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Life Paths Promising Scholars & Advocates

ResilienceCon 2025 will be April 6-8, 2025, with a Resilience Portfolio Consortium on April 9 from 9-2pm Central

Have questions? Email us at lifepaths@lifepathsresearch.org

Applications for Promising Scholars and Advocates

Scholarship winners are expected to attend the entire conference, April 6-8, 2025

People who wish to present should also submit their proposal through the conference submission portal.

Life Paths Promising Scholar Award: We are offering four scholarships to current students, post-baccalaureate fellows, and post-doctoral fellows that focus on under-served or marginalized communities.

Life Paths Promising Advocate Award: We will also be offering four scholarships for advocates who work in nonprofits/NGOs that serve oppressed, marginalized, and traumatized communities. We give preference to people in full-time advocacy, first responder, and practitioner positions.

Scholarship Details

Both the full Promising Scholar and Promising Advocate awards include conference registration and a $200 housing allowance for people who travel to Nashville from outside the area. We will pay full scholarship winners a $200 housing reimbursement after a submission of receipt from a hotel, AirBNB, or other housing is received.

A limited number of honorable mentions are also available (50% off registration).

Criteria for ResilienceCon 2025 Scholarships

Eligibility for Promising Scholar Awards is limited to current students (Undergraduate, Masters, and PhD students), post-baccalaureate fellows, and post-doctoral fellows whose work focuses on under-served or marginalized communities.

Eligibility for Promising Advocate Awards is as follows: Currently working at a non-profit organization serving people or communities who are underserved or have experienced violence, marginalization, or distress.
*We will give preference to people in full-time advocacy, first responder, and practitioner positions.