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
  

Business Retention and Expansion International (BREI) Scholarship Program
Type of training/education that is considered for this scholarship includes: 

• Business Retention & Expansion International (BREI) Conferences
• Business Retention & Expansion International (BREI) Courses

Criteria for applicants include:

• The NEDA member must be an active member of NEDA for a minimum of three months prior to the Scholarship Application deadline before applying for a Basic Economic Development (BEDC) Course scholarship.
• The NEDA member must be an active member of NEDA for at least one year prior to the training/education course date before applying for a scholarship to IEDC courses, EDI or NDC courses.
• The NEDA member must be an active member of NEDA for a minimum of one (1) year prior to the Scholarship Application deadline before applying for a Business Retention & Expansion International Conference or Course scholarship.
• Additionally, the applicant must complete the official Scholarship Application form, as well as have a written letter of recommendation from the applicant’s chief executive officer or the chairman/president of the Board.
• Scholarships cannot be awarded for training/education already attended.
• If an applicant has not attended BEDC, then no scholarships can be awarded for other training/education.

Process for awarding the NEDA and BREI 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.
• NEDA members will be eligible for a full scholarship of $350 to be used toward registration fee for a BREI Conference or tuition for a BREI Course.
• Each NEDA member may receive $1,250 in total scholarship funds from NEDA.

Return Applications To:

DeEtta Hartman
318 East 19th Street
Cozad, NE 69130
(308) 784-3809
FAX: (308) 784-3809
E-Mail: cdhart@cozadtel.net

NEDA Scholarship APPLICATION DEADLINE - August 17, 2009

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