The NABE's Economic Policy Conference occurs annually in March at a Washington, D.C hotel. With access to many government policy makers as well as other highly-regarded economists, the Policy Conference affords an invaluable learning opportunity. The NABE Foundation feels it is valuable to encourage young professionals to attend the meeting and offers full scholarships for the cost of the meeting.

To download an application click here. Please note that the application deadline for this year is February 17, 2012. You can download a flyer with more information about the scholarship. To apply using our online application, click here.

Here is the specific criteria regarding submitting a scholarship application for the NABE Annual Meeting.

Scholarship Criteria

The NABE Foundation looks to award scholarships to attend the NABE Economic Policy Conference to young professionals. To be eligible for consideration to receive the Scholarship, one must:

Be 35 years old or younger;
Have worked in the economics field for seven years or less;
Currently be involved in a position that uses economic principles and theory;
Hold an undergraduate college degree or higher.

The Economic Measurement Seminar (EMS) (formerly known as the Professonal Development Seminar) is held annually, usually in the spring or summer in a major U.S. city.  The EMS’s goal is to help young professionals as well as students better understand theories that they can immediately apply to the workplace.  The NABE Foundation offers full scholarships to the EMS to help defray the cost to those selected by the Scholarship Committee.  Below are the specific criteria regarding submitting an application for the EMS.

Click here to download a scholarship application to the 2012 EMS.

Click here to complete a scholarship application to the 2012 EMS online.

Click here to download a flyer on the scholarship.

Scholarship Criteria

1) Applicants must be graduate students in the field of economics, finance or related areas of study; economics faculty; or young professionals employed in a position that uses business economics and related disciplines in their primary job responsibilities.

 2) Applicants need to submit a short essay (no more than one double-spaced page) explaining why attending the NABE EMS would be a worthwhile learning experience to help broaden and deepen their understanding and application of business economics to advance their career in this field.

 4) Scholarship awardees are expected to attend and actively participate in the full EMS program and use the networking opportunities to meet other students and professionals in the field.

 5) A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to all participants attending the EMS as an acknowledgement of their successful study of key concepts, relationships and data in the field of business economics.

6) Relatives and coworkers of NABE Foundation board members are not eligible to apply.

The NABE’s Annual Meeting usually occurs in the fall of the year in big cities across the country.  The NABE Foundation feels it is valuable to encourage young professionals to attend the meeting and offers both full and partial scholarships for the cost of the meeting. 

To download an application click here.  To apply online, click here. Please note that the application deadline for this year is August 31, 2012. You can also download a flyer with more information about the scholarship

Here is the specific criteria regarding submitting a scholarship application for the NABE Annual Meeting.

Scholarship Criteria

The NABE Foundation looks to award scholarships to attend the NABE National Meeting to young professionals.  To be eligible for consideration to receive the Scholarship, one must:

• Be 35 years old or younger
• Have worked in the economics field for seven years or less
• Currently be involved in a position that uses economic principles and theory
• Hold an undergraduate college degree or higher
• Relatives and coworkers of NABE Foundation board members are not eligible to apply.

Scholarships available for Economic Measurement Seminar

Introduction

The  NABE  Foundation,  the  charitable  arm  of  the  National  Association  for  Business  Economics  (NABE)  is  awarding  its fifth  annual  Americans  for  the  Arts  scholarship  to  encourage  the  integration  of  the  Arts  into  the  economic  education process.  We  believe  that  good  economic  strategy  is  inherently  dependent  on  our  ability  to  come  up  with  out-of-the  box solutions  to  the  challenges  that  we  now  face.  Our  hope  is  that  we  enable  those  with  the  gift  of  creative  problem  solving to  further  the  profession  of  economics  through  their  unique  understanding  of  the  world.

The  National  Association  for  Business  Economics  is  the  premier  professional  association  for  business  economists  and those  who  use  economics  in  the  workplace.  Since  1959,  NABE  has  attracted  the  brightest  minds  and  the  most  prominent figures  in  economics,  business,  and  academia  to  its  membership  with  highly-??regarded  conferences,  educational  and career  development  offerings,  industry  surveys,  and  its  unrivaled  networking  opportunities.    The  NABE  Foundation  is supported  by  NABE  members  to  provide  scholarships,  education,  and  other  efforts  to  build  the  economic  profession .

Americans  for  the  Arts  is  the  nation's  leading  nonprofit  organization  for  advancing  the  arts  in  America.  Celebrating over  50  years  of  service,  it  is  dedicated  to  representing  and  serving  local  communities  and  creating  opportunities  for every  American  to  participate  in  and  appreciate  all  forms  of  the  arts.

Amount  of  the  Award: $5,000

Award  Requirements:  The  award  recipient  must  come  from  an  economic  disadvantaged  household,  have  attended  a public  school,  participated  in  extracurricular  programs  including  (and/or  in  addition  to)  programs  supported  by  the Americans  for  the  Arts  (i.e.  demonstrate  a  long  term  participation  in  the  study  of,  creation  in  and/or  performance  in one  or  more  art  forms,  including  dance,  music,  theatre,  literary,  visual/media  arts),  excelled  academically,  and  formally declared  the  intent  to  study  and  apply  economics  in  their  pursuit  of  higher  education  and  professional  career.  This includes  the  direct  study  of  economics  for  policy  purposes,  to  applications  in  the  private  and  public  sectors.  The scholarship  is  open  to  both  recent  high  school  graduates  and  current  college  undergraduates  who  are  majoring  in economics  and/or  the  arts.  Students  who  have  not  graduated  high  school  and  matriculated  into  an  undergraduate program,  or  those  who  are  in  graduate  school  or  Ph.D.  candidates  are  not  eligible.

Award  Process  and  Notification:  The  top  three  candidates  nominated  by  Americans  for  the  Arts  will  be  reviewed by  a  scholarship  subcommittee  of  The  NABE  Foundation  Board.  The  subcommittee  will  review  the  applicants  and interview  each  by  phone.  All  bios  and  recommendations  from  Americans  for  the  Arts  will  also  be  forwarded  to  The NABE  Foundation  Board.  The  subcommittee  will  choose  the  final  award  recipient,  which  will  then  be  ratified  by  the Board.  The  award  will  be  presented  at  the  NABE  Economic  Policy  Conference  in  Washington,  DC  March  3-5,  2013.

Deadline  for  Nomination:  The  application  and  attached  biography  of  student  must  be  received  by  Americans  for   the  Arts  no  later  than  COB  on  Friday,  October  19,  2012.

Application  materials  may  be  either  emailed  or  faxed  to:
Valerie  Beaman,  Private  Sector  Initiatives  Coordinator, Americans  for  the  Arts
Americans  for  the  Arts,  One  East  53rd.  Street,  2nd.  Floor,  New  York,  NY    10022
T  212  223  2787,  ext.  1113
F  212  980  4857
Email  vbeaman@artsusa.org  

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