TDSN Scholarship Program - effective October 1, 2006
TDSN has established a scholarship program to aid our
members in meeting certain financial obligations in selected areas of interest
and concern. Our budget dollars
assigned will be limited and will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis.
Unless otherwise noted, priority will be given to TDSN members (associate
or registered) who have volunteered some number of hours in the previous 12
month period for TDSN.
To qualify for the available funding, the requester must be
a current member of TDSN (associate or registered).
An application can be made on behalf of the member or can be made by the
member on behalf of an educator. Priority
will be given to those members who have not received scholarships in previous
years. Payment will be in the form
of reimbursement once proof of
payment is submitted to TDSN.
Beginning October 1, 2006, funding will be available as
follows:
- Teacher/school
support: Funding can be
requested for the purchase and distribution of education materials for a
school library or teacher support to further the understanding and inclusion
of children with Down syndrome in a school environment.
Grants are limited to $100.00.
- Teacher
education: Funding can be
requested to defer a portion of the cost for a educator to attend a TDSN
sponsored event. These events
include – but are not limited to – a TDSN sponsored conference or TDSN
banquet. These grants are
limited to the full entrance fee of the event.
TDSN will not grant any funding to cover a spousal attendance of the
event. Grants are limited to the
fee that TDSN collects and do not include transportation, additional costs
for meals (if not included) or separate purchase (if not included) of
conference materials.
- Parent
attendance at TDSN sponsored events: Funding can be requested by a TDSN
member to defer part or all of the cost of attending a TDSN event.
This events include – but are not limited to – a TDSN sponsored
event or TDSN banquet. To apply
for these grants, the TDSN member must indicate they approximate number of
hours they have volunteered for TDSN over the last 12 months.
- Parent
attendance at non TDSN sponsored events – i.e. national Down syndrome
related conferences. Funding
can be request by a TDSN member to defer up to $200, but not to exceed the
price of the conference entrance fee. To
apply for these grants, the TDSN member must indicate they approximate
number of hours they have volunteered for TDSN over the last 12 months.
They must have been a significant contributor to one of our yearly
events or have been a steady (but not as significant) contributor to a
series of events. TDSN
will not consider a funding request for transportation, hotel or related
living expenses for these conferences. Any
parent that receives reimbursement for at least a portion of the conference
fee is required to share information and knowledge gained at the conference
through an article in our newsletter and/or hosting a parent support meeting
where they share the information.
Please direct any comments and feedback about this program to scholarship @
triangledownsyndrome.org
Scholarship submission form for Teacher Event
or Supplies
Scholarship
submission form for Parent Event
Triangle Down Syndrome Network
