2018-2019 WSCA Conference Scholarship
We applaud you, and to support the important work you do we’re pleased to sponsor scholarships for 50 counselors new to the profession and ACP Coordinators/leaders to attend the 2019 WSCA Conference. Many thanks to Ascendium Education Group (formerly Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates) for the generous grant to WSCA to make this scholarship possible.
If you are a Wisconsin high school counselor with less than five years of experience OR an ACP Coordinator/Leader, your conference fee, hotel, meals, and travel will all be subsidized if you are a selected recipient.
Each scholarship is worth up to $900 and covers:
- WSCA member registration fees for preconference and conference
- Hotel Room Tuesday & Wednesday evening and parking
- $70 Meal stipend (based on formula)
- $100 Travel stipend (up to selection committee discretion)
Complete the following online application by Friday December 14, 2018 DEADLINE Extended to Wednesday December 19th at 5:00 pm. NO last submissions will be accepted.
PLEASE NOTE: As a condition of receiving the grant, WSCA will ask scholarship recipients to:
- Write a WSCAlink Newsletter article reflecting on their experience at the 2019 WSCA Conference and the impact on College & Career Readiness in their school;
- Submit all necessary registration paperwork by deadlines indicated in award
Please direct questions to: Stacy Eslick, WSCA Executive Director at stacye@wscaweb.org
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
About Ascendium: Elevating opportunity through the power of high education since 1967
Ascendium Education Group (formerly Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates) is the nation’s largest student loan guarantor as well as a leading higher education philanthropy and provider of student success services for postsecondary institutions. Founded in 1967, Ascendium provides information, tools and counseling to millions of borrowers nationwide, helping them avoid the consequences of default and keeping the door to re-enrollment open. Since 2006, Ascendium’s philanthropy program has committed more than $325 million in grant funding aimed at exploring, validating and scaling evidence-based strategies for overcoming systemic obstacles to completion of postsecondary education, particularly for students from historically underserved populations. All of Ascendium’s operations are grounded in the belief that every individual has potential to contribute meaningfully to their community and society. We work to unleash that potential through the power of higher education, and to eliminate barriers that stand in the way of its fulfillment.
To learn more, visit ascendiumeducation.org.
