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For many years, CUPA-HR has offered conference grants to assist members and prospective members who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend a CUPA-HR conference.

In 2007, after we lost to cancer our good friend and colleague Bob Barley — a key leader at ING and member of CUPA-HR’s Corporate Advisory Council — ING and other Corporate Advisory Council members made donations to the grant program in Bob’s honor. ING has continued to make donations annually and, in doing so, has helped fund several additional grants. Last year, CUPA-HR provided grants to eight deserving individuals. This year, thanks to ING, we will offer even more.

We invite any of our institutional members or prospective members who meet the criteria, to apply. The deadline for applications is May 1.

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CUPA-HR Conference Grant Guidelines

Conference grants are $1,500 each and may be used to attend any one of the following:

• CUPA-HR Annual Conference 2010, September 20-22, New Orleans, Louisiana
• CUPA-HR Western Region Conference 2011, March 27-29, Austin, Texas
• CUPA-HR Southern Region Conference 2011, April 10-12, Little Rock, Arkansas
• CUPA-HR Eastern Region Conference 2011, April 27-29, Uncasville, Connecticut
• CUPA-HR Midwest Region Conference 2011, May 15-18, Indianapolis, Indiana

Grant nominations are received in the national office and shared with the region boards. Each region selects one recipient, for a total of four recipients. The remaining recipients are selected by the national awards committee.

Grants are awarded annually to CUPA-HR members or prospective members who traditionally have not had the opportunity to attend CUPA-HR educational programs. Traditionally under-represented groups in the higher education HR profession receive additional consideration.

As CUPA-HR evaluates grant applications, association members take precedence over prospective members. Grant applicants must demonstrate how they would benefit from receiving the grant. Applicants can have attended a previous program or seminar, but should express why they may not be able to attend a program without this grant.

The grant recipients must first apply grant money received to the registration cost of the program requested, with any remaining money being applied to transportation, meals and lodging expenses associated with the educational opportunity.

Process

Individuals wishing to be considered may be recommended by others or may self-nominate. Nominations are to be submitted to the CUPA-HR national office. The national office then sends all nominations to region boards for consideration according to the following timeline:

• February 2010 — Grant application posted
• May 1, 2010 — Nomination deadline
• May 30, 2010 — Recipients selected
• June 1-15, 2010 — Notification letters sent
• August 15, 2010-June 30, 2011 — Grant recipients attend regional or national events and CUPA-HR national office processes grant reimbursement