Scholarship Process

Following is a description of the process used by the NNECERAPPA board to award scholarships to APPA and ERAPPA educational opportunities. It should be noted that both NNECERAPPA and ERAPPA offer scholarships to the APPA Institutes.  These instructions below are provided for the NNECERAPPA scholarship process.  If you have interest in applying for an ERAPPA scholarship, please visit their website:   http://www.erappa.org 

1. For full consieration complete applications must be submitted a minimum 7 days prior to the chapter meeting preceeding the event. 
2. The NNECERAPPA application for scholarships may be found on at the following location:  Scholarship Application Page

3. The maximum number of scholarships awarded per year by the chapter is twelve, based on two per state per APPA institute (held twice a year).  We also provide half scholarships to other APPA and ERAPPA educational opportunities such as the APPA Leadership Academy and annual meetings. 
4. The scholarship application must be filled out and submitted in full, including work history and supervisor’s evaluation via email automatically as described on the application form.
5. The Scholarship Review Committee, made up of the three State Directors, will review all scholarship applications in advance of regularly scheduled Board meetings that are coincident with regular chapter meetings in the spring and fall.  The committee will submit their recommendations to the full board for approval.
6. The committee will review applications and determine who to recommend to the full board for awarding the scholarships based on the following criteria:
   ·        Has the applicant presented a complete application with work history and supervisor evaluation?
   ·        Has applicant been awarded a scholarship previously?
   ·        Is the applicant directly involved in the facilities business?
   ·        Has the applicant been in the facilities business for a number of years?
   ·        Have previous scholarships been awarded to applicants from the current applicant’s institution?
   ·        Does the applicant have potential for further contribution to the profession?
7.  If someone has been awarded a scholarship for an upcoming institute, but is unable to attend, they will forfeit their scholarship.  The committee will then award that scholarship to the next applicant under consideration from that state.  The only exception to forfeiture of the scholarship will be in the case of legitimate extenuating circumstances or by special consideration of the three State Directors.
8. If there is an extenuating circumstance why an applicant is unable to attend an Institute for which they were awarded a scholarship, they will receive one of the awards for the next Institute from their state.
9. Upon determination of awarding of a scholarship, the Secretary/Treasurer will write the applicant notifying them of the results.