Washington Municipal Clerks Association
Margery Price Scholarship Program
As part of the Washington Municipal Clerks Association (WMCA) efforts to encourage IIMC Certified Municipal Clerks to take advantage of continuing educational opportunities, a scholarship program was instituted in 1998. This scholarship program was renamed in 2001 to recognize the commitment and dedication of Marge Price to the education and professional development of clerks in Washington State and Region IX.
The scholarships are intended to help pay registration costs for members working towards achieving the status of MMC. WMCA is pleased to offer the following scholarships:
· WMCA 2016 NCI PD IV - Deadline for applications is 5 p.m., February 5, 2016.
SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS:
· Applicant must be a member in good standing of the Washington Municipal Clerks Association and have achieved at least a Certified Municipal Clerk status. A copy of your CMC or MMC Certification must be attached to the application.
· Applicant must have requested his/her government agency to financially underwrite costs and been denied funding.
· Applicant must submit a letter from their immediate supervisor that:
ü Indicates that, without a scholarship, the agency cannot fully fund the cost of the applicant attending the session and the applicant will not be able to attend;
ü Expresses support for the application; and
ü Indicates a commitment to grant time to attend the training in its entirety.
· Applicant is expected to attend all sessions.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Scholarships are for registration costs only.
WMCA Scholarships will be limited to two per entity/one per person per WMCA fiscal year and will be firmly monitored.
Scholarships are non-transferable. Scholarship recipients who are unable to utilize scholarship funds must notify the Scholarship Committee Chair immediately.
Specific criteria are used to consider scholarship applications including:
· Membership and involvement on a WMCA Committee (1 point for each committee up to a maximum of 3 points).
· First time scholarship applicant (1 point).
· Applicant is pursuing Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) Designation (1 point).
· Current or past service as Chair of a WMCA Committee (1 point for each year served as Committee Chair up to a maximum of 3 points).
· 3 or more WMCA Scholarships received (deduct 1 point for each scholarship received over 3. Maximum 2 points).
· Demonstration of financial need based on letter from Supervisor (0-1 point)
· Response to questions on application (0-4 points per question/response).
· Total points possible = 16-17
In the event of a tie, the earliest date(s) of submission will be used to determine who is awarded funding, with quality/completeness of responses as the secondary tie-breaker.
Scholarship awards will be made by the WMCA Executive Committee within the limitation of available funds.
Other funding opportunities from agencies such as AWC, CIAW, IIMC, WCIA and regional clerks associations may also be available. Applicants are encouraged to seek additional funding opportunities.
Applications must be complete when submitted, including letter from immediate supervisor. Applications may be submitted by mail, e-mail, or fax. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is received by the deadline. Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Submit application to:
Melissa Collins, CMC
Snohomish County PUD
P.O. Box 1107
Everett, WA 98206-1107
Phone: (425) 783-8616
Washington Municipal Clerks Association
Margery Price Scholarship Application
(Please print or fill in form fields)
WMCA 2016 NCI PD IV – Deadline February 5, 2016NAME:
EMPLOYER: / POPULATION:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY: / STATE / ZIP
PHONE: / FAX:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
CURRENT POSITION/TITLE:
DATE CURRENT POSITION ASSUMED:
How long have you been a member of WMCA? / (years/months)
Please list all involvement on a WMCA Committee(s):
Committee Name and year served:
Describe the work you performed on behalf of this Committee:
Committee Name and year served:
Describe the work you performed on behalf of this Committee:
Committee Name and year served:
Describe the work you performed on behalf of this Committee:
Have you chaired a WMCA Committee? YES NO
If yes, please list the name(s) of the Committee and the year(s) you served as chair:
Have you previously been awarded a scholarship from WMCA? YES NO
If yes, how many scholarships have you been awarded?
Proof of attaining CMC designation included? YES NO
Applicant is pursuing Master Municipal Clerk (MMC) Designation? YES NO
On a separate sheet of paper please answer the following questions. Please note that your responses will be evaluated by members of the Scholarship Committee – including grammar and spelling – and points (0 – 4) will be assigned to each response. Your responses to these questions are heavily weighted in the evaluation process. The Committee highly recommends you place adequate importance on composing your responses for a successful application.
1. What does being a professional Municipal Clerk mean to you? If you are not a Municipal Clerk what does working within a Municipality mean to you? (This DOES NOT mean your job description)
2. Describe in detail your short-term and long-term professional development/education goals and how the scholarship may help you to attain these goals.
3. If you are awarded a scholarship from WMCA, you will be asked to “pay it forward” to future scholarship recipients by volunteering on the Fundraising Committee which directly impacts scholarship funding during the upcoming year. Please keep in mind that if you receive a scholarship and you do not serve as an active member of the Committee you are assigned, you will be ineligible for a scholarship for 3 years following the end of your Committee assignment. The following are other committees that you might consider volunteering on:
o Audit
o Awards
o Education
o Bylaws
o Historical
o Legislative
o Membership
o Scholarship
o Newsletter
Applicant must submit a letter from their immediate supervisor that:
1. Indicates that, without a scholarship, the agency cannot fully fund the cost of the applicant attending the session and the applicant will not be able to attend;
2. Expresses support for the application; and
3. Indicates a commitment to grant time to attend the training in its entirety.
Letter from Supervisor denying funding included? YES NO
Submit application to:
Melissa Collins, CMC
Snohomish County PUD
P.O. Box 1107
Everett, WA 98206-1107
Phone: (425) 783-8616
WMCA Margery Price Scholarship
Last Updated 06/30/15