Professional Development Scholarship

Scholarship Policy and Application Form

For the Application Policy and Application Form: Professional Development Scholarship

Purpose:
To promote the continuing education of all of its members the Missouri Artisans Association, d/b/a The Best of Missouri Hands, offers additional resources to advance the study of their chosen artistic mediums through scholarship funding.

Grant Awards:
$500.00 will be included in the budget of the ArtSmart Conference annually for 1 (one) Professional  Development Scholarship to be awarded at the ArtSmart Conference.

Eligibility Requirements:
1. Applicants must be a member of The Best of Missouri Hands for a minimum of six (6) months prior to application for the scholarship; all dues and other monies owed to The Best of Missouri Hands must be paid in full prior to application.
2. Applicants must complete this application form including a brief statement regarding how this scholarship would help to advance his/her art.
3. Applicants must submit how and what they plan to return to the organization for receiving a  scholarship (examples; demonstration, slide show, workshop, etc.).
4. The recipient of the Professional Development Scholarship will be required to write a short article for the MAA/BOMH newsletter detailing how the funds were used.
5. Previous recipients of the Professional Development Scholarship are welcome to apply but  preference will be given to new applicants.

Application Deadline and Submission:
This application form must be completed in full and postmarked by February 15.

The Best of Missouri Hands 2101 W. Broadway, #322
Columbia, MO 65203

The application form can also be returned via email to director@bestofmissourihands.org. Electronic submissions must be sent by February 15.

Application Process:
1. Applications will be reviewed by an impartial committee selected by the Executive Director and the President.
2. Applicants will be ranked based only upon their written application. The top ranking applicant will be awarded the Professional Development Scholarship.
3. The recipient’s name will be announced at the annual ArtSmart Conference. A certificate will be awarded at the Conference and an invoice form will be provided at that time.
4. To be eligible for Scholarship funds, the recipient must use the Professional Development Scholarship funds for the purpose requested on the Application Form.
5. After the recipient completes their Professional Development Scholarship funded activities and  reports to the Membership in the MAA/BOMH Newsletter, an invoice must be submitted to MAA/BOMH for payment of the scholarship funds.
6. A check will be mailed within 30 days after the recipient completes and returns the invoice form.