The NEA Office of Higher Education and NEA Minority Community Outreach Department are pleased to announce they will be providing FIVE FULL SCHOLARSHIPS to this year's joint conference of the Professional and Organizational Development Network (POD) and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Faculty Development Network (HBCUFDN).

The conference is October 26-30 in Atlanta and is a collaborative effort between POD and HBCUFDN, partners who are committed to diversity and recognizing the role it holds in developing faculty, professionals, and organizations. The conference theme is Create . Collaborate . Engage – with the focus being on creating innovative collaboration across the higher education community.

NEA is committed to providing meaningful professional development opportunities for its members and is excited about its collaboration with POD and HBCUFDN.

1. Eligibility: To qualify, applicants must be dues-paying members of the NEA.

2. Deadlines and other information:
All proposals must be submitted in one complete package by August 15, 2011. Late submissions will not be accepted for review. Applications can be submitted in two ways. Click here to submit your application online or open the PDF Application, type in your responses, save them and email it to higheredconference@nea.org. You will receive a confirmation from our office once your proposal is received.
After the committee members have separately rated the proposals, the committee will meet to rank the proposals as a group. Decisions will be made by August 30, 2011 and scholarship recipients will be e-mailed to be notified of the committee’s decision no later than September 9, 2011.
Travel grants will be distributed per NEA travel guidelines. All receipts must be kept and submitted for reimbursement. Airfare, hotel arrangements, travel reimbursement, conference registration and meals will be provided as a part of this travel grant.