The Providers' Council offers its members' employees scholarship opportunities to support their pursuit of an advanced degree.
To support its ongoing objective of promoting and developing the human services sector’s workforce, the Council offers the Providers’ Council Graduate Scholarship, Foreign-Born Leader Scholarship and the Matava and Weekes Scholarships in partnership Suffolk University (formerly titled Master of Public Administration Scholarships).
Scholarship applications are due August 16, 2024.
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The Providers’ Council Graduate Scholarship was created to support the Council’s ongoing objective of promoting and developing the human services sector’s workforce. This scholarship is a one-time award of $10,000 for a Council member employee who is entering or is currently enrolled in a Massachusetts-based, Master’s degree program.
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The Providers’ Council, in partnership with Suffolk University will offer a scholarship exclusively available to graduates of the Certificate in Nonprofit Human Service Management program. These scholarships will grant two Suffolk University students a $5,000 award each, towards tuition for the Master of Public Administration program.
This scholarship has been re-titled to honor and remember the partnership of former President and CEO of the Providers’ Council, Michael Weekes, and Suffolk University’s former director of the Moakley Center, Sandy Matava.
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The Providers’ Council is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for its new Foreign-Born Leader Scholarship. The scholarship seeks to support one dedicated human services employee with $5,000 towards their graduate education.
The scholarship is a one-time award for a foreign-born Council member employee who is entering or is currently enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree program in Massachusetts. Most accredited master’s programs are eligible, provided the applicant demonstrates in their personal statement how the program is clearly related to their future contributions to the human services sector.
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