## Scholarships and Awards

**Scholarships**

**Awards**

**How to Apply**

#### RID is proud to offer our revamped Scholarships and Awards program. This
program seeks to support and recognize our association's members in meaningful
ways while creating lasting connections for our community.

### Available Scholarship Opportunities.

#### Opportunity Knocks.

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#### AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS

####  Interpreters of Tomorrow Fund

This scholarship offers financial support for training costs or CASLI exam
fees for BIPOC and other underrepresented interpreter groups who are pursuing
RID certification.

[Apply for the Interpreters of Tomorrow Fund
today!](https://form.jotform.com/232963723373158)

[Donate to the Interpreters of Tomorrow
Fund](https://www.paypal.com/giving/campaigns?campaign_id=KMHE6SU68K3W4)

#### Career Exploration Fund

This scholarship is awarded to high school seniors and recent high school
graduates/GED equivalents wishing to enter the profession of ASL interpreting
and who have plans to enroll in an ITP program.

[Apply for the Career Exploration Fund
today!](https://form.jotform.com/232963723373158)

[Donate to the Career Exploration
Fund](https://www.paypal.com/giving/campaigns?campaign_id=DM4WWQ336UYSA)

#### ASL Heritage Fund

ASL Heritage Fund: This scholarship offers financial support for training and
certification costs specifically for D/deaf, CODAs or Heritage signers
pursuing RID certification.

[Apply for the ASL Heritage Fund
today!](https://form.jotform.com/232963723373158)

[Donate to the ASL Heritage
Fund](https://www.paypal.com/giving/campaigns?campaign_id=CDFA38HF9DUY2)

#### New Horizons Mentoring Fund

This scholarship seeks to provide ASL interpreters with financial support for
costs related to enrollment in mentorship programs or other mentoring-related
training.

[Apply for the New Horizons Mentoring Fund
today!](https://form.jotform.com/232963723373158)

[Donate to the New Horizons Mentoring
Fund](https://www.paypal.com/giving/campaigns?campaign_id=U4GN2ZMFUVD8N)

#### Pathways to Professionalism

This scholarship will provide financial support to ASL interpreters who are
ready to take the next step in their career development by registering for
initial CASLI exam fees.

[Apply for the Pathways to Professionalism
today!](https://form.jotform.com/232963723373158)

[Donate to the Pathways to Professionalism
scholarship](https://www.paypal.com/giving/campaigns?campaign_id=MAQW6CPWGLAPC)

#### Signs of Impact

This scholarship will fund leadership training opportunities and preparation
for individuals interested in serving the ASL interpreting field, RID as an
organization, or the deaf community in a leadership capacity.

[Apply for the Signs of Impact
today!](https://form.jotform.com/232963723373158)

[Donate to the Signs of Impact
scholarship](https://www.paypal.com/giving/campaigns?campaign_id=8BZMNQM56PQWW)

#### Conference Connections Fund

This scholarship will provide financial support for individuals seeking
assistance to attend either the RID national conference or their region’s
conference. One award per region, per year.

[Apply for the Conference Connections Fund
today!](https://form.jotform.com/232963723373158)

[Donate to the Conference Connections
Fund](https://www.paypal.com/giving/campaigns?campaign_id=4H5PLNUWENH74)

#### Brilliance Award

This award was established with a goal of recognizing individuals and
organizations engaged in innovation, research and other entrepreneurial
projects that positively impact the profession of sign language interpreting.

[Apply for the Brilliance Award
today!](https://form.jotform.com/232963723373158)

[Donate to the Brilliance
Award](https://www.paypal.com/giving/campaigns?campaign_id=K288ECGQYC5PY)

#### Laurie Nash Deaf Parented Interpreter (DPI) Scholarship

This annual scholarship is open to Deaf-Parented interpreters (Deaf or CODA)
who are ready to apply for a CASLI interpreting exam including both portions
of the exam. There will be up to two scholarship recipients each year.
Applicants may apply for only one scholarship per year.

[More information can be found on the Laurie Nash Deaf Parented Interpreter
(DPI) Scholarship website
here!](https://sites.google.com/view/laurienashdpischolarship/overview)

[Donate to the Laurie Nash DPI Scholarship
today!](https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MASK7PZTJ5P66)

### Member Services Awards and Recognition Initiatives.

#### Recognition You Deserve.

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#### AWARDS

####  Distinguished Service Award

An oldie but a goodie, this service award is awarded biennially at the RID
national conference, recognizing individuals who have had an outsized impact
and demonstrated dedication to the field of interpreting and to the
organization.

Nomination form coming soon!

#### Everyday Heroes Award

A recognition award based on staff/board/community nominations.

[Nominate someone here!](https://form.jotform.com/240104334905143)

#### Mary Stotler Award

This award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to
the field of interpreting and interpreter education. The award, started in
1985, is a national award jointly awarded by the Registry of Interpreters for
the Deaf, Inc. (RID), and the Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT). The
recipient of this award is recognized at both the RID and CIT conventions.

Nomination form coming soon!

#### How to Apply.

#### General Scholarships and Awards Application Guidelines and Information.

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### FOR THE APPLICANT.

#### General Application Guidelines

  * Applicants must satisfy all general and award-specific requirements prior to application.
  * **Membership Requirement:** For all funds except for Career Exploration, the applicant must maintain a membership with the national RID organization in good standing. Higher awards will be granted to applicants who simultaneously maintain a voluntary membership with an RID affiliate chapter in good standing.

  * Applications will be accepted online, with awards granted on a yearly basis (at this time).

  * Individuals may only receive each award once. Unsuccessful applicants from previous award cycles may apply again for the same award during the next cycle.

  * All non-monetary awards must be redeemed within 12 months.

#### Timeline

Scholarship winners will be selected twice a year.

Each application window is open for a six (6) month period:

  * Spring Window - November 1 to April 30.
  * Fall Window - May 1 to October 31.

Notifications are sent to winners and non-winners no later than July 15
(Spring Awards) and January 15 (Fall Awards).

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#### Application Steps/Workflow

  1. Apply online for the desired scholarship during the application window.
  2. Applicants must submit videos, recommendations, and supporting documents with their application form. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.
  3. Scholarship and Awards (S&A) Committee reviews all qualifying submissions received during an award application window.
  4. S&A Committee selects the winner(s).
  5. RID HQ sends notifications to all winners and acknowledgments to all non-winners.

#### Do you need more information? Reach out to us! Please fill out our
Contact Us form and select "Scholarships and Awards" and we will be happy to
assist you.

[Contact Us](https://rid.org/contact/)

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