The NASPA Foundation, in partnership with NASPA, is excited to offer a scholarship opportunity designed to keep NASPA members connected to the field and the Association during the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Donor gifts have allowed for scholarships to directly support membership.
Scholarships are open for any NASPA member or potential member employed at a higher education institution* in need of financial assistance, including those without institutional support for professional development.
*Transitional Members and Student Affiliate Members are not required to be employed at a higher education institution.
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Transitional Members
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full funding
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This membership type is reserved for those who have been furloughed or laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You must apply separately to receive a Transitional Membership, then you may apply for the scholarship in order to receive full funding.
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Undergraduate and Graduate Student Affiliates
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full funding
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You must be a student who does not work at a higher education institution.
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Professional Affiliates
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50% funding (member dues reduced from $80 to $40)
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You must be employed at a higher education institution.
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Associate Affiliates
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funding for the difference between Associate Affiliate and Professional Affiliate rates (member dues reduced from $250 to $80)
- You must be employed at a higher education institution.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis in order of expiration date. Applicants will be contacted within 7 business days of their application submission. Scholarships are currently available until funding is expended, whichever comes first. The NASPA Foundation will extend the program as needed.
Terms and Eligibility Requirements:
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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis in order of expiration date.
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Applicants will be contacted within 7 business days of their application submission.
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Applicants who renew their membership after applying for scholarship will no longer be eligible to receive a scholarship. If your application is approved, NASPA will provide an invoice to pay the remainder of your membership, if applicable.
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Scholarships are currently available until funding is expended, whichever comes first. The NASPA Foundation will extend the program as needed.
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Scholarships are open for anyone in the field (both current members* and non-members) in need, with preference given to individuals in financial hardship, recently graduated, and/or without institutional support for professional development.
*Those with current memberships that will expire within 90 days of submitting their application are eligible to apply.
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You must be employed at a higher education institution to qualify for the Foundation Membership Scholarship, unless you are a Transitional Member or Student Affiliate Member. If you are unemployed, please consider the
Transitional Membership
available to those who have been furloughed or laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Foundation Membership Scholarships are not awarded consecutively. If you received a scholarship in the past year, you may not apply for a scholarship again until the following year.
For questions about this scholarship, please email membership@naspa.org