The Bierman Rising Clinician Scholarship supports future clinicians who are passionate about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), evidence-based care, and meaningful outcomes for children and families.
About this scholarship
This round of the Bierman Rising Clinician Scholarship invites applicants to look at supervision through a behavior-analytic lens: reflecting on how the same data-based principles that guide client care, including objective measurement and feedback loops, also guide how we coach, mentor, and grow the clinicians delivering that care.
The Big Idea
Hover or tap any stage to see how it plays out for a client, and for the clinician supervising their care.
The principles that guide individualized client care, including objective measurement, data-based decision making, and feedback loops, apply just as directly to how we supervise, coach, and develop the people delivering that care. Your essay should connect that mindset to a real or observed supervision experience, and reflect on what it changed about how you define progress.
Essay Prompt
ABA emphasizes data-based decision making for clients, but effective supervision also relies on data for staff and systems. Your essay should address all three of the reflection points below.
Award & Eligibility
Tuition, certification fees, supervision, and exam fees. Paid directly to you. Winners are responsible for applicable taxes.
Key Dates
Mark your calendar!
Read "Data-Informed Supervision" and the rubric.
1,000–1,500 words. PDF or DOCX format.
Essay + transcript using the naming convention below.
Before September 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
Submission Requirements
All essays are reviewed blind. Your cover page is the only place that should include your name.
Begin with a cover page that includes your name, school/program, and contact information. Everything after the cover page must contain no identifying information — no name, school, or details that could identify you.
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All essays are reviewed blind. Your cover page is the only place that should include your name.
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Submissions suspected of being written by AI will not be scored and will be immediately disqualified. The ideas and writing must be your own. Light editing support (grammar, spell check) is acceptable. AI-generated content is not.
How You Are Scored
All essays are de-identified and scored against a published rubric. Each criterion is reviewed independently on a 0–25 scale, then totaled. There are no “right” answers.
A clearly described supervision or staff scenario, specific about what was measured and why, with data use tied to supervision or staff performance rather than client outcomes alone.
A genuine reflection on how the experience reshaped the applicant’s view of progress, addressing both the client and the team or staff dimension.
A specific data type and analysis method (for example, direct observation, performance scorecards, or IOA), with a clear connection between what the data showed and the behavioral changes that followed.
Clear, well-organized writing with an authentic personal voice, appropriate length (1,000–1,500 words), and self-aware reflection that goes beyond the obvious.
Submit Your Application
Applicants must have completed at least 8 graduate credits in an ABA master’s program. This scholarship is for external applicants only; current Bierman employees are not eligible.
Yes, all 50 U.S. states.
No. This scholarship is designed for rising clinicians at multiple stages.
Light editing support is okay. The ideas and writing should be yours.
We may not be able to provide individual feedback due to volume.
This is a skill-based scholarship. The judging rubric will guide selection (e.g., originality, feasibility, potential impact, alignment with ethical care). View the judging rubric and Terms & Conditions.
Each edition offers two $2,000 cash awards, plus mentorship touchpoints with Bierman clinical leaders (including 1:1 time with our CCO), community recognition, and shadow-day opportunities (or virtual options). The number of winners and any additional perks will be confirmed at launch.
No. No purchase necessary. There are no fees to apply.
Disbursement details will be clarified at launch. Winners are responsible for applicable taxes.
The Bierman Rising Clinician Scholarship is external-only. (If an internal track is added later, it will be announced separately.)
There will be three scholarships per year. Dates for each scholarship will be released at the info session, and future windows will be posted here.
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The Bierman Rising Clinician Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship funded by corporate dollars. We follow non-discrimination principles. Full Terms & Conditions and the judging rubric will be published at launch. Geographic eligibility: All 50 US States. External applicants only; current Bierman employees are not eligible. No purchase necessary. Winners are responsible for applicable taxes. Void where prohibited.
