Washington Municipal Clerks Association
Guidelines for the Northwest Clerks Institute Scholarship Application for PD 1 Attendees
As part of the Washington Municipal Clerks Association (WMCA) efforts to encourage Washington Clerks to take advantage of educational opportunities, a scholarship program was instituted to help with the cost of attending the Northwest Clerks Institute Professional Development sessions.
Applicant Requirements:
§ Applicant must be a member in good standing of the Washington Municipal Clerks Association (applicant may join at the time of application).
§ Applicant must have requested his/her government agency to financially underwrite costs and been denied funding.
§ Applicant must submit a letter from their immediate supervisor that:
ü Indicates that, without a scholarship, the agency cannot fully fund the cost of the applicant attending the session and the applicant will not be able to attend;
ü Expresses support for the application; and
ü Indicates a commitment to grant time to attend the NCI session in its entirety.
§ Applicants are required to attend all sessions.
§ Application must be reviewed and signed supervisor.
NCI Scholarship Guidelines:
NCI Professional Development I session attendees are eligible for a scholarship for registration and lodging.
WMCA Scholarships will be limited to two per entity/one per person per WMCA fiscal year and will be firmly monitored.
Scholarships are non-transferable. Scholarship recipients who are unable to utilize scholarship funds must notify the Scholarship Committee Chair immediately.
Specific criteria are used to consider scholarship applications including:
§ First time scholarship applicant (1 point).
§ 3 or more WMCA Scholarships received (deduct 1 point for each scholarship received over 3 with a maximum 2 points). If you have previously received a scholarship you MUST provide documentation that you have served on a committee since receiving that scholarship. Documentation can be 1) a copy of your committee certificate or 2) the name of the committee (including the committee chair) you served on and when so that information can be verified.
§ Applicant has served in the Clerk profession less than one year (2 points).
§ Demonstration of financial need based on letter from Supervisor (0-1 point)
§ Response to questions on application (0-4 points per response for a total of 8 points possible). Points will be awarded based on the quality of the response, grammar, punctuations and overall general effort put forth.
§ Question #3 must indicate which committee you are willing to serve on.
§ Total points possible = 13
In the event of a tie, the earliest date(s) of submission will be used to determine who is awarded funding, with quality/completeness of responses as the secondary tie-breaker.
Scholarship awards will be made by the WMCA Executive Committee within the limitation of available funds.
Other funding opportunities from agencies such as AWC, CIAW, IIMC, WCIA and regional clerks associations may also be available. Applicants are encouraged to seek additional funding opportunities.
Applications must be complete when submitted, including letter from immediate supervisor. Applications may be submitted by mail, e-mail, or fax. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is received by the deadline. Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Deadline for applications is Friday, April 17, 2015.
Submit applications to:
Melissa Collins, CMC
Snohomish County PUD
P.O. Box 1107
Everett, WA 98206-1107
Phone: (425) 783-8616
I have reviewed and support this application. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Supervisors Signature Date
Scholarship Application
(Please print or fill in form fields)
Scholarship support is requested for PD INAME:
EMPLOYER: / POPULATION:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY: / STATE / ZIP
PHONE: / FAX:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
CURRENT POSITION/TITLE:
DATE CURRENT POSITION ASSUMED:
How long have you been a member of WMCA? / (years/months)
How long have you been in the Clerk Profession? / (years/months)
As a PD I attendee you are eligible for lodging. Do you need funds for lodging? YES NO
Have you previously been awarded a scholarship from WMCA? YES NO
If yes, how many scholarships have you been awarded?
On a separate sheet of paper please answer the following questions. Please note that your responses will be evaluated by members of the Scholarship Committee – including grammar and spelling – and points (0 – 4) will be assigned to each response. Your responses to these questions are heavily weighted in the evaluation process. The Committee highly recommends you place adequate importance on composing your responses for a successful application.
1. What does being a professional Municipal Clerk mean to you? If you are not a Municipal Clerk what does working within a Municipality mean to you. (This DOES NOT mean your job description)?
2. Describe in detail your short-term and long-term professional development and education goals and how this scholarship may help you to attain these goals.
3. If you are awarded a scholarship from WMCA, you will be asked to “pay it forward” to future scholarship recipients by volunteering on the Fundraising Committee which directly impacts scholarship funding during the upcoming year. Please keep in mind that if you receive a scholarship and you do not serve as an active member of the Committee you will be ineligible for a scholarship for 3 years following the end of your Committee assignment. The following are other committee’s that you might consider volunteering on:
o Audit
o Awards
o Education
o Bylaws
o Historical
o Legislative
o Membership
o Scholarship
o Newsletter
Applicant must submit a letter from their immediate supervisor that:
1. Indicates that, without a scholarship, the agency cannot fully fund the cost of the applicant attending the session and the applicant will not be able to attend;
2. Expresses support for the application; and
3. Indicates a commitment to grant time to attend the training in its entirety.
Letter from Supervisor demonstrating financial need included? YES NO
Applications must be received no later than April 17, 2015. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
Submit application to:
Melissa Collins, CMC
Snohomish County PUD
P.O. Box 1107
Everett, WA 98206-1107
Phone: (425) 783-8616
WMCA NCI PD 1 Scholarship Last Updated 03/24/2014