As budgets are tightening everywhere people are asking,
"Where will I get the money for my educational requirements?" and "How can I
find funding to get my staff educated?"
One source of financing might be scholarships. Several are
available to assessors and assessment staff members and, while they will not
cover all costs, any funding can help make the ends meet.
Each scholarship has its own requirements for eligibility and
for filing. I will attempt to highlight these requirements for some of the
scholarships that are locally available in the following paragraphs:
A.C.E.S.- The Brenda Vuolo Scholarship is
available through the ACES Subcommittee.
Applicant shall be a member in good standing of ACES.
Requests for this scholarship shall be submitted upon a
specified form.
Click here for
the application
Scholarship applicants shall (at the time of the request) be
employed full-time or part-time in a Connecticut Assessor’s Office.
The course for which the scholarship is requested shall
pertain to the Assessment profession (i.e. CCMA Courses, ACES Workshops, AAT
Modules, IAAO Courses, related seminars). The requested amount shall be for the
course fees only.
Applicant shall provide a letter signed by the Assessor of
Chief Executive Officer of his or her employing municipality, stating what
portion, if any, the municipality will pay or reimburse the applicant.
The decision to grant or deny a scholarship and the amount of
the scholarship to be granted shall be at the discretion of the ACES
subcommittee and shall be decided by a majority vote of this subcommittee
CAAO Education Grants: These grants may be requested
by any member in good standing of the C.A.A.O.
Applications are available from the Professional Designations
and Awards Committee, and all decisions regarding the awards are made by that
committee.
The grants are not allowed for CCMA classes, but can be used
toward the tuition costs of assessment related classes.
In addition to the application, you must supply a letter of refusal to pay
from your municipality.
The I.A.A.O. has three trusts that award scholarships. They are as
follows:
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The Jeff Hunt, CAE, Memorial Candidates Assistance Trust
grants awards for I.A.A.O. members wishing to complete their designation.
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The Timothy N. Hagemann Membership Memorial Trust grants
awards for small jurisdictions (less than 7500 parcels) to a) become a member
of I.A.A.O., b) obtain educational course assistance and c) research project
assistance.
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The Norman Register Trust Fund grants awards for
educational related needs to I.A.A.O. members only.
Applications for any of these grants are available from
I.A.A.O..
In addition, your county association may have grants available. For example,
New London County has the Tom Roby Scholarship. The
applicant must be a member in good standing of the GNLAAA., but all other
criteria follow the C.A.A.O. guidelines.
So before you give up on education all together, check out
some of these alternatives. You may be surprised at what is available.
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