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Scholarships to Attend the 2008 Congress of Spinal Cord Medicine and Rehabilitation are Available!


Attendance Scholarships for 2008 Annual Meetings of Tri-Associations & Therapists Leadership Council

The Board of Directors of Paralyzed Veterans has provided $400,000 to support dues paid members of American Association of SCI Nurses, American Association of SCI Psychologists and Social Workers, American Paraplegia Society and the Therapy Leadership Council to attend the 2008 annual meetings in Orlando, FL.

The scholarship will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis until all funds are expended. Scholarship applicants must be current paid membership or confirmed conference faculty. The attendance scholarship will be a reimbursement not to exceed $500 for travel and/or hotel room and tax expenses exclusively at the Gaylord Palm Hotel, the conference site.

The following application must be completed for consideration of approval.
Click here to download application form and details for all member applicants.

Reimbursement
Your reimbursement request MUST BE submitted using a PVA business expense report (BER) along with your Gaylord Palms Hotel portfolio (receipt) not to exceed $500. The BER may not be filed with PVA before August 13, 2008.
Click here to download BER

Applications can be submitted by mail, fax, or email to:

Kim Nalle
Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 – 18th Street
NW Washington, DC 20006

202-416-7611
Fax: 202-416-7641
KimN@pva.org
The scholarship will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis until all funds are expended.

Scholarship applicants must be:

  • Current paid members of AASCIN, AASCIPSW, APS, or TLC
  • Or confirmed conference faculty

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER

AASCIN information
AASCIN membership form

AASCIPSW information
AASCIPSW membership form

APS information
APS membership form


Additional Registration Scholarship for organization members employed by the VA.

The Board of Directors of Paralyzed Veterans has provided $70,000 to support 200 registrations ($350 ea) for VA members of the respective organizations to attend the 2008 annual meetings in Orlando, FL. The scholarship will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis until all funds are expended.

Scholarship applicants must be current VA employees with current paid membership in one of the organizations. Scholarship approval will be based on completion of the attached form.

The following application must be completed for consideration of approval.
VA Members Click Here To Download Scholarship Application Form

Applications can be submitted by mail, fax, or email to:

Kim Nalle
Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 – 18th Street
NW Washington, DC 20006

202-416-7611
Fax: 202-416-7641
KimN@pva.org
 

Please direct questions to:
KimN@pva.org

 
 

 

 

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