2025 International Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) Scholarship

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The NBCC Foundation is pleased to announce the International Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF) scholarships. These scholarships are made possible through a partnership with the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE).

This scholarship program aims to increase the number of available professionals providing quality career development services. In doing so, the GCDF scholarship program plays an important role in the Foundation’s mission to leverage the power of counseling by strategically focusing resources for positive change. Two (2) international scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each are available to cover the costs of CCE-approved GCDF training. Funds will be remitted directly to the scholarship recipient. 

Eligibility Requirements: 

  • Applicants must commit to providing career counseling services for 2 years.
  • Applicants must document one of the following:
  1. an active GCDF credential in good standing and enrollment in an advanced education program in counseling or advanced education program covering one or more GCDF competency areas, as appropriate to their country, or
  2. enrollment in both a GCDF training program and a post-bachelor’s counseling program or advanced education course covering one or more GCDF competency areas, as appropriate to their country. 

The application deadline is Aug. 31, 2025, at 11:59 pm EDT.

Scholarship awardees will be announced by the end of December 2025.

For questions, see our Frequently Asked Questions. Please contact the Foundation at foundation@nbcc.org with any additional questions. 

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CCE provides the funding for these scholarships, which the Foundation administers on CCE’s behalf.

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