Purpose
To provide one-time BIPOC grants of up to $500 to student or new professional members of the association. These funds are explicitly intended for use to support expenses associated with attending TCA’s Annual Professional Growth Conference.
Requirements
- Applicant must be a continuous and current BIPOC TCA Student or New Professional member.
- Applicant must not have received a BIPOC or EEF within the last 12 months.
- Maximum grants of $500 will be awarded to TCA members.
- Student and New Professional Applicants must be registered either full or part time in a Master’s or Doctoral counseling program or licensed as an LPC Associate.
- Applicants may not be working a total of more than 30 hours per week in a paid position.
- Funds must be applied to expenses associated with attending the TCA Professional Growth Conference in-person.
- Grant recipients who do not attend the TCA Professional Growth Conference must return the entire grant award to TCA.
- Conference registrations already paid at time of grant will not be refunded.
- Applicants must provide a short essay or video describing their Conference experience to be published at TCA’s discretion.
Process
- Applicants must complete and submit the application by Tuesday, September 23, 2025
- TCA Equity & Inclusion Committee will review the applications to select recipients and determine grant amounts.
- Applicant will be notified of grant awards as quickly as possible.
- The decisions of the Equity and Inclusion Committee are final.
Applications for 2026 will open in August 2026.