipients of this pathway become equipped to ensure children and adults with disabilities receive the support they need to thrive.

Certified Nursing Assistant Scholarship

Individuals pursuing a career as a Certified Nursing Assistant can receive support for tuition and exam fees, helping them enter clinical and laboratory settings. This pathway strengthens the local caregiving workforce and creates immediate opportunities for meaningful employment.

Phlebotomist Certification Scholarship

This scholarship supports training for those seeking to work in clinical and laboratory environments. Participants gain the skills needed to provide essential healthcare services, enhancing community health capacity and access to care.

Grant-writing Certification Scholarship

Emerging grant writers committed to supporting justice-oriented organizations receive funding for specialized training. This pathway equips them to secure resources that sustain grassroots, faith-based, and community-driven nonprofits over the long term.

"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace."
(1 Peter 4:10 ESV)

Church Leadership Training Scholarship

Individuals pursuing pastoral leadership, Christian education, congregational care, or community ministry benefit from this scholarship. It cultivates a strong pipeline of leaders within faith communities, ensuring vibrant, capable leadership for generations to come.

“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”

(Matthew 25:40 NIV)