School of Human Ecology Masters Professional Development Scholarship

Description
Generous donors to SoHE have funded scholarships to support professional development for Masters students. Up to $700 is available to each student for professional development and capstone-related expenses.

Examples of potential uses of these funds include:
1. Attending a professional or scholarly conference (if you are presenting, you may also apply for funds from SoHE or the graduate school, but with the MS funds, you can attend for networking and learning).
2. Expenses required to complete your capstone project (travel to sites, incentives for interview subjects, etc.)
3. Other professional expenses (attending a training, building a personal website, etc.)

1. Must be School of Human Ecology Masters Student in good academic standing

Open Application Period
1. Applications will be reviewed until March 1st

Required Application Materials:
1. Meet with your advisor to discuss potential ways you can use funds from this scholarship or to review how you plan to use funds from this scholarship for your professional development
2. Please submit a single PDF that includes the following:
- An itemized budget
- A brief justification describing expenses and why these items are needed (you may copy a section from your capstone proposal if you are seeking capstone expense support)
- A single sentence statement from your advisor indicating that the two of you met to discuss or review how you will use funds from this scholarship for your own professional development