Ziwi Guardian Scholarship

Deadline to submit an application has been extended to June 3^rd

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2022 ZIWI® Guardian Scholarship Program for the APDT/CAPDT Annual Conference in Daytona Beach, Florida – October 19-21, 2022

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Purpose

To allow APDT member trainers, behaviorists, veterinarians/staff, shelter employees/volunteers, etc. to attend the APDT/CAPDT Annual Conference who may not otherwise have the funds available to do so.

Eligibility

Members of the APDT Board of Directors, and the APDT Foundation Board of Trustees are not eligible. Working as a rescue/shelter employee or trainer as a staff member and/or volunteer is required.

Funding Source

The APDT Foundation thanks ZIWI® for their generous support of this scholarship program.

Scholarship Winner

The scholarship winner will receive (pending APDT Foundation trustee approval of the proposed 2022-23 budget):

Recognition and $500 in award money onstage during the business meeting at the 2022 APDT/CAPDT conference, October 19-21 in Daytona Beach, Florida
Publication of their biography on the APDT Foundation website, in Chronicle of The Dog magazine and on social media platforms, plus
FREE general conference registration to the 2022 APDT/CAPDT annual conference

Procedures

Application

Applicants will submit a completed application by May 22, 2022. Applications are to be submitted to info@apdtfoundation.org.

Selection

The APDT Foundation Scholarship Task Force will use the scholarship application to select the winning applicant(s). Applications will be scored based on the following criteria:

Content, completeness, and thoroughness of responses to application questions
Financial need

The number of applicants selected to receive funds will be limited by the amount of monies available provided through sponsorships.

The APDT Foundation Scholarship Task Force will notify the President of the APDT Foundation Board of Trustees of all scholarship winners. The APDT Foundation will notify the scholarship winners by June 22, 2022.

Application Form

Applicant Name:*

Preferred Mailing Address:*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Phone:*

Email:*

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Company Name:*

Website:

Facebook Page:

Are you a member of APDT?*

Yes
No

Please provide your membership ID#:

(To ensure objectivity, this page will not be forwarded to the APDT Foundation Scholarship Task Force)

Your responses to the following questions will be judged on content, completeness, and thoroughness. Each response has a character limit of 1,500 characters (about 250 words). You may use more space than given but remember the character limit. To facilitate objectivity, please refrain from naming your shelter/rescue, training business, work name, location, or anything else that may identify you.

1. Do you have a financial hardship that would prevent you for paying for the 2022 APDT/CAPDT Annual Conference? If so, please explain the hardship and tell us why you would like to receive this scholarship.*

2. How will participating in the APDT/CAPDT Annual Conference help you reach your educational/career goals including sharing/using additional resources to help the rescue/shelter dogs you work with? Please tell us which sessions (list 3) you are most excited about attending and how they will help you.*

3. Explain in detail how you impact your community through your business, community outreach programs, training classes, rescue/shelter opportunities, work with schools, working with/at a veterinary hospital, volunteering, etc.*

4. Please describe how your methodologies and philosophies include an outstanding commitment to being an individual with a passion for helping rescue/shelter animals find their forever homes.*

Please indicate your area of interest (choose one):*

Deadline for Submission: May 22, 2022

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