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2024 Winter School Scholarship recipients laughing and having fun after awards luncheon

Since our inception in 1978, the NC Foundation for Alcohol & Drug Studies (NCFADS) has been dedicated to providing excellence in education for addictions professionals.

Best known for our annual Winter & Summer Schools, we aim to bring distinguished industry leaders to present cutting edge topics so that when our attendees venture back home, they have the knowledge, resources, skills, and confidence to implement what they have learned into practice.

Register for 2025 Winter School

NCFADS 2025 Winter School


SAVE THE DATE: February 23, 2025 – February 26, 2025

The NCFADS 2025 Winter School will be held at the Embassy Suites in Greensboro from Sunday, February 23rd through Wednesday, February 26th.. 

Scholarship applications will open in November of 2024 and close in December of 2024.
Registration for 2025 Winter School will open by December 1, 2024. If you have submitted a scholarship application, please DO NOT register for school until you receive your scholarship application results. 

Register by clicking the blue button below.

If you have any questions, please reach out to NCFADS Executive Director, Sarah Cothren, at executivedirector@ncfads.org.

Upcoming School Dates:

2025 Summer School

SAVE THE DATE | July 21 – 25, 2025
The 2025 Summer School will return in person at Atlantic Beach.  More details coming soon!

2025 Summer School


Join us July 21st – July 25th in person in Atlantic Beach, NC for the 2025 NCFADS Summer School.  

More details coming soon!

Upcoming School Dates:

2025 Winter School

Sunday, February 23, 2025 – Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Embassy Suites in Greensboro, NC
More details to come!

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NCFADS Scholarships


About Our Scholarship Opportunities 

As part of our commitment to the professionals serving populations affected by substance use, NCFADS awards dozens of full-ride scholarships for each Winter and Summer School.

  • Winter School scholarship applications typically open in November prior to school and will remain open for about 30 days. Recipients are notified of their scholarship award by mid-January.
  • Summer School scholarship applications typically open in April prior to school and will remain open for about 30 days. Recipients are notified of their scholarship award by mid-May.

We would love for you to consider applying for a scholarship to attend our highly-respected schools.

Click here to learn more about our scholarship application process.

If you have any questions, please reach out to NCFADS Executive Director, Sarah Cothren, at executivedirector@ncfads.org.

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