About the AAMFT Minority Fellowship Program

The AAMFT Minority Fellowship Program's objective is to expand the delivery of culturally competent mental health and substance abuse services to underserved minority populations, and to increase the number of doctoral level culturally competent ethnic minority Marriage and Family therapists. Our goal is to do this by providing financial support and professional guidance to ethnic minority graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in Marriage and Family therapy. Our mission–consistent with the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health and other federal initiatives to reduce health disparities—is to increase the pool of talented, culturally competent doctoral-level researchers, teachers and practitioners dedicated to assisting underserved minorities. 

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Eligibility

Applicants must be American citizens or permanent residents with an permanent residents registration card (I-151 or I-551). Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible. Click the read more link below to view more information on eligibility. 

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Financial Support and Benefits

The Minority Fellowship Program provides a stipend  for its Doctoral Fellowship to be used for all related costs of doctoral program attendance and training, which must be renewed annually. For more information on financial support and training benefits, click the read more link. 

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DCF Application Information

Applications are due May 24, 2012.

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DF Application Information

Applications are due March 2013 (To Be Determined).

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AAMFT/MFP Training Program

Our fellowship training program was built to augment the training that the fellows already receive in their academic programs through an infusion of knowledge in the areas of cultural competence and substance abuse.

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Minority Fellowship Program Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is responsible for evaluating applicants, establishing and implementing evaluation standards and conducting the selection process in compliance with the protocol and procedures as established by the Program Director and AAMFT/MFP staff and providing mentorship to the MFP fellows.

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Minority Fellowship Program Staff

The AAMFT/MFP Staff is responsible for the design, development and implementation of the MFP in accordance with AAMFT policies and for maintaining program compliance with the mandates of SAMHSA.

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FAQ

Do you have any questions? Please click the "read more" link to find the answer you need on our frequently asked questions webpage.