As part of its ongoing commitment to attracting a wide and diverse group of people into the local government management profession, developing and mentoring early-to-mid-career professionals already in the field, and helping members working in smaller communities, ICMA is accepting applications to its 2016 Conference Assistance and Stene Academic Scholarship programs.

Conference Assistance Scholarships

ICMA’s Conference Assistance Scholarships are divided into three categories:

1. The Young Professional Scholarship
2. The Workplace Diversity Scholarship
3. The Small Community Employee Scholarship

To be eligible for any of ICMA’s Conference Assistance Scholarships, an applicant must:

• Be an ICMA member at the time of application.
• Be a first-time ICMA Annual Conference attendee (this requirement is not applicable to persons who attended a past conference as a student member).
• Be a full-time local government employee (no part-time interns).
• Submit a completed application form.
• Demonstrate, through an essay, an avid interest in a career in local government management.
• Submit two recommendation forms signed by local government managers or administrators who are familiar with your work.

Applications are due by May 31. Address questions to Felicia Littky at flittky@icma.org.

*Members In Transition: MITs are granted complimentary registration to the ICMA Annual Conference. There is a limited amount of funds available to provide travel stipends to MIT members. Contact Rosalyn Ceasar at rceasar@icma.org or 202/962-3544.

Stene Academic Scholarship Program

Each year, ICMA selects a graduate school student as the recipient of its $1,000 Edwin O. Stene Academic Scholarship, named in memory of Kansas University Professor Edwin O. Stene. ICMA also will provide the Stene scholarship recipient with complimentary registration to its 2016 annual conference. (Travel and housing expenses are not included in the Stene Scholarship stipend.)

To be eligible, a student must be enrolled by September 2015 as full-time graduate student specializing in local government at a college or university recognized by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Public Administration. An applicant must have had little or no full-time experience in local government, internships excluded.

Application requirements are on the ICMA website. Applications are due by May 31. Address questions to Felicia Littky at flittky@icma.org.