Criteria

Criteria for Awarding Scholarships (june 1 cycle)

 

  1. The application must be approved electronically by the State Scholarship Chair or their designee before proceeding to the next level for review.
  2. Member vestment will be $100 to qualify for up to $1,500 scholarship and a vestment of $200 (an additional $100 contribution to the scholarship fund) to qualify for an additional scholarship award from $1,501 to $3,000 (no more than $1,500 in any one scholarship request will be awarded). Each participant must have made this contribution before the end of the previous year's AM/PIC. (Check with your State Scholarship Committee Chair to confirm this before applying. If one group member has not contributed $100 by the deadline, it disqualifies the entire group).
  3. Study or training must start before the next scheduled AM/PIC. It cannot be initiated before the Scholarship Selection Committee and the Trustees of the NACAA Educational Foundation approve the application.
  4. Applications will be judged and funded based on their completeness, training plan, how they will be used/ applied post-training, and the availability of funds.
  5. The award includes advanced degrees, graduate credits, tours, seminars, research, or specialized training for individual or group professional improvement.  The scholarship may not be used to attend the NACAA AM/PIC.
  6. A scholarship awardee may request advancement of up to two-thirds of the awarded amount 30 days before the activity for which they received the scholarship begins. The request for an advancement must be submitted in writing to the National Chair. The advancement will be for reimbursement of expenses that have occurred before the completion of the activity. The National Chair reserves the right to adjust the advanced amount.
  7. A report must be made to the National Scholarship Chair within 30 days after training completion. The scholarship recipient submits an Educational Experience Report of 500 to 850 words along with expense documentation that follows the educational objectives NACAA and the Educational Foundation set forth.
  8. The Scholarship Selection Committee will select recipients with the final approval of the Trustees, NACAA Educational Foundation.
  9. The Scholarship Selection Committee reserves the right to recommend awarding less than requested.
  10. No scholarship will be awarded to a person if, as a result of such grant, any member of the Scholarship Selection Committee, National Board of NACAA, or any Trustee of the Foundation shall derive a private benefit, either directly or indirectly.
  11. Selection for Scholarships shall be made on an objective & nondiscriminatory basis, regardless of the race, creed, color, gender, or religion of the applicant.
  12. Each applicant must be a NACAA member in good standing with their State Association for the past two years.

Applications must be submitted by June 1. The The Scholarship Committee State Chair must approve the applications for their state by June 15. The Regional Vice Chair must approve the applications by July 1.
 

FOR GROUP APPLICATIONS - All tour members must meet criteria, including address, home and office phone, contribution of $100 to the NACAA Scholarship Fund by the end of the previous AM/PIC, whether they received a previous scholarship and if so, how much.

The scholarship committee will prioritize scholarship applications received in a calendar year. Applicants submitting only one scholarship in any given year will be given greater consideration for scholarship funding than those who have submitted an additional scholarship in a calendar year.

Criteria for Awarding Scholarships (december 1 cycle)

  1. The State Scholarship Chair or their designee must approve an application electronically before it can proceed to the next level for review.
  2. Member vestment will be $100 to qualify for up to $1,500 scholarship and a vestment of $200 (an additional $100 contribution to the scholarship fund) to qualify for additional scholarship awards from $1,501 to $3,000 (no more than $1,500 in any one scholarship request will be awarded). Each participant must have made this contribution before the end of the current year AM/PIC. (Check with your State Scholarship Committee Chair to confirm this before applying. If one group member has not contributed $100 by the deadline, it disqualifies the entire group).
  3. Study or training must start before the next scheduled AM/PIC. It cannot be initiated before the Scholarship Selection Committee and the Trustees of the NACAA Educational Foundation approve the application.
  4. Applications will be judged and funded based on their completeness, training plan, how they will be used/ applied post-training, and the availability of funds.
  5. The award includes advanced degrees, graduate credits, tours, seminars, research, or specialized training for individual or group professional improvement.  The scholarship may not be used to attend the NACAA AM/PIC.
  6. A scholarship awardee may request advancement of up to two-thirds of the awarded amount 30 days before the activity for which they received the scholarship begins. The request for receiving advancement must be submitted in writing to the National Chair. The advancement will be for reimbursement of expenses that have occurred before the completion of the activity. The National Chair reserves the right to adjust the advanced amount.
  7. The report must be made to National Scholarship Chair within 30 days after completing the training. The scholarship recipient submits an Educational Experience Report of 500 to 850 words and expense documentation that follows the educational objectives NACAA and the Educational Foundation set forth.
  8. The Scholarship Selection Committee will select recipients with final approval of the Trustees, NACAA Educational Foundation.
  9. The Scholarship Selection Committee reserves the right to recommend awarding less than what was requested.
  10. No scholarship will be awarded to a person if, as a result of such grant, any member of the Scholarship Selection Committee, National Board of NACAA, or any Trustee of the Foundation shall derive a private benefit, either directly or indirectly.
  11. Selection for Scholarships shall be made on an objective & nondiscriminatory basis, regardless of the race, creed, color, gender, or religion of the applicant.
  12. Each applicant must be a NACAA member in good standing with their State Association for the past two years.

 

Applications must be submitted by December 1. The State Scholarship Committee State Chair must approve the applications for their state by December 15, and the Regional Vice Chair must approve them by January 1.

The scholarship committee will prioritize scholarship applications received in a calendar year. Applicants submitting only one scholarship in any given year will be given greater consideration for scholarship funding than those who have submitted an additional scholarship in a calendar year.

For the December 1 applications, applicants will be notified by January 20 of the following year. With the exception of a formal educational class that begins in early January, no professional development activity can take place before notification by the National Chair.