Scholarships
WSP General Scholarship
The Washington School of Psychiatry (WSP) is non-profit institution with limited financial resources. However, we are committed to offering training program scholarships based on need and merit. Scholarships are awarded for one academic year and are granted on a first-come, first-serve basis until funding is exhausted. Scholarship amounts subject to budgetary consideration and may be changed at any time without prior notice.
Note: Students must submit a new application each academic year.
Application Deadline
September 1
How to Apply
- Submit the online scholarship application.
- Email the following copies (signed and dated) to application@wspdc.org:
- US Income Tax Return for the past calendar year (must include all pages)
- Current bank statements for all accounts
- Current statement indicating all student loans outstanding
- Current mortgage information
- Most recent pay stub(s) from current employer(s)
Applications that are partially completed or missing the required supplemental documents will not be considered.
No funding can be offered prior to admission.
Vivian Boul Scholarship
This scholarship serves to provide opportunities for African American students pursuing education at the Washington School of Psychiatry in the Child and Adolescent program.
Vivian Boul was a psychotherapist and teacher who worked in Washington DC for many decades. Born in Brooklyn in 1926, she moved to DC in 1951 where she first worked for the Children’s Home Society of Virginia and later the Jewish Social Service Agency.
In 1966, Mrs. Boul joined the psychology department at Catholic University where she established and directed a therapeutic nursery school that functioned as an outpatient child guidance clinic. The program served as a practicum for graduate students in the university’s clinical doctoral program.In 1990, she joined the staff of the Washington School of Psychiatry in the Child and Adolescent Training Program. She had a private practice for children and adults from 1976 until she retired in 2009. She has two children, Nina Rasch a special education teacher, and David Boul, a television producer.
To apply for the scholarship, click here.
To donate to the scholarship, click here.