ICMA’s Strategic Partner, The Ferguson Group, has graciously agreed to fund an ICMA scholarship to the Harvard Kennedy Senior Executives in Local Government Program. This is the third year The Ferguson Group has provided the scholarship which will go to one ICMA member to attend the program in 2013.

The scholarship awarded by ICMA will cover the $11,800 tuition fee. Travel expenses are the responsibiity of the scholarship recipient.

To apply for the 2013 scholarship, fill out both ICMA’s application and the Harvard Senior Executive application and return them to TFGHarvardscholarship@icma.org by Monday, January 7, 2013.

Program dates for 2013 are:

• June 3 - June 21
• July 8 - July 26

Participants choose the session that they would like to attend.

A committee of ICMA members, chaired by Strib Boyton, city manager of High Point, North Carolina, and a participant in the program, will select the recipient for the scholarship. Announcement of this year’s scholarship recipient will be made by March 11, 2013. All committee members are also graduates of the program.

Scholarship criteria are available on the ICMA website. For more information on the application process, contact Felicia Littky, program manager, at 202-962-3656 or TFGHarvardscholarship@icma.org.

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Here is what a past scholarship recipient has to say about her experience in the program:

"I am so grateful to ICMA and The Ferguson Group for giving me the honor of attending the Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executive Program.  The experience at HKS was without a doubt the best learning experience of my life.  While I was completely immersed in all the educational opportunities the program had to offer, I found that I learned just as much about myself, my perspectives, and my values--both professionally and personally.   The program completely validated for me the role of government and the local government management profession, and I am more steadfast than ever that the public service is the most rewarding, valuable, and important work one could ever do."

Karen E. Pinkos, assistant city manager, El Cerrito, California