Scholarships & Grants
Dorothy Geis Scholarship Fund
The Dorothy Geis Scholarship Fund is a fund which provides small
scholarships to individuals who wish to attend MCDES conferences
but who are unable to afford the entire fee (e.g., full-time student,
low income, disability). A committee reviews the applicants for
each event. Usually two scholarships are offered for each event
and pay about 50% of the cost. Applicants should:
- send a written statement of their need/reason for application
to Judy Young at Judy.Young@Allina.com.
- send the application no later than 10 days before the event.
Applicants will not be charged a late fee once the application
is received.
Contributions to the Geis Scholarship Fund in the memory of loved
ones are greatly appreciated, particularly by the recipients. Download
Scholarship Contribution Form
Don Irish Cultural Diversity Small Grants Program
Proposals are sought for programs and/or activities that provide
unique cross-cultural experiences for participants using the following
guidelines:
- Grants will be approved up to $500 for an individual or group.
- A written proposal must be submitted to the committee providing
the following:
- Name of individual(s) or group.
- Affiliation of the individual(s) or group.
- Purpose of the grant specifically as it relates to the concept
of cultural diversity in the field of dying, death and grief.
- Target audience for the program.
- Amount requested.
- Costs for the participants in the program.
- Individual(s) or groups granted funds will be required to:
- provide the committee with promotional material used and
a report outlining the achievements and the number of individuals
involved in the completed program.
- share this information with the MCDES membership through
the Coalition News and a report at a MCDES meeting.
Grant proposals are due by 1 July of each year for consideration.
If regular mail is used, 3 copies should be sent to MCDES Small
Grants committee, P. O. Box 50651, Minneapolis, MN, 55405 . E-mail
proposals may be sent to Judy Young at Judy.Young@Allina.com.
Past Recipients:
| 1997 |
Afrocentric Grief Center |
| 1998 |
Life Source for a Hispanic community organ donation promotion |
| 1999 |
Allina End-of Life Project for a Spanish language version
of “When A Loved One Die.” |
| 2000 |
Sharon Westman - in conjunction with Salvation Army providing
primarily minority males with the booklet, “Living with
Loss: An Experience in Grief Care.” |
| 2001 |
End-of-Life Care and Education Project for the Minnesota Deaf
Community to train interpreters in the language of end-of-life
decision making and information |
| 2002 |
No award given. |
| 2003 |
Fairview University Pregnancy & Newborn Loss Services
to provide support services for Spanish speaking families |
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