Conference Scholarships

Limited scholarship awards are available to NAME members and college students in need of financial assistance to attend the July 7–10, 2010 Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators Conference in Florence, Oregon. Scholarship funds can help with all or part of the conference registration fee and travel costs (an effort will be made to set up carpools). No lodging stipend is available, but sharing accomodations is encouraged to reduce costs. See application for details.

Criteria: Scholarship awards are based on financial need and applicability of conference content to career/future career of the applicant. Applicants must not be a voting member of the NAME Board of Directors, or a Contributing Member (organization, institution or corporation membership), and must not have been awarded a scholarship for the last three NAME Annual Conferences.

Selection and Award: All applications for NAME scholarships are confidential and will be seen only by the NAME Scholarship Committee, made up of NAME board members and past scholarship recipients. Selection will take place by June 30, 2010, and all applicants will be notified of the results as soon as possible thereafter. Successful applicants will complete the regular conference registration form, indicating in the space provided that they are scholarship recipients and are deducting the scholarship amount from the total due.

Application: Unfortunately, the deadline for this year’s scholarships has passed. We hope you'll still be able to join us at the conference in Florence!

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NAME Mini-grants

NAME Mini-Grants from $50 to $250 are awarded twice a year to current NAME members needing money for educational projects, workshops or activities that promote the value and care of our water resources and enhance the visibility of NAME. Past grants have helped purchase everything from building supplies to water testing kits, and have provided funds for needy students to attend a variety of field trips. To apply for a grant just complete the following application and return it to Debbie Smith , (water_star@hotmail.com) Mini-Grant chairperson, by either November 15th or May 15th.

Download a copy of the NAME mini-grant application and send it in today!