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Alliance Scholarship Request Form

The Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs offers scholarships for leadership development opportunities to YMCA staff in Illinois to help grow capacity. Quarterly Application Deadlines: February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1. Scholarships may be requested for conferences, events, and training hosted by the Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs, YMCA of the USA and the Northern Midwest Learning Center including: National Advocacy Days, State Advocacy Day, NAYDO, Fall Staff Rally, Certified Praesidium Guardian Training, EMLE/REMLE, other YUSA Conferences, YMCA Learning Center Training Events.
1.Your Name
2.Your Title or Position
3.Your Email Address
4.Your Phone Number
5.Your YMCA
6.Your YMCA's Association Number
7.Name of CEO or Branch Executive granting approval for scholarship application
8.CEO or Branch Exec Email Address
9.Are you full time or part time?
10.What is your current level of YMCA certificaton?
11.Enter the name of the event or training for which you are requesting assistance.
12.Event start date (Must be a date in the future. Scholarships will not be awarded for events that have occurred prior to the request.)
13.Please provide a statement on how the requested assistance will help you/team reach your/team professional development and/or career goals.
14.Estimated Total Expense
15.Portion your YMCA is paying
16.Scholarship Amount Requested (up to $250)
You can expect to receive an email shortly after the quarterly deadline (February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1) confirming the scholarship.