Career Development Fund

The goal of the educational Career Development Program fund is to support and fulfill AWE's objectives as an organization and to demonstrate commitment to AWE. The Career Development Program fund was developed as an opportunity for current members to enhance their professional career. The program is not based on income or financial need.

Career Development Program Availability

Career Development Program availability will be based upon the funds acquired by AWE through yearly targeted fundraising initiatives. These include a drawing at AWEsome hour events and other fund-raising programs. Career development funds will be granted to AWE members for opportunities up to $200.

Recipient Eligibility

Recipients of an AWE Career Development Program must:

Be a member of the organization for a minimum of one full year prior to application.
Demonstrate active involvement in AWE including attendance of general membership meetings, recruiting new members in AWE, giving referrals to other members within AWE, volunteering on AWE's board or various committees and/or any other way the applicant can demonstrate active involvement in AWE.
Have a current registered business (i.e., DBA, LLC, Corporation) or be an employee of a business and willing to share with other women entrepreneurs how the Career Development Program assisted you in obtaining a greater expertise in your current position.
Current members may not apply for more than one Career Development Program per year. If your membership lapses, your seniority as a member, should you choose to rejoin, is not retained.
Once funds have been awarded, you are not eligible to apply again for two years.

Confidentiality

Specific confidential information on Career Development Program recipients may not be disclosed to the public. When such information is sought, general statistics about recipients, rather than their names, must be used to identify them.

Process

Applicants must:

Submit a completed application.
Provide a summary explaining what the recipient plans to gain from the Career Development Program including where the Career Development Program monies will be used and to whom the Career Development Program check should be made.
If the application is accepted, the recipient will be notified of the acceptance and amount of the award.
The recipient then pays for and attends the educational event.
After the event, the recipient will receive the awarded amount by following the process:
- Send a receipt with the cost for attending the event to the AWE treasurer.
- Write a small article for the website and/or the newsletter about the event and what was learned (see application for details)
- Attend a regular AWE meeting and present a brief overview of the career development skills and/or knowledge that was gained by attending the event.

Any questions about the Career Development Fund should be addressed to the AWE Vice President, vp@awe-westmichigan.org.

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	Career Development Fund The goal of the educational Career Development Program fund is to support and fulfill AWE's objectives as an organization and to demonstrate commitment to AWE. The Career Development Program fund was developed as an opportunity for current members to enhance their professional career. The program is not based on income or financial need. Career Development Program Availability Career Development Program availability will be based upon the funds acquired by AWE through yearly targeted fundraising initiatives. These include a drawing at AWEsome hour events and other fund-raising programs. Career development funds will be granted to AWE members for opportunities up to $200. Recipient Eligibility Recipients of an AWE Career Development Program must: Be a member of the organization for a minimum of one full year prior to application. Demonstrate active involvement in AWE including attendance of general membership meetings, recruiting new members in AWE, giving referrals to other members within AWE, volunteering on AWE's board or various committees and/or any other way the applicant can demonstrate active involvement in AWE. Have a current registered business (i.e., DBA, LLC, Corporation) or be an employee of a business and willing to share with other women entrepreneurs how the Career Development Program assisted you in obtaining a greater expertise in your current position. Current members may not apply for more than one Career Development Program per year. If your membership lapses, your seniority as a member, should you choose to rejoin, is not retained. Once funds have been awarded, you are not eligible to apply again for two years. Confidentiality Specific confidential information on Career Development Program recipients may not be disclosed to the public. When such information is sought, general statistics about recipients, rather than their names, must be used to identify them. Process Applicants must: Submit a completed application. Provide a summary explaining what the recipient plans to gain from the Career Development Program including where the Career Development Program monies will be used and to whom the Career Development Program check should be made. If the application is accepted, the recipient will be notified of the acceptance and amount of the award. The recipient then pays for and attends the educational event. After the event, the recipient will receive the awarded amount by following the process: Send a receipt with the cost for attending the event to the AWE treasurer. Write a small article for the website and/or the newsletter about the event and what was learned (see application for details) Attend a regular AWE meeting and present a brief overview of the career development skills and/or knowledge that was gained by attending the event. Any questions about the Career Development Fund should be addressed to the AWE Vice President, vp@awe-westmichigan.org.