Purpose

Past presidents of NCFR established this Fellowship in Administration in honor of retired Executive Director Mary Jo Czaplewski. She served as NCFR's chief executive from 1984 to 1999. Its purpose is to provide funding to support the efforts of family scholars who want to obtain and make mid-career moves into administration.

Award

The fellowship is awarded only when there is a request for support, but not more often than once every other year.  An award of up to $500 can be given bi-annually if there are qualified applicants.

Criteria

The applicant must have:

• a minimum of a master's degree or equivalent, and five years of experience in teaching, community service work, or other practice in the family field area, or related area (academic teaching, early childhood education, social work, counseling, therapy, health service delivery, etc.);
• been an active member of NCFR for at least three years; and
• demonstrated desire and interest in a career change to either non-profit association management or administration or academic administration.

Nomination/application process

Please submit:

• a letter of application describing past activities leading up to and describing the goal of changing careers and describing how the fellowship money will be used to achieve the goals;
• an academic vita or resume;
• three letters of recommendation from colleagues or supervisors attesting to the applicant's character and qualifications for potential leadership roles; and
• a description of the program for which the funds would be used.

Deadline

The Fellowship will be awarded only when there is a request for support, but not more often than once every other year. There are no deadlines. Submit all materials to jeannestrand@ncfr.org.