Statement of Purpose: The Trudy McAllister Fund (Fund) was established in 2007 to support students of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine who attend ACAOM accredited schools or ‘candidate’ schools in the United States studying for their First Professional Degree, and for support of research and related activities that promote the advancement of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

This Fund was established to support students in the field who show promise of making significant contributions to clinical practice and/or to the understanding of the role of Traditional Oriental Medicine in a modern context. The scholarships are divided into two categories:

• Basic support scholarships for students who have completed at least one full academic year of their professional training and who, in the opinion of their faculty, advisors and the advisors of the Fund, show unusual promise in the practice of this medicine.

• Support for students who have entered the last phases of their clinical training or who have undertaken post-graduate studies in Oriental Medicine and who are, in the opinion of their faculty and the fund advisors, most likely to:

• Contribute to the successful integration of OM into modern American Medicine,
• Insure that such integration preserves the historical and classic character, philosophy and practice of OM as it is integrated into this modern context.

Fund Operations and Investment: The Fund is a “Scholarship Fund” held and managed by the Triskeles Foundation.

The amount of the individual scholarships and the number of scholarships shall be determined by the Scholarship Committee (Committee) and as recommended by the Advisory Board of the Fund each year.  For 2008, the scholarship will be a single award of $1,000.

Means of Applying: Each year, applications of proposed recipients for each of the designated scholarships must be forwarded to the advisors by faculty of professional OM schools. Each college may submit a maximum of three applications per year.

Applicants for scholarships will be required to fill out a formal application packet (Word/PDF) and provide school records, personal data, and letters of recommendation. Finalists will be asked to interview with representatives of the Board of Advisors and as applicable, with the Committee. The Board of Advisors will make recommendations to the Scholarship Committee of the Foundation for approval.

From 2008 onwards, awards of all scholarships will be announced in May of the academic year preceding the academic year of the scholarship. For the 2008/09 academic year, the application deadline is:

Applications must be postmarked by May 15, 2009
Awards will be announced in October

Application Packet:

Scholarships will be awarded on a one-year basis but may be renewable at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee as recommended by the Board of Advisors.

Permanent advisors to the fund:

• Gene Bruno, O.M.D. of Canby, Oregon
• William L. Prensky, O.M.D. of Brooklyn, NY

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