#1 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 are:

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

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

National Development Council’s (NDC) Courses (with more listed on the web page):

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

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.
• Additionally, the applicant must complete the official Scholarship Application form, (attached) or found on the NEDA web page, as well as have a written letter of recommendation from the applicant’s chief executive officer or the chairman/president of the Board.
• Note, never are scholarships 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 scholarships:

• The scholarship application and all accompanying materials must be postmarked by the deadline listed on the application.
• The Scholarship Committee will review 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 one year of it being awarded.
• A photo copy of the check or credit card receipt 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 are eligible for scholarships in the amounts of $250 or $500 for successful applications to be used toward tuition costs only. Each NEDA member can receive $1250 in total scholarship funds from NEDA.

Return Applications To:

DeEtta Hartman
NEDA Membership Services
Nebraska Economic Developers Association
318 East 19th Street
Cozad, NE 69130
(308) 784-3809
Fax : (308) 784-3809
E-mail: cdhart@cozadtel.net

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