Scholarship Categories and Descriptions

1. Scholarship Applications must be submitted by Noon on Monday, October 10, 2011 for consideration.
2. All scholarships are available for AIMHO Members who will be attending the annual conference.
3. Institutional dues must be paid in order to qualify for scholarships.
4. Scholarship applications can be found here: http://aimho.org/page/aimho-scholarship-application

Dick Daines Memorial Scholarship – this is a $250.00 Scholarship awarded to a new professional in Apartment/Family Housing who has not previously attended an AIMHO conference.  (A “new professional” is defined as anyone who has worked in a housing position for THREE years or less.)  The recipient of this scholarship could opt to use these funds for the ACUHO-I apartments conference if desired.  They would be asked to submit an article to the AIMHO newsletter about that experience.

Dallan Sanders Memorial Scholarship – this is a $250.00 scholarship awarded to a new professional in Housing who has not previously attended an AIMHO conference.  (A “new professional” is defined as anyone who has worked in a housing position for THREE years or less.)

Small School Registration Scholarship – This scholarship is a waiver of one registration fee and one night’s lodging at the AIMHO conference.  The AIMHO organization has defined a “small school” as being one whose housing program accommodates 1 – 1000 students on the campus of the applicant.

New Member/Non-Attending Member Scholarship – This is a $300 scholarship awarded to a new member school who has joined AIMHO in the two previous years, or to a school that has been a member but had been unable to attend the annual conference for the past three years.

AIMHO – College Scholarship – Limited funds are available to assist in offsetting the cost of attendance at the AIMHO College.  Only those individuals who are selected to attend the AIMHO College and who submit a scholarship application will be considered for these scholarship funds.

SHO Institute Scholarship – This scholarship will be awarded to an attendee(s) within the AIMHO region.  Only those individuals who are selected to attend the Senior Housing Officer Institute AND who submit a scholarship application will be considered for these scholarship funds.

Commitment to Diversity & Social Justice Scholarship – This scholarship covers the registration cost to the AIMHO Conference and is open to all AIMHO members attending the annual conference. It will be awarded to an individual who has demonstrated a commitment to diversity and social justice on their home campus. Applicants should address how their commitment to diversity and social justice is related to the three questions asked of all scholarship applicants.