STL-ODN 2012 Conference Scholarships Available

Due to the generosity of this year’s sponsors, the STL-ODN Executive Team is making available a limited number of conference registration scholarships. These scholarships will help members that are students or in career transition attend the upcoming 2012 Conference.  The scholarship application period is from Friday, January 20, 2012 until Friday, January 27, 2012. Interested applicants must submit an email of interest.

Scholarship Information:

• A maximum of seven (7), registration scholarships will be awarded to professional members.
• A maximum of three (3), registration scholarships will be awarded to graduate student members.
• An email of interest must be received by close of business (5:00pm CST) on January 27^th.
• Recipients will have a credit applied against their conference registration for the registration fee; no direct cash awards will be made. 

Scholarship Requirements:

• Applicants for both scholarships must be a member of STL-ODN in good standing.
• For the professional member awards, we are looking to support OD professionals in a career transition (including those not employed full-time).
• To apply for the graduate student member awards, you have to be enrolled in an OD, I/O or other graduate program that relates to the field.
• We will take into account, tenure in STL-ODN and participation in any service activities that give back to the organization and its membership.

Please include in the email of interest:

• Name
• The type of scholarship you are applying for: Professional or Student
• Length of Tenure in STL-ODN
• Service activities you are or have been involved in with STL-ODN
• Amount of time in transition (Professional Members Only)
• Current Graduate Program (Student Members Only)