Project Management Training Scholarships Guidelines

Introduction

The PMI Educational Foundation has established a project management training scholarship program for assisting qualified individuals in learning the fundamentals of project management. The learning from this training will enable the qualified individuals to utilize project management skills in enhancing their effectiveness and efficiency in the execution of their professional and/or volunteer work. 

The defined criteria of a “qualified individual” or organization will be based on the intentions of the donor in the Memorandum of Understanding between the donor and the PMI Educational Foundation. The criteria will be articulated in the application for each specific training scholarship available through the PMI Educational Foundation.

The scholarships will be awarded based work experience, volunteer activities, and the expected level of potential benefits from the application of the learning in the applicant’s professional and/or volunteer roles.

Instructions

**Please Note: Some of the training scholarships have specific application deadlines whereas others may not be subject to any deadline.  Please refer to each specific training scholarship for details about any deadlines.

1. On the Application Form, applicants should identify the training scholarship or scholarships for which they qualify and for which they are applying.
2. For scholarships with training limited to specific dates and/or locations, the applicant should indicate the specific dates and/or locations desired.
3. Evidence of employment or volunteer work is required.
4. Preference will be given to applicants with the most relevant need for training in relation to the programs of the PMI Educational Foundation.
5. All decisions of the PMI Educational Foundation and its Scholarship Evaluation and Selection Committee are final.
6. Notification to applicants will be done in accord with the information provided about each specific training scholarship.
7. All scholarships are subject to availability of funds and training courses. 
8. Scholarships will be awarded without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or state of physical handicap.

Application Process

All application materials should be sent to the PMI Educational Foundation, 14 Campus Boulevard, Newtown Square, PA  19073-3299, USA. To be considered for an award, all of the following items must be received by the deadline established for the selected scholarship.

• a completed Application Form; each training scholarship has its own form in PDF format
• proof of employment or volunteer position as identified for the specific training scholarship
• any other requested material

One or more of the training scholarships may specify that an interview may be part of the application process.

All application materials submitted for consideration for a scholarship automatically become the physical property of the PMI Educational Foundation and will not be returned to the sender. They will not be used by PMIEF for any purpose except to help determine who receives a scholarship.

Candidate Evaluation and Selection

1. The Scholarship Evaluation and Selection Committee, comprised of three or more PMIEF volunteers will be used to evaluate applicants and make selection of the recipients for each training scholarship.
2. The volunteers on the Scholarship Evaluation and Selection Committee will be chosen by the PMIEF Chief Operating Officer or designee.
3. All decisions of the Scholarship Evaluation and Selection Committee will be final.  
4. Preference will be given to the candidate with the best background and work and/or volunteer experience and who makes the most compelling case for the benefits that will be derived from the application of the learning.
5. Training scholarships will be awarded on a first-come-first-served basis.

Notification

1. Descriptions of the training scholarships will be published on the PMI Educational Foundation website.
2. Selected recipients for the training scholarships will be notified by PMIEF.  Any additional information about the training will be provided by the training organization.
3. The PMIEF Scholarship Candidate Selection Process is available upon request from the PMI Educational Foundation, and from the PMI Educational Foundation web site.

Publicity

1. The names of scholarship recipients will be published on the PMI Educational Foundation web site and in PMI and PMIEF publications as appropriate.
2. At his option, the donor may also publish the names of scholarship recipients in its internal and external publications.

 
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