Scholarships for Board and Staff
Training
Scholarship Objectives
For 2008, MAAA has approximately $2,000 for scholarships to support organizational improvements in non-profit organizations that provide services to older adults. Scholarships are awarded for a specific organizational improvement such as fundraising, board training, financial management, human resources management, strategic planning, service development, and individual skill development for program services. Scholarship applications for conferences (inside or outside of Minnesota) can be applied for, but applicants must explain how the conference and relevant breakout sessions relates to the organization and the programs/services it provides.
Eligibility
Requirements
- Applicants must be a non-profit organization that provides direct
services to older adults and family caregivers within the seven-county
metropolitan area.
- Applicants must be an experienced service provider (incorporated
for a minimum of 2 years).
- Applicants with a staff of 10 or fewer and/or organizations
serving primarily minority seniors and low-income seniors will be
given preference.
- Applicant organizations cannot receive more than 2 scholarship(s)
in a 12-month period.
- Applicant organizations may apply for a maximum of $250 per
scholarship.
- Attendance at proposed training, workshop, or conference must
occur by December 31, 2008.
- Training, workshop or conference, e.g., report summary, must be
submitted to MAAA within 30 days of attendance.
E-mail, fax or mail one copy of the
application to: Metropolitan
Area Agency on Aging, Attn: Bob Anderson, 2365 N McKnight Rd, North St.
Paul, MN 55109. Phone: 651-917-4649, Fax: 651-641-8618.
E-mail:
bob@tcaging.org.
Applications will be reviewed by the 15th
of each month. To be considered, applications must be submitted to MAAA
by 4:30 p.m. of the last business day of the prior month.
Training Scholarship Agreement
Organizations will be notified of MAAA’s decision by the 20th of
each month. MAAA will expect to receive, within 30 days after proposed
training, workshop, or conference, proof of attendance and a final
report describing its quality, any recommendations to offer, and how
they will apply it to their organization. Failure to submit report(s) on
time may make applicants ineligible for future scholarships.
Training Withdrawal or Cancellation
Organizations will be responsible for reimbursing MAAA for any
scholarship funds forfeited by applicant due to nonattendance or
withdrawal from approved event.
For more information, contact
Bob Anderson
or at 651-641-8612.
Updated
01/31/2007
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