Additional Requirements for Precollege Teachers
Application Deadline: 5/1/2009
NOTE: The travel scholarship application is accessible ONLY after online conference registration
and current membership are completed and paid in full or registration
and/or dues sponsorship information has been provided; until one of these two payment options has been completed, the travel scholarship
application link will NOT appear on your MySACNAS Home page. A limited number of registration waivers are available through
SACNAS for precollege teacher travel scholarship applicants. If you need assistance with your application, have questions regarding fees
and/or dues including SACNAS funding for a registation waiver, or would like information about how to work with someone at your institution
to sponsor your registration and/or dues, please contact Nick Mucha, program director, at (toll free) 1-877-SACNAS-1, ext 224, or Dawn Contreras,
registration manager, at (toll free) 1-877-SACNAS-1, ext 223.
Travel Scholarship Application - Precollege (K-12) Teachers
1) Applying for Travel Scholarships: The applications for travel scholarships are
only available online. Applicants must indicate, on the appropriate sections of the online application, whether
they are applying for travel support, lodging support, or both.
2) 250-Word Statement of Purpose: In the online application, the applicants must submit
a statement of purpose in the space provided. Applications missing a statement of purpose will not be accepted. Statements must
meet a 250-word minimum or application will be rejected.
3) Active Minority Educator: Each applicant is required to be a current educator at
any precollege grade level (pre-K–12). To be eligible for a travel scholarship, the applicant must identify him/herself
as a minority and/or work with a minority student population.
4) Letter of Recommendation: Each precollege teacher applicant is required to submit a letter
of recommendation from a school administrator or department chair. The letter of recommendation must be uploaded online in PDF format
or emailed by the application deadline (5/1/2009). It is recommended that applicants give plenty of notice prior
to the application deadline to the individual who will be asked to write a letter of recommendation on your behalf.
NOTE – Please upload the letter of recommendation online in PDF format. Use
the edit application link in MySACNAS to upload your materials after you have created your application. SACNAS is unable
to accept hardcopies of materials.
Award Details
Travel scholarships include lodging and/or travel to the SACNAS National Conference. Notification
of application status will be sent via email by the end of June. All travel scholarship awardees will be required to
submit a Travel Scholarship Contract by a required deadline (within two weeks of award notification) to finalize and activate the
award; failure to submit the contract by the deadline will invalidate the travel scholarship award. Air travel and/or lodging
arrangements will be made by SACNAS upon receipt of signed Travel Scholarship Contract.
Note: Failure to follow the cancellation policy may result in financial charges to the student for air
travel, lodging, and registration fees (up to $1,500 in fees).
Lodging
Precollege teacher travel scholarship recipients will be housed at a conference hotel for four (4) or five (5) nights,
two (2) teachers per room. Assigned hotel rooms have two double beds per room.
Awards cover room and tax only. Incidentals are not covered.
Travel
Standard Roundtrip Airfare: All travel scholarship recipients will be scheduled to arrive either on Tuesday, October 13 or Wednesday, October 14
and depart on Sunday, October 18. SACNAS travel scholarship does NOT cover ground transportation
to and from the airport.
Apply for a Travel Scholarship at MySACNAS
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