VAHC Scholarship Guidelines

VAHC will be awarding twenty scholarships of up to $400 each for the 2010 Annual Conference. Scholarship applications must be received between February 22, 2010 and February 26, 2010. All requests must be made through the website online application which will be available on February 22nd.

Only one scholarship request per email will be accepted. A confirmation email will be sent to the applicant within 24 to 48 hours. Please limit requests for scholarships to only two applicants per agency.

· Scholarships can be used for the following: certification and manual costs, conference registration and conference hotel room rental.

· In accepting a scholarship award, the recipient agrees to fully participate in the entire conference and to take at a minimum the number of CEUs required to maintain certifications.

· Scholarships cannot be used for the following: membership dues, food, travel, use of internet, phone calls, or any other incidental charges incurred during stay in hotel room.

· Email should contain:

• Name of recipient
• Agency name and address
• Amount requested and expenses to be covered
• Name, address and email address of Supervisor or Executive Director

· The VAHC Scholarship Committee will transfer the awarded amount directly to the VAHC Treasurer. No direct payments to recipients will be made.

· All grantees must use the scholarship funds or notify the VAHC Treasurer by email no later than March 12, 2010.

· The Supervisor or Executive Director of each scholarship award recipient will be asked to sign an acceptance letter agreeing to use the scholarship as awarded, or to reimburse VAHC for the amount awarded. Acceptance of the award includes the participant’s full participation in the conference, including taking the number of CEUs needed to maintain certifications.

· Please do not apply for a Scholarship if your agency or organization has the ability to pay.

· Scholarships will be awarded based on the information received. No revisions will be accepted.

· If the recipient who was awarded a scholarship cannot attend the conference, the scholarship grant will be awarded to another recipient from another agency or credited back into the VAHC Scholarship Fund.

For general questions regarding the scholarship program, please contact Cheri Miles, Scholarship Chair at Cheri.Miles@dhcd.virginia.gov.