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Scholarship Guidelines

Guidelines for Applications:

• Preference is given to candidates who are employed as a fundraising professional or, if candidate is an executive director, a substantial amount of time must be devoted to fundraising. We also welcome applications from students and volunteers devoting time to fundraising on behalf of a non-profit.
• We encourage new applicants.
• Candidates may submit separate applications for as many programs as they wish to attend.
• Candidates and/or organizations and institutions which have received AFP scholarships within the previous 24 months must disclose those scholarships on their application.
• Recipients of Fundamentals scholarships may not reapply within that program year for other Fundamentals series.
• Previous recipients of scholarships (within past 24 months) may be considered for repeated awards based on discretion of Scholarship Committee and availability of funds; however, preference will be given to new applicants.
• Scholarship Committee members should disclose their relationships with applicants and, at the discretion of the Chair, committee members will excuse themselves from discussion/voting on candidates where such a relationship exists.
• Final selection of recipients is at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee. Decisions are final and cannot be appealed.
• Candidate agrees to complete and return an Evaluation Form about his or her experience to the Scholarship Committee.