Chapter Travel Grant

Purpose: To financially assist students who might not otherwise be able to attend the Chapter meeting located in opposite Michigan peninsula. Established March, 1995.

Description: One grant of $150.00 from the Michigan Chapter.

Eligibility criteria: The recipient of this award must be someone who is currently enrolled for a degree program in a Michigan college or university.

Documentation required: An application letter from the student nominee that includes: student’s name, address, telephone number, educational institution, department, degree level, reasons for wishing to attend the meeting, and reasons why financial assistance is needed.

Selection criteria: The committee will evaluate the nominee or nominees based on the following criteria (numerical values may be assigned): 1). AFS involvement (reasons for attending the meeting). 2). Financial need.

Frequency of Award: The committee will select one attendee for each Chapter meeting.

Deadline: The deadline for receipt of completed application forms by the chair of the Student Concerns Committee (Tim Hawley and Conner Johnson) is one month prior to the meeting.

Selections will be forwarded to the Chapter president and the secretary-treasurer for notification. The secretary-treasurer will provide award directly to the selected recipient.