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Annual Scholarship Award
Background
The Southwest Ohio Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), (SWOPMI) aims to promote project management professionalism and serve the professional, educational and networking needs of Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana.
In this direction, to foster student interest in project management, the chapter proposes to sponsor an annual scholarship award of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for one student meeting all the following eligibility criteria.
The award will be administered by PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF) and funding for the award will be provided by the Southwest Ohio chapter. The PMIEF fee for administration will be included along with the annual contribution.
Qualification
All applicants should meet all the following eligibility requirements.
They must:
- Be accepted to or attending an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university in the Tri-state (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky) area in any field related to project management.
- Demonstrate an interest in project management and submit a cover letter on why they are interested.
Selection Criteria
Annually, one winner will be selected based on the following:
- Relation of college program and career goals with project management (as evidenced in the cover letter.)
- Academic performance and extra-curricular activities
- Completeness and neatness of application
Terms and Conditions
The following general conditions apply:
- Applicants must not be the children and/or immediate relatives of current SWOPMI Board members, board members of PMI and/or its employees
- All decisions of the PMI Educational Foundation (administrator of the scholarship) and the SWOPMI chapter are final
- Application deadline is 30th of May; award recipient(s) will be notified by around 30 June. The scholarships will be awarded in September
- Scholarships will be awarded without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, financial need or state of physical handicap
Questions
Questions should be addressed to the PMI Educational Foundation.
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