Donald Hood Student Research Grant

Award Details

AARC continues its commitment to excellence in scholarship and clinical practice through the awarding of the Donald Hood Student Research Grant. This annual grant program is designed to recognize and honor those who are seeking to complete research investigations that show promise for outstanding contributions to the counseling profession.

The recipient of the Donald Hood Student Research Grant will receive a cash award up to $500.00, a certificate of recognition, a free ticket for the AARC annual award luncheon, and acknowledgment of the award in AARC’s various news outlets (NewsNotes and on the website).

Deadline: May 15th, 2025

To Apply

Please submit the following materials:

  1. Vita and cover letter.
  2. Faculty letter of support.
  3. A five page research proposal* written in APA 7th ed. style that includes the following:
    • A title page, abstract, introduction, methodology, and selected references.
    • 50-word statement indicating how the project will be helped by the grant.
    • 50-word statement discussing the project’s significance
    • A projected budget and timetable for the project’s completion.

*The title page and references are not included in the page count. Proposals can be formatted in double or single space.

All documents should be amalgamated into one .pdf file and submitted to the AARC Grants Committee Co-Chairs via email [email protected]. Please include the specific award you are applying for in the title of the application & a statement confirming AARC membership.

Previous Award Recipients

  • 2024 Annette Ibarra Skeen, University of South Carolina
  • 2023 Rattanakorn (Gon) Ratanashevorn, University of Missouri, St. Louis
  • 2022 Laura C. Craven, University of South Carolina
  • 2021 Megan A. Whitbeck and Luke A. Vitagliano, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • 2020 Elizabeth Orrison, Old Dominion University
  • 2017 Seungbin Oh, University of Central Florida
  • 2016 Eric Price, Universiity of North Texas
  • 2015 Madeline Clark, Old Dominion University
  • 2014 Ashley Blount, University of Central Florida
  • 2013 Christopher Christmas, University of Central Florida
  • 2011 Janeen Miller, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
  • 2010 Kelly Emelianchik, Old Dominion University
  • 2009 L. Marinn Pierce, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  • 2008 Erin Mason, Georgia State University
  • 2007 Laura Welfare, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • 2006 Amy Land, Georgia State University
  • 2005 Tamba-Kuii Bailey, Georgia State University
  • 2004 Danica Hays, Georgia State University
  • 2003 Randy Watts, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Reginald Tucker, Harvard School of Public Health
  • 2002 Hung-Bin Sheu, University of Maryland
  • 2001 Simone Lambert, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Carl Sheperis, University of Florida