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Scholarship Fund

Short on money but anxious to attend this year’s conference?

• You must have been an APH member for at least six months prior to July 31, 2009.
• Previous scholarship recipients are ineligible.
• You must register for the conference during July, but you do not need to submit the registration fee.
  • If you register online, send an email to Marty Walton, APH Operations Manager noting that you are applying for the scholarship and have not included payment with your registration.
  • If you register by mail, clearly note on your registration form that you are applying for the scholarship.
• Send an email to Adrienne Johns, Scholarship Fund Committee Chair or send a cover letter containing your name and contact information to:

  Adrienne Johns, Scholarship Fund Committee Chair

  1560 Stablewood Lane, Lake Forest, IL 60045

• On a separate sheet or in an email attachment, with no personal identification information, write an essay of 500 words or less conveying the following:
  1. A description of your personal history background and commitment;
  2. A description of your long-term commitment to APH;
  3. An explanation of your need for financial aid;
  4. A description of how you will contribute to APH the following year (committee work, regional work, helping with the conference, etc.);
  5. Any other considerations you would like the committee to know about.

• The application must be time-stamped by midnight, July 31, 2009.

• The names of recipients will be kept confidential except to APH Board members and the APH Operations Manager.
• Applicants will be sent an acknowledgement of their application by August 10.
• By August 31, applicants will be notified whether or not they have been awarded a scholarship.

If you can, please contribute to the APH Scholarship Fund

Because APH is a nonprofit trade organization and not a charity, contributions to APH are not tax-deductible in the U.S.