The June 2008 round of funding for the ASI SMART Company Scholarship Fund will close on Tuesday 10 June.

This is the time to apply to attend FIA’s Madison Down Under (MDU) program - the intensive program for Fundraising professionals held annually in South Australia.  Two full scholarships including airfares are available along with up to 5 part scholarships.  More details about the scholarships is at www.advsol.com/ap/scholarship and MDU at www.fia.org.au.

Please note that there has were some minor changes made to the fund for 2008 - with the addition of more scholarships and defined rounds in which to apply for certain grants.  Further details are at www.advsol.com/ap/scholarship.

For further information please contact Marla Nelson at ASI on +61 3 9869 7503 or email mnelson@advsol.com

The Fund received applications requesting almost $9,000 in funding in the March round.  We are pleased to confirm six Scholarships were awarded with a total value of more than $5,000. Approximately $19,000 will now be made available for the three further rounds of funding for 2008. 

Congratulations to the following Scholarship recipients:

Part A – Fully Funded Education Scholarships

Kennie Ward - OBJECT
FIA Skills 1 (NSW)

Judith Williams – Australian Breastfeeding Association
FIA Skills 1 (VIC)

Part B – Education Subsidies for ASI Customers

Janita Suter - Caritas Australia
FIA Skills 1 (NSW)

Sharon D’Mello - Caritas Australia
FIA Skills 1 (VIC)

Part C – Education Grants for ASI Customers

Anne Meyer – Wellington Free Ambulance (NZ)
Bachelor in Health Science (Paramedic)

Ken See - WA Police Union
Authentic Leadership (AIM WA)
 

We thank all the applicants for taking the time to prepare their applications.  Applicants - successful in this round or not - are encouraged to consider applying again in future funding rounds (annually in June, September, December and March).