ACHE Grants & Scholarships

Deadline for submission: May 31, 2010

Submission
Please submit a Alex Charters Research Grant Application and a separate Word document that includes the following:

Clear description of the problem

• The problem should be stated clearly.
• The problem should be significant enough to warrant research.

Level of applicability to the practice of adult and continuing education

• The proposal should describe the relevance of the research project including how the literature review will critique pertinent studies.
• The proposal should discuss the implications of the findings for the proposed research project.

(Applicants are requested to submit the literature review, if completed already at the time of proposal submission.)

Theoretical or Conceptual Framework

• The theoretical framework should link with the problem.
• Concepts and the relationships between concepts should be defined.

Research Design

• The proposal should provide a thorough description of the design and its relationship to the problem.

Contribution of Research

• The proposal should discuss how the findings would relate to specific theories and concepts.
• The proposal should address ways in which the proposed research will foster additional research activities.

Budget

• The proposal should include a budget for the proposed research, including personnel and operating expenses that relate directly to the research activities.

Please submit your application and a separate Word document outlining the requested information above as email attachments to:

Dr. Amber Dailey-Hebert
adailey@park.edu

All submissions must be received by May 31, 2010.

For more information, contact:

Amber Dailey-Hebert at adailey@park.edu, or by phone at 816-584-6339.

Award winners who submit proposals for consideration in 2010 will be notified in August of their award. It is expected that 2010 award winners will present at the 2011 Annual Conference and Meeting.

Deadline for submission May 31, 2010

Eligibility

Applicant must:

• Be a full- or part-time graduate student currently enrolled or accepted for admission in an accredited graduate degree program. The course of study must be applicable to the advancement of continuing education as a profession;
• Be an adult student 25 years of age or older;
• Have demonstrated commitment to the field through a minimum of 5 years experience in adult/continuing education;
• Be an active ACHE member in good standing at an institution that holds institutional membership in ACHE.

Requirements

Applicants must submit the following:

• Three letters of support delineating the applicant's merits, appropriate course of study and how it relates to the advancement of continuing higher education, and related explanations for the applicant's candidacy. Letters of support should include those from faculty and supervisors;
• A personal statement and explanation from the applicant (minimum of 500 words) of his/her interest in the award, why she/he should be considered a candidate, and financial interests/needs for his/her degree program;
• A resume or vitae outlining his or her experience in continuing higher education;
• A completed scholarship application form scholarship application form.

Applications are taken from February 1 to May 31 each year. Submissions should be sent by surface mail or email to the ACHE home office at:

Association for Continuing Higher Education
OCCE Administration Building, Room 233
1700 Asp Avenue
Norman, OK 73072-6400
admin@acheinc.org

 

With Roger Maclean as Local Arrangements Chair for ACHE’s 67th Annual Meeting and the support of Dean Howard Martin, Division of Continuing Studies, the University of Wisconsin-Madison donated their administrative fee back to ACHE. This fee was the initial funding for the ACHE Graduate Student Conference Grant. ACHE is very grateful to Roger Maclean for creating this opportunity. Future funding for this Grant will be through cash donations, endowments, memorial gifts and planned giving. The ACHE Graduate Student Conference Grant funds are held in a separate account from the ACHE annual budget.

ACHE Foundation Award Eligibility and Requirements

The Association will provide an award of up to $1500 to an ACHE Institutional or Professional Member engaged in graduate studies on either a full-time or part-time basis to attend the ACHE Annual Meeting.

Eligibility

Applicant must:

• Be a full- or part-time graduate student currently enrolled in an accredited graduate degree program. The course of study must be applicable to the advancement of continuing education as a profession;
• Be an adult student 25 years of age or older;
• Have demonstrated commitment to the field through a minimum of 5 years experience in adult/continuing education;
• Be an active ACHE Institutional or Professional Member in good standing who participates in regional activities; and
• Present a concurrent session or lead a round-table discussion at the Annual Meeting.

Requirements

Applicants must submit the following:

• Three letters of support delineating the applicant's merits, appropriate course of study and how it relates to the advancement of continuing higher education, and related explanations for the applicant's candidacy. Letters of support should include those from faculty and supervisors;
• A personal statement and explanation from the applicant (minimum of 500 words) of his/her interest in the award, and why she/he should be considered a candidate;
• A resume or vitae outlining his/her experience in continuing higher education;
• A completed graduate student conference grant application form.

Applications are taken from February 1 to May 31 each year. Submissions should be sent by surface mail or email to the ACHE home office at:

Association for Continuing Higher Education
OCCE Administration Building, Room 233
1700 Asp Avenue
Norman, OK 73072-6400
admin@acheinc.org

Applications

Grants may be applied for anytime within the Association's fiscal year. However, a region can apply for only one grant per year.

Grant applications are to be formulated in a letter and any necessary attachments to the Executive Vice President and must include the following information:

• Purpose of the grant
• Activities supported by the grant
• Persons responsible for distributing the funds and submitting the final report
• Amount of monies requested
• Timeline for execution of the grant

Accountability

A brief written report on the use of the grant must be submitted to the Executive Vice President within one year of the distribution of funds.

This report must include information on the distribution and use of funds and briefly describe all outcomes.

Other Considerations

Regions are encouraged to work cooperatively. In lieu of separate Regional applications, collaborating Regions may submit a joint application for one grant per year for a total of up to $1,500.

Submissions should be sent by surface mail or email to the ACHE home office at:

Association forContinuing Higher Education
OCCE Administration Building, Room 233
1700 Asp Avenue
Norman, OK 73072-6400
admin@acheinc.org