The Member Grant and Scholarship Program supports the Association’s vision of providing training and professional development opportunities to our members that will enhance their County career experience and personal development goals. It also provides academic scholarship to members’ qualified family member (child).

Awards are presented to recipients at the annual General Membership Educational Conference in October.

This year, the program will award up to $3,500 in grants and scholarships to a member, or a child of a member, in good standing. *Awards may be paid directly to the organization administering/sponsoring the request.

• National Seminars Group Star12 Annual Pass: Access to year-round skill building training, professional development seminars, workshops, conferences, and online web-based learning opportunities.
• Academic Scholarship (Adult and Youth): Scholarships are awarded to a member or a qualified family member (child) who is attending or plans to attend a 2-year or 4- year college.
•  Passion of Interest Grant: Vocational, personal interest, hobbies, etc., that may be beneficial to the Association.

Eligibility – (a) Must be a member, or a child of a member, in good standing and (b) the member must have maintained uninterrupted membership for three (3) years.

Application Process – Submit completed application and all required documentation during the application filing period. An essay no more than 500-words must be part of your application.

• The applicants’ essay shall align their professional/academic pursuit to LACAAEAs’ 2021 conference theme – Together We Stand: Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Application Filing Period – The 2021 application filling period is Thursday, July 1, 2021 until Friday, July 30, 2021 by 5:00 p.m. Only applications submitted online at https://lacaaea.org/grants-scholarship-program-application will be accepted.

Selection Process – All applications will be reviewed by the Program Review Committee and a member or their child who made the initial cut may be scheduled for a follow-up interview.

Award Distribution – *Award recipient(s) will be notified no later than September 2021. Awards are submitted directly to organization or vendor administering program course or training. Awards are granted one-time only and are not recurring. Award may be disbursed directly to Academic Scholarship Awardee(s) upon submission of proof of college enrollment.