APA New York Metro Chapter Long Island Section

Scholarships Available for New Planners working on Long Island and Planning Students from Long Island to Attend the APA National Conference in Phoenix in April, 2016!

The Long Island Section of American Planning Association’s (APA) NY Metro Chapter is pleased to announce that we will be awarding up to three Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarships this year.  The scholarships will provide $1,500 to awardees for attendance at the APA National Planning Conference that is being held in Phoenix, Arizona, April 2 – 5, 2016.

Eligible applicants include Long Island entry-level planners (five or less years out of college or five years or less in a professional planning position) and students enrolled in a planning-related program (undergraduate or graduate studies).

If you are a new planner working on Long Island or a student of planning (or related field) from Long Island and wish to apply for a scholarship to attend the 2016 APA National Conference, please send a letter of interest and a copy of your resume to keiseman@nelsonpopevoorhis.com  (cc: ssallie@nassaucountyny.gov).  The letter of interest should at least include your interest in the planning field, goals for a career in planning on Long Island and what you hope to gain from attendance at the National Conference. Applications will be accepted until 5pm on Friday, January 22, 2016.

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