Alliant Educational Foundation

About Alliant Educational Foundation

Alliant Educational Foundation’s recent public grant record is defined by a repeated $500,000 scholarship award to Alliant International University Inc., made in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for scholarships based on academic achievement. That three-year pattern points to a funder that uses large, direct scholarship support as a core tool rather than spreading resources across many small awards. The foundation’s mission language emphasizes building bridges between under-resourced communities, universities, and other organizations to create a more equitable, healthy, and just society, and its active programs show that education and mental health sit close together in its strategy. Beyond scholarships, the foundation supports clinical psychology training and service delivery through the AEF Fellows Program, a cohort scholarship and mentorship model for incoming doctoral students in California, and the Regional Children’s Mental Health Consortium, which places graduate students at youth-serving agencies to expand no-cost mental health services for underserved children, youth, and families. It also backs faculty and staff innovation grants that seed new research, publications, and student advancement initiatives across Alliant campuses.

What Alliant Educational Foundation Funds

In higher education, the foundation repeatedly supports academic-achievement scholarships at Alliant International University Inc., with $500,000 awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Its scholarship portfolio also extends to managed endowment funds for Alliant students in California and Arizona, including targeted awards for specific student populations and fields. Clinical psychology is another major thread. The AEF Fellows Program supports incoming doctoral students in PhD and PsyD programs across California with multi-year scholarships, mentorship, and peer connections. In parallel, the Regional Children’s Mental Health Consortium places CSPP clinical psychology graduate students at youth-serving agencies to expand access to no-cost mental health services for underserved children, youth, and families in San Diego County and the San Francisco Bay Area. The foundation also makes one-time seed grants for faculty and staff innovation, including new programs, research, publications, and curricular enhancements across Alliant campuses.

How Alliant Educational Foundation Gives