Apply forAzSAE’sCAE Scholarship!

AzSAE offers a CAE Scholarship to one deserving member a year. The scholarship is designed to help aspiring CAEs cover the costs of studying for the CAE exam.Scholarship Award Recipients receive reimbursement of up to $500 for study material/courses and/or exam application fee.

Eligibility
To be eligible for AzSAE’sCAE scholarship, you must:

  1. Be a member of AzSAE for at least a year.
  2. Demonstrate significant progress toward CAE application requirements, including:
  3. Three years of experience as a CEO at a qualifying organization (trade association, professional society, individual membership organization, philanthropic organization, tribal organization or association management company) OR have five years of experience working at the staff level at a qualifying organization.
  4. Currently employed by a qualifying organization OR have been employed by such within the last five years.
  5. Bachelor's degree or higher OR in lieu of a degree, you have eight additional years of professional work experience.
  6. Being committed to upholding the ASAEStandards of Conductand have no felony convictions related to the practice of association management.
  7. Completed at least 75 hours of the required 100 hours of broad-basedqualifying professional developmentwithin five years.

For full CAE requirements or more information on the CAE program, visit

Obligation of the Applicant
Scholarship recipients will be expected to “pay it forward” by volunteering or participating in at least one of the activities listed below.

  • CAE Study Group Facilitator.
  • Mentor at least one candidate for the scholarship program within 12 months of receiving the CAE designation.

Scholarship Award
$500 to support and assist with the costs associated with sitting for the CAE Exam* (i.e. Application Fee, CAE Core Resources, CAE Preparation Courses).
*For receipt of scholarship funds, recipient must submit a copy of theircompleted CAE Application within 12 months of scholarship acceptance.

How to Apply
A completed application must be submitted by the application deadline of Friday, November 3, 2017.Click here to access the application.

Questions?
Contact AzSAE Headquarters at or (480) 946-0119.

CAE Scholarship
Application Form

Name:

Association/Organization:

Title:

Email:Daytime Phone:

# of yrs in current position:# of yrs in Association Management:

How long have you been a member of AzSAE?

When do you plan to take the CAE Exam?
Who is funding your certification?: □ Self □ Employer □ Other:

Explain why receiving the CAE certification is important to you? (Use additional paper if necessary.)

Please confirm you meet the scholarship eligibility requirements of significant progress towards CAE application requirements, by initialing next to requirement below:

_____I have three years of experience as a CEO at a qualifying organization (trade association, professional society, individual membership organization, philanthropic organization, tribal organization or association management company) OR five years of experience working at the staff level at a qualifying organization.

_____ I am currently employed by a qualifying organization OR have been employed by such within the last five years.

_____I have a Bachelor's degree or higher OR in lieu of a degree, I have eight additional years of professional work experience.

_____I am committed to upholding the ASAEStandards of Conductand have no felony convictions related to the practice of association management.

_____I have completed at least 75 hours of the required 100 hours of broad-basedqualifying professional development.

I understand that if I am awarded the AzSAE scholarship, the receipt of the funds are available only after I provide AzSAE with a copy of my completed CAE application form within 12 months of scholarship award date.

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