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 (360) 357-5596 or toll-free
(888) 754-8798 or by email at
diana@arcwa.org.
The 2010 - 2011 application for the Arc
Trust Fund Stipends will be posted in
October 2009.
Five Stipends Awarded by The Arc Trust
Fund
The Arc of Washington Trust Fund
announces five awards, each in the
amount of up to $5,000 for the full
2009‑2010 academic year to each of the
following students:
This year the Stipend Committee is
recommending 4 awards, each in the
amount of up to $5,000 each, providing
that the recipient remains in school for
the full 2009-2010 academic year, to
each of the following students:
Roxanne
Ocampo, Western Washington University,
Speech Language Pathology.
Ms Ocampo is currently a student at
Skagit Valley College planning to
transfer to WWU to obtain a bachelor’s
degree in Communication Sciences and
Disorders followed by a master’s degree
in Speech Language Pathology. She came
here from Mexico 8 years ago, learned
English and volunteered in her community
including as a teaching assistant for
bilingual children with developmental
disabilities. Having a family member
with a speech disability has helped her
realize how important one’s ability to
communicate verbally with others is.
Jessica
R. Luce, Western Washington University,
Masters in Education, Literacy.
Ms Luce’s interest in special education
began when she started volunteering at a
Girl Scout camp for girls with
disabilities. She is currently an
elementary special educator in the
Lynden School District for students with
complex special needs. She also
volunteers as a chaperone for Trips,
Inc. helping adult travelers with
disabilities. She sees herself possibly
working as a high school transition
teacher focusing on community
involvement and self-advocacy. As she is
working toward her Masters degree, she
is also pursuing National Board
certification.
Rachel Ann Montague, Seattle Pacific
University, School of Psychology, Family
and Community.
Ms Montague is a third year graduate
student in a doctoral program in
clinical psychology. Her interest in
intellectual disabilities began when she
worked on a behavioral consultation
project at the University of Washington.
She is working on a research project
investigating the differences in
behavioral regulation strategies between
children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders and typically developing
children. She has also worked as the
clinic coordinator at the University of
Washington Autism Center. She sees
herself in a career providing clinical
services such as evaluations,
consultation and therapy for children
with a variety of developmental
disabilities and envisions herself
leading research projects throughout her
career.
Colleen A. Kidney, Portland State
University, Ph.D. in community
Psychology.
Ms Kidney has chosen to focus her
research on various projects surrounding
adults with intellectual and
developmental disabilities (IDD). She is
working on several research projects and
her thesis project consists of working
with a group to create reliable and
valid measures of sense of community,
autism identity and well-being. Through
her graduate school career she intends
on further investigating how scientific
gatekeepers silence the voices of people
with IDD as well as how community can
foster positive outcomes such as
well-being. She believes that through
involvement in research, community and
policy making, that the voices of all
people can be heard and valued.