Scholarship Program Guidelines

Please be sure to review the guidelines below, along with any additional requirements on the individual scholarship page(s), before submitting an application. These guidelines are applicable to ALL scholarships offered by AMPP:

• Scholarship recipients will be recognized at the AMPP spring conference each year. Recipients are highly encouraged to attend in person to be acknowledged.

• Scholarship recipients are eligible to apply for Travel Assistance to subsidize their travel to the annual conference to receive their award in person.

• Applicants must be currently enrolled full-time in a college/university at the time the application is submitted. Students enrolled in 2-year or junior colleges are eligible to apply.

• Applicants may apply for as many scholarships as they are eligible, however, a maximum amount of $10,000 per student (excluding Travel Assistance) will be awarded in any given year.

• Once a candidate reaches the $10,000 maximum, that candidate’s remaining application(s), if any, will not be considered by subsequent Selection Committees. If the candidate applies for and receives a single scholarship that exceeds the $10,000 maximum amount, that candidate will be excluded from consideration for all subsequent scholarships.

• All scholarship monies are paid directly to the recipient’s college or university and are to be used for educational expenses only. Expenses include, but not limited to: tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses at the educational institution.

• Applications are to be completed by the students themselves, using official applications and recommendation forms provided by AMPP.

• Scholarships awarded by AMPP are not intended to replace stipends or other financial support provided to students for their education by industry, universities, or other organizations.

• Applicants must submit one complete copy of their application for each scholarship. This includes all information which is to be considered by the Selection Committee (with the exception of Recommendation Forms that are sent directly to AMPP).

• Previous applicants and recipients are eligible to reapply each year in open competition with new applicants.

• Upon acceptance, all scholarship recipients must submit a color photograph of themselves, which will be used for publicity purposes.

• All scholarship recipients are required to submit a written follow-up report to the AMPP EMERGE Student Outreach Program within one year of receipt of their scholarship, describing how funds were utilized and how the scholarship aided their education.

• Relatives of members of the AMPP staff are ineligible to apply.

• Relatives of applicants may not serve on the Selection Committee.

• One alternate recipient may be selected for each scholarship, in the event the chosen recipient becomes ineligible.

• AMPP reserves the right to not award any or all scholarships in any given year.

• All applicants must reside and attend a college/university in a country which AMPP may legally support. Any countries sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/) or individuals included on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) or Blocked Persons lists are excluded from consideration.

• All applicants will be notified via e-mail no later than mid-February about the status of their applications. Applicants who are awarded a scholarship through AMPP must submit their written acceptance of the scholarship award and notify staff of their intent to attend the annual conference as soon as possible after notification.

• Scholarship recipients are eligible to apply for Travel Assistance to supplement their travel to the annual conference to accept their award in person.

Request to Fund a Scholarship

If you or your organization would like to fund a new scholarship to be included in the EMERG Scholarship Program, please contact emerg@ampp.org for more information.