Scholarships

WACUBO offers professional development scholarships to individual employees of WACUBO member institutions. These scholarships will go toward all or a portion of the registration fees of an annual conference, professional development (PDC) workshop, Business Management Institute (BMI), or other WACUBO-sponsored in-person professional development programs.

Scholarships DO NOT cover other expenses (e.g., travel, incidentals, etc.). Scholarships will only be awarded to individuals and cannot be applied to any employee attending whose institution has purchased a group registration. Please confirm with your institution if a group registration will be purchased prior to submitting your scholarship application. You may also contact the WACUBO Office directly to verify if your institution has already purchased a group registration.

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Purpose of Scholarship

The general scholarship program goals are to increase participation levels at the annual conference, serve more constituents through WACUBO programs and PDC offerings, and engage more participants from constituent group institutions; to provide assistance to individuals who might not otherwise be able to attend a WACUBO-sponsored development activity, or would not normally attend WACUBO-sponsored programs; to provide networking opportunities between active WACUBO members and scholarship recipients.

Qualification for Award

The applicant’s institution should be located within the WACUBO region.

Who is eligible?

• Business officers and business office staff at WACUBO member institutions
• Priority is given to applicants who:
  • Are on the business officer career path
  • Have several years of dedicated service as a business officer
  • Work at an institution that has never sent employees to WACUBO events in the past and whose institution will not be purchasing a group registration
• However, if funding is available, we will consider applicants:
  • In other administrative, academic or non-higher education fields
  • Who are new to higher education

Constituent committees will approve one scholarship per calendar year per institution or one scholarship per individual per three years, regardless of the event requested. Scholarships may not be applied to Institutions that have purchased a group registration. Please confirm with your institution prior to submitting your application if a group registration has been purchased for the event you wish to attend. You may also contact the WACUBO Office directly to verify if your institution has already purchased a group registration.

Requirements of Awardees

The expectation is that the scholarship recipients would continue their participation (and/or increase participation from their institution) in WACUBO activities. The scholarship recipient must have the support of their institution to cover travel costs and may be publicly acknowledged as a winner at the WACUBO event.  

Additionally, upon completion of the program, we ask the recipient to participate in a brief survey that describes the value of the program to their professional development. We will use your feedback to improve our process and programs.

Scholarship Application

Each of the three constituent groups reviews, evaluates, and awards the scholarships for their member institutions based on the scholarship program goals outlined above. The three constituent groups are:

(1) Small Institution;
(2) the Community College;
(3) the Comprehensive, Doctoral, and Research Institution.

Constituent committees will approve only one scholarship per calendar year per institution or one scholarship per individual per three years, regardless of the event requested. If two individuals from the same institution apply for a scholarship for the same event, the constituent committee will decide which applicant best aligns with the scholarship program goals. If a scholarship has been awarded to an individual from an institution within the calendar year for a different WACUBO event, then that application will not be accepted for consideration.

The WACUBO Office will notify recipients of the results of their application.

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Comprehensive, Doctoral, and Research Institution Scholarship Application Deadlines

For full consideration, scholarship applications for CDRIC applicants must be received on or before the deadlines below: