Dear Foundations in Contemplative Care Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in NYZC’s Foundations in Contemplative Care training program for the 2024-2025 academic year. Below you will find a comprehensive summary of the application process, as well as the application itself.
Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are now being accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. Space is limited. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Once the program is fully enrolled, accepted applicants will be added to the waitlist and notified if a seat opens prior to the 2024-2025 academic year.
EARLY APPLICATION DISCOUNT:
Submit your application and application fee by May 15, 2024 to receive a $300 credit toward the Foundations training. Your application is not considered complete without the application fee payment.
ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
CAREPARTNERSHIP
No previous carepartnership experience is required. Each of us has the capacity to embrace the suffering of another person and provide compassionate care. The training is designed to support those new to the practice as well as lay and professional/clinical carepartners wishing to integrate spiritual practice and care.
CONTEMPLATIVE/SPIRITUAL
We welcome applicants from any (or no) spiritual tradition who have had an ongoing personal contemplative practice (e.g. meditation, yoga, centering prayer, etc.) for at least six months and share a commitment to exploring the intersection of contemplative practice, care, and compassionate service.
Prior participation in a silent retreat is suggested but not required. For those who don't enter the program with this experience, you are encouraged to attend a silent retreat during the program. NYZC's Sesshin qualifies for this requirement.
Note: Physicians (MD and DO), advanced practice registered nurses (nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives), and physician assistants interested in the contemplative approach to care may wish to apply for our Contemplative Medicine Fellowship program.
HOW TO APPLY
The application process has been carefully designed to help NYZC get to know you and for both you and NYZC discern if this training is appropriate for you at this time.
Applying to the Foundations program involves submitting an online application and fee, submitting a letter of recommendation (using the reference form provided below), and a Zoom-based interview with a Foundations teacher/mentor.
Note: In order to maintain insurance compliance, NYZC is required to have background checks performed on Foundations in Contemplative Care students because they volunteer as part of the training. Background checks are conducted by a third party and include: Social Security Trace (verification of identity), nationwide criminal history search, and Department of Justice (DOJ) sex offender search. All background check reports will be kept strictly confidential by NYZC. If NYZC has any questions regarding what was reported in the background check, we will contact you to provide information pertaining to what was reported.
Complete the Online Application Below
- Please answer all open-ended questions in paragraph or short essay form directly on the application. IMPORTANT - Please compose your answers in a separate document, then copy and paste into the online application when you're ready to submit the application. Composing your answers in the application itself may take long enough that your browser session can expire and your work could be lost.
- Because of the detailed nature of this process, we charge a $150 application fee to cover administrative costs.
- If you cannot afford the application fee, please email us directly at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- After you've submitted your application by clicking the SUBMIT APPLICATION button at the bottom of this page, you will be shown a confirmation screen from which you can pay the application fee. You will receive a confirmation via email after the credit card charge goes through.
Request Letter of Recommendation
- To submit the required personal reference, please download the reference form here, share it with your reference, and once it has been completed, have them email it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . This information is also included on the reference form.
Scholarship Applicants Only
- A limited number of partial scholarships are available. If you are applying for a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) scholarship, please complete this scholarship application. If you are applying for a Financial Need scholarship, please complete this scholarship application.
NYZC Application Review & Interview
- Your application to the Foundations program will be ready for our review once we have received your application, a completed reference form, the $150 application fee, and a scholarship application (if applicable), and you have cleared the background check.
- Once reviewed, we will contact you to schedule an interview with a Foundations teacher/mentor.
If you have any questions, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
- A deposit of $2337.50 is due 2 weeks after acceptance.
- The balance payment is due on Friday, August 16th, 2024 (three weeks before class begins).
- All payments are non-refundable.
Submit your application and application fee by May 15, 2024 to receive a $300 credit toward the Foundations training. Your application is not considered complete without the application fee payment.
