In 1978, the N.C. Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies (NCFADS) was chartered as a
private nonprofit corporation with the support and encouragement of the N.C. Department
of Human Resources, the Alcoholism Professionals of North Carolina (APNC) and the
Association of Drug Abuse Prevention (ADAP)

The Foundation has continued its professional relationship with the organization of
Addiction Professionals of North Carolina (APNC) who help sponsor its schools.  Also, the
Foundation has expanded the scope of its planning process to include establishing professionals
relationships with various other organizations in the addictions field.

The central mission of the NCFADS is to provide training for all addiction professionals.
The summer and winter schools are sponsored by the North Carolina Foundation for Alcohol
and Drug Studies and hosted by the Division for Public Service and Continuing Studies at UNC
Wilmington.

For more information about the Board and its membership process click on the appropriate
links at the top of the page.



Scholarships are effective ways to assist persons attending the training sponsored by the North
Carolina Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies (NCFADS).  These scholarship funds are
credited directly to a school participant's account to assist meeting NCFADS costs to cover
training, housing and food expenses.  In many cases, scholarship support provides the only way
some addiction professionals can attend NCFADS training.

We need donors who will be partners with NCFADS in making scholarships available to
those who need financial assistance to attend training that will improve the quality of treatment
they provide to addicted clients.

All gifts to support scholarships are treated as contributions to the NCFADS and are tax
deductible.  The donor will receive a receipt for the gift and will be recognized at each training
school during the year.



General Scholarships

* Donors may contribute any amount at any time into the general fund.

* All contributions are deposited in the general scholarship endowment fund.

* We encourage donations equal to a full-time resident option.

Named Scholarships

* The minimum amount to formally create a named scholarship is $1,000 plus the value of a full-
   time resident student at each subsequent school.

*Value of the full-time resident option for subsequent schools may increase slightly due to
   increased operating costs, i.e., food, housing, etc.

Endowed Scholarships

* Endowed scholarships are named and require an initial gift of $15,000 or that amount pledged
   over 3 years.

* Endowment earnings are reinvested in the scholarship principle to allow for growth and inflation.

* Endowed scholarships are self-sustaining and maintain their own identities for reporting
   purposes.

* All endowed scholarships are named and listed in each school catalog and announced at each
   school.

* The first endowed recipient will be announced approximately one year from the donation date.



Since the NCFADS operates on an October-September fiscal year, most payments for named or
endowed scholarships are made by May 15 of each year.  This allows NCFADS to budget for the
coming year and complete the scholarship application, approval and notification process.

Donations into the general scholarship fund may be made at any time during the year.  Gifts of stocks
and property are often used to fund scholarships.  The NCFADS is prepared to assist with these non-
cash gifts.

Other scholarships are planned and funded through wills.



* All scholarships are listed in appropriate NCFADS publications and on this website.

* Gifts of cash and non-cash may be accepted.

* Certain non-cash gifts may not be accepted by NCFADS.

* Twelve months notice is required to discontinue a  named or endowed scholarship.

* As with all foundations, all gifts are irrevocable.


To proceed to the pledge form click the link on the left at the beginning of this page or click here.