The New Professional Scholarship is designed to make participation in the annual NWACUHO conference possible for graduate students and professionals within their first three years of fulltime experience who are interested in working in housing and residence life.

What is the award:

The award consists of a waiver of the conference fee, accommodations during the conference, and reimbursement of travel expenses up to $500 USD.

How many scholarships are available:

There are two scholarships available: one for a Canadian delegate and one for an American delegate.

How to be considered:

• A completed nomination form and letter of support must be received by someone other than you. The nomination form can be found in the Fall Soundings or online at the NWACUHO website.
• Nominees must either be from a NWACUHO member institution or hold an individual (paying) membership.
• Recipients will be expected to present (co-present) a program during the conference as a condition of accepting the scholarship.
• Recipients will be expected to submit an article to the May Soundings, the first publication after the conference.

Criteria used in judging

Applications will be reviewed through a blind selection process by a sub group of the executive committee using the following criteria:

• Initial letter of nomination & support from home institution
• Perceived potential of individual in housing profession

Previous recipients include:

• 2010: Kelly Ammendolia & Curran Craig
• 2009: Darran Fernandez
• 2008: Cait O’Brien & Carlie Weins
• 2007: Natasha Lopeke & Jill Yashinksy
• 2006: Liz Hillard & Angela McKinney
• 2005: Brigid Brown & Corey Kopp
• 2004: Kim Davis & Chris Washko
• 2003: Kim Davidson & Matt Rygg
• 2002: Amy Akana & Dave Akana
• 2001: Kyle Jordan & Kyla McLeod
• 2000: Leslie Barber Howard & Tammy Trick
• 1999: Tina Veldkamp