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GRANT CRITERIA: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT

Description:  The OADE Professional Development Grant has been established to promote the professional growth of its members, encouraging projects that will enhance the organization itself as well as the individuals awarded the funds from the grant.  In order to encourage a broad range of activities, the following areas will be considered:

OADE grant awards are non-renewable and may be given no less than $100 and no more than $1,500.  The number of awards and the funding amounts will be determined by the number and quality of proposals received.  Announcement of awards will be made at the annual OADE conference. 

All members of OADE (excluding complimentary members) are eligible to receive awards.  The proposal deadline for awards is September 1 of each year.  Award recipients will present a report to the Executive Board by October following receipt of the award.  Award recipients will also be invited to share their findings/results with the OADE membership.

PROCEDURE:  To apply for this grant, request forms from the OADE Two- or Four-Year Member-at-Large and then send the following materials to the OADE Two- or Four-Year Member-at-Large by September 1st. The form is available here as a pdf.

1.      Complete the cover sheet form.

2.      Submit the form with three copies of the appropriate prospectus.  Applications will go through a blind review, therefore, do not include identifying information on copies of the prospectus.

3.      Enclose one copy of your vita, including any previous projects, presentations, and/or publications.

4.      Send your proposal, postmarked by September 1.

5.      Notification to recipients will be made by October 1 and announced to the general membership at the annual conference.