VMS Scholarship Application Form

IAVM Regions are able to provide scholarships to the Venue Management School and Graduate Institute. The administration and award of the annual scholarships will be through the VMS Scholarship Committee or the Region. Scholarships are fully funded for the two-year VMS program and the Graduate Institute. For 2012, recipients will have tuition, room, and board (including applicable taxes) paid by the scholarship. Recipients or their employers must pay for travel, some meals and other incidental expenses.

Scholarship Eligibility
     1. Those applicants that aren't awarded a scholarship MAY pay their own way
     2. Scholarship applications come to IAVM WHQ and then they are sent to the          IAVM Region for approval

To be eligible, an applicant must need financial assistance.

An applicant must be employed in the public assembly venue industry or directly related business such as concessions, ticketing, crowd management and other venue service related companies. Preference, however, will be given to applicants employed in public assembly venues.

Applicant and/or his/her venue must commit to both annual sessions of VMS to include payment of the balance of costs (i.e.: transportation) not covered by the scholarship award. If the Scholarship recipient leaves the industry or IAVM Region, the Scholarship will be terminated.

Scholarship Award Criteria
The Board of Regents suggests the following criteria in the award process but the IAVM Regions may impose additional criteria:

1. Progression of professional development as demonstrated by work     history/resume

2. Current job responsibilities

3. Career objectives of the applicant

4. Membership in IAVM

5. Submission of one-page typed essay on "Why I Should Be Awarded this     Scholarship."

Judging of each criterion to be based on one to five points (i.e.: maximum score 25 points) with scholarship awards given to highest total score.

Application Process

1. Click here for the VMS/Graduate Institute scholarship application form.

2. Complete scholarship application form (must be typed). The application must also be signed by the facility/organization Chief Executive Officer to certify venue/organization support of the application and, if necessary, to financially support the remaining costs of the school not covered by the scholarship applicant.

3. IMPORTANT: To be eligible for consideration, scholarship applicants also must apply to be a student at the school by January 15, 2012, using the Graduate Institute Student Application form available on the IAVM website. Fill out the First Year Application form then print the page before submitting. Include a copy of the completed Graduate Institute Application with your Scholarship Application.

4. IMPORTANT: The completed scholarship form must be received no later than January 15, 2012 to be considered for the 2012 session. Mail to:


Venue Management School
Oglebay Graduate Institute Scholarship
IAVM
635 Fritz Drive, Suite 100
Coppell, Texas 75019

5. IAVM will forward the scholarship applications to the IAVM Regions. Notification of scholarship awards will be made by the Regions.

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