The Arc of Washington Trust Fund
is a 50 + year old trust which provides
funding to researchers in the field of
intellectual and other developmental
disabilities. The Trust Fund is
administered by a Board of
Administrative Trustees, of which some
members are appointed by the Board of
the Arc of Washington State and others
are elected by the Trust Fund Board from
throughout the Pacific Northwest.
The Trust Fund also conducts a student
stipend program, which continues each
year. The stipends, of up to $5,000
each, will be awarded in an initial
installment of $800 in the summer of the
award year and the balance in equal
installments at the beginning of each
academic session (semester, trimester or
quarter) to upper division or graduate
students in institutions of higher
education in the states of Washington,
Oregon, Alaska or Idaho, who have a
demonstrated interest in the field of
intellectual or other developmental
disabilities. Funds will be released to
the institutions for distribution to the
students for payment of student tuition,
books and general living expenses,
provided the schools provide evidence
that the students continue to be
enrolled (except the summer installment
when enrollment is not required). The
Trust Fund hopes that this will allow
colleges and universities to attract and
retain students interested in working in
the field as researchers, teachers or
practitioners.
Each applicant should have a particular
career interest in work relating to
intellectual or other developmental
disabilities. In addition to completing
this application form, each applicant
must submit a statement of his or her
interest in the field of intellectual or
other developmental disabilities,
academic and other qualifications,
achievements, and both immediate and
long-term goals. Letters of endorsement
from no fewer than two faculty sponsors
and official transcripts from the
colleges or universities the applicant
has attended must accompany each
student's statement.
Applications, along with all the other
required documents and materials,
must be postmarked no later than 12
Midnight in the locality where mailed on
February 28, 2010. Extensions
will not be granted. Applicants
will be notified of the Arc of
Washington Trust Fund Board’s decision
by April 30, 2010.
Late applications, recommendations or
transcripts will not be accepted.
For more information on the stipend
program please contact Diana Stadden,
Arc Trust Fund Administrative Assistant
by calling (253) 576-6351 or by email at
diana@arcwa.org.
2010 - 2011
Stipend Award Application: The
2010-2011 application for the Arc Trust
Fund Stipend Award is posted here.