Overview
The Community College Scholarship facilitates the professional growth and development of early-career institutional research professionals employed at community colleges by providing registration assistance for A Holistic Approach to Institutional Research.
The deadline to apply for the spring 2023 scholarship has passed. We will start accepting applications for this scholarship again in early 2024.
What to Expect
- Senior staff and leaders nominate a deserving community college staff member.
- Nominees will be notified and must then apply. A complete application includes:
- Your supervisor’s contact information,
- Cohort selection, and
- A letter of intent (250 words)
- Scholarship recipients will be notified on a rolling basis.
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2023 Award Options
The scholarship covers $250 of the online course fee for A Holistic Approach to Institutional Research. Scholarship recipients can choose to participate in either of the two course offerings:
Spring Cohort
- April 4 – May 14, 2023: Online course
Fall Cohort (optional face-to-face seminar)
- September 13 – October 24, 2023: Online course
- Face-to-face seminar: Dates and location TBD
Please note: The full price of the online course is $650 member / $775 nonmember. The institutional commitment for scholarship recipients is $400 member / $525 nonmember. The optional seminar is an additional $200.
"The Holistic Approach course was invaluable to me as a new IR person. It helped me develop a framework for the data work I'm doing within the context of higher education, which is completely new to me. The networking with both mentors and other attendees was invaluable. I absolutely recommend this course to anyone starting in IR.” —Kari Grafton, Lincoln Land Community College