Scholarships

The AFP Baton Rouge Chapter encourages members who have not attended ICON before to please apply for the scholarship to attend ICON 2023.  The ICON 2023 conference will be held from April 16th thru 18th in New Orleans, Louisiana. The scholarship covers the recipient's conference registration fee, minus a $10 processing fee.  This is a wonderful opportunity to network with fundraising peers and an outstanding learning opportunity.  For more information on ICON, please visit http://afpicon.com.  You can view applicant requirements and download the application on our website Chamberlain Scholarship Application for more information. 

 Below is a summary of the requirements for applicants:

• The candidate must be a current member in good standing of AFP Greater Baton Rouge Chapter  
• The candidate must be currently employed as a fundraising professional, or, if the candidate is an executive director or other professional, a substantial amount of time must be devoted to fundraising 
• Candidate must never have attended an AFP or NSFRE International Conference on Fundraising as a registered participant and must attend the full conference 
• The candidate is responsible for making all travel and lodging arrangements and agrees to pay the $10 processing fee to register for the conference.  
• Candidates must be willing to share their AFP ICON experience with our chapter after the conference has concluded. This may include a report to Scholarship Chair, a contribution to the AFP Baton Rouge newsletter, and/or a brief report to the membership at a monthly chapter meeting. 

The deadline for submitting the Chamberlain Scholarship Application is March 15th.  You can send your application to afpbatonrouge@gmail.com or summerdann@lsu.edu.