The Captain Haggerty -Dog Professionals Conference Scholarship Program
In
July ’05 Robin MacFarlane and Dawn Geremia proposed a Conference
Scholarship Program aimed at assisting young professionals and
trainees to gain education and experience by funding their attendance
to the IACP Annual Educational Conference through an essay writing
contest. Dawn Geremia donated $500.00 to start the Fund and the first
recipient attended the 2006 Conference.
In July ’06 the name of
the scholarship program was changed in Honor of Captain Arthur Haggerty
for recognition of his many contributions to the dog professions and in
particular his enthusiasm for mentoring and guiding young
professionals. Anyone may make donations to the fund, and our
membership renewal forms have a location on the form asking for a
voluntary $5 contribution towards this fund. In the future it is
intended that the scope of assistance and support to young people
within all the dog world professions will increase through this
specific fund.
Currently all advertising for Scholarship
entrants is done through the IACP SafeHands E-Mail List and the IACP
SafeHands Journal.
Scholarship Program Rules: •
Anyone may enter that are between the ages of 16-25 years old. If the
recipient of the award is under the age of 18, they must be accompanied
by an adult. Please note: the accompanying adult expenses are not
covered.
• A 500-600 word essay is to be written by the applicant
on ‘Why they would like to attend the IACP Annual Educational
Conference’, which should include their dog experience, if any, and the
goals they hope to obtain within the field.
• Submissions may be made between November 2011 – January 2012, but must be received no later than February 1st 2012
• All submissions will be forwarded to the Conference Scholarship Committee, who will review all essays and announce a winner after February 14th.
The 'winner' will be given a free admission and lunch to the entire IACP Annual Educational Conference, and up to a $500.00 stipend toward travel arrangements and hotel expenses.
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Scholarship Award Jack Deeley Memorial - Young Pups Initiative
The
Jack Deeley Young Pups Award was initiated to encourage young people
interested in moving into the dog world professions. The aim is to
assist them not only through learning at the conference but also in
making contacts with practicing professionals who have the experience
to provide advice and help them succeed.
This Memorial fund was
established on the death of Martin Deeley’s father, by the Directors of
the IACP at that time. Jack Deeley was a man who quietly helped
everyone and never asked for anything in return. His thanks were to see
the people he assisted succeed and have happy lives. The Young Pups
Award will now be given every year to enable an aspiring canine
professional to attend the IACP Annual Conference free of charge.
Anyone
may make donations to the fund, and our membership renewal forms have a
location on the form asking for a voluntary $5 contribution towards
this fund. In the future it is intended that the scope of assistance
and support to young people within all the dog world professions will
increase through this fund.
Currently all advertising for
Scholarship entrants is done through the IACP Membership E-mail List .
The recipient will be given a free
admission and lunch to the entire IACP Annual Educational Conference,
and up to a $500.00 stipend toward travel arrangements and hotel
expenses.
Please note: The recipient must be accompanied at all
times by an adult guardian and the accompanying adult expenses are not
covered.
To apply for this award:
• Members should write a
short application detailing why they feel this award would be ideal for
the young person they wish it to be awarded to, who is under 18 years
of age.
• The recipient will be decided upon from the applications submitted by the IACP Board of Directors.
• Applications must be received by Head office February 1st 2012. Award to be announced by February 14th 2012.
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