AACN and APPCN offer a joint scholarship program to support candidates working toward Board Certification in Clinical Neuropsychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP).

The scholarships are available for any of the three stages of the ABPP application process: the written test, practice sample submission, and oral examination. Scholarships will be awarded as reimbursement of expenses for the stage applied for.

Individuals may apply for a scholarship for more than one stage in the same year.

For the written exam, scholarships will cover both the ABPP fee and the test-taking fee. For applications submitted for the January 1, 2027 deadline either the ABPP written exam fee or the test-taking fee (or both) must have been paid in calendar year 2026. 

For the practice sample, applications submitted for the January 1, 2027 deadline must include a receipt for the ABPP practice sample fee paid in calendar year 2026.

For the oral exam, applications submitted for the January 1, 2027 deadline must include a receipt for the ABPP oral exam fee paid in calendar year 2026, or the fee can have been paid previously if the oral exam was taken in 2026.

Scholarships are intended for individuals who do not have funding available from their employer specifically to support ABPP application costs. For example, individuals whose employer pays for completion of the ABPP process with funds designated for this purpose or from a general fund (i.e., ABPP fees are not paid from a specific individual’s professional development allocation) are not eligible. Individuals who have to pay for ABPP fees from personal funds, or from professional accounts that they could otherwise use for other professional expenses are eligible for these scholarships. Some scholarships are dedicated for applicants who graduated from APPCN member postdoctoral fellowship programs.

AACN and APPCN strongly encourage applications from individuals from historically underrepresented backgrounds, such as underrepresented racial and/or ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, or individuals from socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds that have presented challenges to a career in clinical neuropsychology.