UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network recently awarded scholarships to four students wanting to enter the fields of child maltreatment, child welfare and child advocacy.
The de Lissovoy Intern Scholarship, funded through an endowment in honor of Vladimir de Lissovoy, provides funding for the prevention of child sexual abuse, the treatment of victims of child sexual abuse, and the study of issues related to child sexual abuse.
The scholarship supports students to help them complete an internship in the Centre County Children's Advocacy Center, Centre County Child and Youth Services, or Dauphin County Children and Youth Services.
This year’s scholarship awardees are Jasmine Kaypour, a junior majoring in criminology with minors in child maltreatment and advocacy studies and art; and Megan McBride, a junior majoring in telecommunications and media industries, with minors in human development and family studies, and child maltreatment and advocacy studies.
The Reducing Disparities in Child Welfare Scholarship is funded through the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network and supports students who are minoring in undergraduate child maltreatment and advocacy studies, who demonstrate a clear understanding of and commitment to addressing ethnic and racial disparities in child welfare-serving systems.
This year’s awardees are Hannah Donnell, junior majoring in biobehavioral health and minoring in child maltreatment and advocacy studies; and Maggie Penner, junior majoring in psychology and minoring in Spanish and child maltreatment and advocacy studies.
“These scholarships help to support students who want to study in the fields of child maltreatment, child welfare, and child advocacy,” said Christian Connell, director of the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network and associate professor of human development and family studies. “We hope to help prepare and equip these scholars with the knowledge and the skills they need to be competitive leaders in their field.”
Students interested in applying for these scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year should visit the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network’s website for more information.
Established in 2012, the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, part of the Social Science Research Institute, is a national leader in research designed to influence public policy that better protects vulnerable children from abuse.