NEDA Scholarship Program

NEDA offers scholarships for continuing education for their members. The scholarships are awarded annually on a competitive basis.

Type of training/education that are considered for scholarships include:

Basic Economic Development Courses (BEDC)

• Heartland Basic Economic Development, Kansas City, MO (preferred BEDC for NEDA Members)

International Economic Development Council’s (IEDC) Courses, e.g.

• Business Credit Analysis
• Business Retention and Expansion
• Economic Development Credit Analysis
• Economic Development Finance
• Economic Development Marketing and Attraction
• Entrepreneurial and Small Business development Strategies
• Real Estate Development and Reuse
• Technology-led Economic development
  

Economic Development Institutes (EDI)—Years 1, 2 and 3

National Development Council’s (NDC) Courses:

• ED 101-Economic Development Finance
• ED 201-Business Credit Analysis
• ED 202-Real Estate Finance
• ED 300-The Art of Deal Structuring
  

Process for awarding the NEDA scholarships:

• The scholarship application and all accompanying materials must be postmarked by the deadline determined annually by the NEDA Board and Scholarship Committee.
• The Scholarship Committee will rank the applications and make recommendations to the NEDA Board of Directors.
• The NEDA Board of Directors will make the final determination on the number of awards to be made.
• If an applicant is chosen, the scholarship must be used within the year it was awarded.
• A photo copy of the check sent by the applicant to pay for registration must be sent to the NEDA Treasurer. The NEDA Treasurer will then reimburse the successful scholarship applicant.
• The successful scholarship applicant is expected to make an oral report to the membership at the NEDA conference following completion of the course.
  

Amounts available:

• NEDA members will be eligible for one full scholarship of $500 and one half scholarship of $250 to be used toward tuition costs only.
• Each NEDA member may receive $1,250 in total scholarship funds from NEDA.

Return Applications To:

DeEtta Hartman
NEDA Executive Director
318 East 19th Street
Cozad, NE 69130
(308) 784-3809
Fax : (308) 784-3809
E-mail: cdhart@cozadtel.net

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