Funding and Scholarship Opportunities

Individuals may apply for funding for the following purposes:

• Professional development activities, classes, or trainings to keep current job or maintain current accreditation / licensure;
• Professional development activities, classes, or trainings to acquire new skills, accreditations, or licensures to be eligible for a raise, promotion, or other career advancement;
• Workforce retraining programs or classes to learn new skills to acquire a new job or retain a job;
• Reimbursement for a mandatory one-time or periodic professional licensing fee;
• Reimbursement for legal fees incurred through APSA’s legal services provider, LegalShield, for employment-related legal services that are not fully covered by the APSA LegalShield plan.
   

Groups or communities may apply for funding for the following purposes:

• Professional development activities, classes, or trainings to keep current job or maintain current accreditation / licensure;
• Professional development activities, classes, or trainings to acquire new skills, accreditations, or licensures to be eligible for a raise, promotion, or other career advancement;
• Workforce retraining programs or classes to learn new skills to acquire a new job or retain a job;
• Project to improve your workplace or other professional community.

Timeline & Requirements

Applications are open through March 31, 2023 and are evaluated on a rolling basis. An additional application opportunity will open in fall 2023. 

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Does the funding proposal fit within a listed funding category?
• Does the applicant fully describe how the funding will help them professionally, or their professional community?
• Is the request amount appropriate for the described outcome?
• Does the funding request support the individual’s or community’s membership?
   

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