2025 Supervision Grant Application 

The Black Mental Health Counselor Reparations Foundation is pleased to announce our supervision grant. The purpose of this fund is to empower black mental health counselors by carrying the burden of the debt and costs of education and training through financial reparations.  

Through implication of the supervision grant, BMHCR Foundation hopes to: 

  • Strengthen and provide support to Black mental health professional counselors by providing student loan debt relief, supervision grants, scholarships, and mentorship. 

  • Increase equitable representation by growing the number of culturally competent, licensed, or licensed-eligible black mental health counselors, and

  • Cultivate community where all people have equal access to quality, affordable, and culturally competent mental health services.

Additional requirements, rules, and other stipulations of the award (i.e. see below):

  1. Current award will be reevaluated each year based on funds and on applicant progress.

  2. Applicant must not already hold a current or expired state license from TN or any another state and must be applying for licensure for the first time (not an endorsement, reciprocity license, or certification).

  3. Awards will not be provided for multiple license applications.

  4. Applicant will be eligible for no more than two (2) consecutive annual awards (year 1 and year 2) and must submit an official signed record of supervision hours and clinical hours to remain eligible for continuation of award (monthly).

  5. The supervision scholarship will be provided for one clinical supervisor and invoice paid monthly.

  6. Scholarship will be awarded only once to any applicant (may not reapply for additional supervision scholarships awards after receiving funds).

  7. Degree must be earned within the last 10 years and be from an accredited university (will not accept a degree from university that requires equivalency).

  8. Scholarships will not be awarded to individuals who are receiving free supervision at their place of employment.

  9. Funds are to be used solely for the purpose of licensure supervision and will be paid directly to the licensure supervisor.

  10. If an applicant pauses supervision (a pause is defined as not receiving supervision for more than 4 consecutive weeks) they will lose the award.

  11. Applicant will be responsible for notifying BMHCR when supervision has paused and must pay back any funds that were distributed during a pause.

  12. The scholarship will pay the contracted fee for supervision (as indicated in the official contract) and no more than $200 per month.

  13. An invoice should not be submitted if direct supervision has not been provided for the payment period.