2009 NYS LGBT POC Health Summit: Scholarships Are NOW Available!
Scholarships are available!
If you are interested in attending Unity Through Diversity: Shifting Our Focus, the New York State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender People of Color Health Summit in Albany, New York on a scholarship, please complete and submit the required information by: June 30, 2009. Only completed applications will be processed. All information provided on your scholarship application will be treated with confidentiality.
A complete Scholarship application includes:
§ All of the required information on the application;
§ The questionnaire is answered fully;
§ 2 letters of reference (one must be from an employer);
§ Your current resume;
§ An essay of approximately 500 words addressing (1) what you hope to gain from participating in Unity through Diversity(2) how the information gained relates to your current work or education; and (3) why you need financial assistance to attend this Summit.
A limited number of partial and full scholarships are available for individuals who lack the sufficient funds needed to participate. Only one full or partial scholarship will be awarded per agency based on availability. The determination for scholarship awards will be based on financial need, geographic distribution, and the transferability of skills gained through attending the summit to the participants' respective agencies and communities.
Scholarship Recipient Requirements:
Scholarship recipients will be required to volunteer 4 hours of their time to help the Summit coordinators. Volunteers are needed on every day of the Summit to ensure that registration, workshops, and all events are coordinated and run smoothly. As a volunteer, you may be asked to take notes in a particular workshop, help to pass out and collect workshop evaluation forms, aid in processing registration forms, or greet other conference attendees as they arrive. Scholarship recipients who do not volunteer a minimum of four hours will have their scholarship revoked and will need to leave the Summit immediately, in addition to paying any costs incurred at the Summit that were previously covered by the scholarship.
Scholarship recipients will be required to attend ALL workshops and events ON TIME. It is expected that scholarship winners will be present for the entire length of the conference, will attend all available workshops and events. Scholarships recipients who are absent from required workshops and events will have their scholarship revoked and will need to leave the Summit immediately, in addition to paying any costs incurred at the Summit that were previously covered by the scholarship.
Applications must be postmarked or received by June 30, 2009. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Applicants will be notified of decisions on or before October 1, 2009.
Scholarship Type: Includes:
Not Covered:
Full
ALL hotel, travel and registration expenses (up to $630)
Everything is covered
Partial - Lodging
ONLY hotel expenses (up to $333)
Travel and Registration costs
Partial - Travel
ONLY travel expenses (up to $100)
Lodging and Registration costs
Partial - Registration
ONLY registration expenses (up to $200)
Travel and Lodging costs
Combination #1
ONLY Travel AND Registration expenses (up to $300)
Lodging costs
Combination #2
ONLY Lodging AND Registration expenses (up to $530)
Travel costs Combination #3
ONLY Travel AND Lodging expenses (up to $433)
Registration costs
Click here < http://www.unitythroughdiversity.com/editable_scholarship_app.pdf > to fill out the Scholarship application!
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