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National Scholarship Program  •  Additional Student Resources

Post Graduate Scholarship Program

Deadline: Postmark no later than September 1.

Active faculty at ABFSE accredited degree programs are eligible for scholarship consideration to assist in completing an advanced degree.

The Scholarship Committee of the ABFSE evaluates applications. Scholarships are made available under the auspices of  UMSEA and Cleveland Memorial Scholarship.  Pending availability of funds, scholarship awards are paid directly to the recipient.

Eligibility:
To be considered for an award, an applicant must:

1.  Be actively employed as a faculty member of a program in funeral service or mortuary science education accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and seeking an advanced degree to maintain employment.

2.  Provide a letter of application.

3.  Provide resume.

4.  Provide a letter of recommendation from their department head indicating that insofar as it can be currently known that the applicant will continue to be employed at the institution following the award of the advanced degree. 

5.   Provide a personal letter of application indicating how graduate studies will contribute to funeral service education and/or the ABFSE program.

6.   Have completed at least one semester of graduate study at a regionally accredited institution and provide an official transcript as evidence.

Deadline for receipt of the application and supporting materials. Postmark no later than September 1.

Download the Checklist to ensure all materials are included.

Submit to:

Scholarship Committee
American Board of Funeral Service Education
992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108
Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097

NOTE:  Late or incomplete applications will not be considered by the committee.

If you have any questions regarding your application, please email us at scholarships@abfse.org.