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AASBO Offers Members 3 Scholarship Opportunities
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The Pete Perkins Scholarship is designed to
recognize our members who are enrolled in
programs to improve their business and technical
skills. The amount of the scholarship is $1,000.
Criteria to qualify for the Pete Perkins
Scholarship award are as follows:
• Be a member of AASBO for at least 24 Emerging Leaders Scholarship
consecutive months before July 1 of the Introducing this new AASBO scholarship, the
year in which the application is made; Emerging Leaders Scholarship enabling members
• Be employed on a full-time basis in a to attend the ASBO International Leadership
school business services-related position Conference.
for 36 consecutive months immediately
prior to July 1 of the year in which the Here are the requirements:
application is made; You must be employed full-time by an Arizona
school district. Plus, you will need to provide:
• Be recommended for the scholarship by
1. A letter of recommendation from your
the chief school administrator(s) for whom
supervisor or superintendent.
the applicant has served for the past 12
months. 2. A resume, including professional
responsibilities and credentials,
In addition, the applicant will also be evaluated on involvement in professional associations
a number of other factors, including professional (including ASBO International and
achievements and activities, community and civic AASBO), and a list of your publications,
activities, aims and goals as well as professional presentations, and awards.
references. The applicant must remain an active
3. Responses to the following questions (100
member in AASBO for the duration of the course
word max each):
of study.
• What motivated you to work as a school
An applicant will be reimbursed by the AASBO business official?
in the amount of the full scholarship when he/ • What do you hope to learn at the ASBO
she passes a minimum of six semester hours International Leadership Conference?
academic credit in an Arizona accredited college
or university within two years of the date of receipt Applications are due November 17th.
of the scholarship.
Applications for all three scholarships can be sent
Applications are due the first week of June. to the AASBO staff or submitted through the online
forms. You can view more information or apply:
www.aasbo.org/page/Awards_Scholarships
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