Good evening, everyone!

ARCOS is pleased to announce that limited scholarships are available for our members to attend the 19th Annual ARCOS Conference in San Francisco, February 2024.

Purpose: The purpose of this scholarship is to assist ARCOS members with financial difficulty to attend the annual conference.

In order to qualify, the requesting coordinator must:

• Be an active member of ARCOS
• Be current on ARCOS Institutional dues ($275) for 2023
• Submit a letter of request from their program director.  The letter should include a statement of financial need.  Letter should be emailed to Kim Reising, Immediate Past-President at weingaka@ucmail.uc.edu

The number of scholarships provided will vary from year to year. The ARCOS Board of Directors will review all requests for the Professional Development Scholarship and select recipients based on the needs from their program in order to attend the annual conference.

The scholarship will cover the meeting registration fee ($550) and up to $1,500 towards the following items:

• Coach airfare
• Hotel accommodations
• Mileage if driving to/from the annual conference
• Ground transportation to/from airport/hotel
• Registration will be paid by means of a registration waiver from ARCOS

Reimbursement for the above expenses will be provided to the program/institution, upon:

• Completion of the conference
• Documented coordinator attendance at the conference
• Receipt and review of conference expense documentation (itemized receipts)

The deadline to apply for the Professional Development Scholarship is October 20, 2023

Notice of scholarship will be provided to programs via email by no later than October 31, 2023

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at weingaka@ucmail.uc.edu

Kim Reising, Immediate Past-President