Members

1. Go to your Member Dashboard on the NDEO website.
2. Click on Awards in the lefthand menu.
3. Find 2023 NDEO Professional Development Scholarship and click the purple Apply button

Non-members

• If you have a user login for this website (e.g. expired members, non-members who have signed up for NDEO programs in the past), use those credentials to log into the NDEO website and follow the steps for members above. 
• If you do not have a user login for this site, you must first Create an Account by clicking here. Once you have an account, you can follow the steps above. .

Login Issues?

If you have any issues logging into the website and accessing your Member Dashboard, please email membership@ndeo.org.

Award Usage Criteria

• Funds expire 12 months from issue date. After 12 months any funds not spent will be zeroed out.
• Not transferable to other individuals.
• Cannot be converted to cash.
• The $600 credit is available to use on OPDI courses or Conference registrations only. The $115 credit is to be used towards membershp.
  • The scholarship Funds are subject to NDEO's standard Refund Policy for OPDI and Conference as long as the funds are re-used within the original 12 months window.
• For the Thom Cobb Scholarship the hotel room (3 nights) benefit cannot be converted into cash and must be used for the current year’s national conference. The hotel room nights do not carry over to the next year.

Eligibility Requirements

Dance educators working in K-12 schools, private studios of dance, higher education, performing arts organizations, and other settings are encouraged to apply for a scholarship. Both current NDEO Members and Non-Members may apply. Applicants should demonstrate their interest in and need for continuing education, their plans for applying what they learn, and why financial assistance is necessary for their continued education. Full application details are outlined below.

Awards Review Process

The NDEO Professional Development Scholarship Committee will "blind" review all scholarship applicants and select scholarship recipients according to the criteria below. All demographic and financial information will be kept confidential.

Scholarship Criteria

NDEO is committed to assisting teachers in their professional development and career goals by offering scholarships for applicants who display both financial need and meritorious work. Applicants will be evaluated on the following criteria: 

• Evidence of financial obstacles that are impacting one’s ability to pursue professional advancement.
• Evidence of how the scholarship will help one reach their personal and professional goals.
• Evidence of how the scholarship will be used to impact one's students, work environment, and/or the field of dance education.

Application Form Guidelines

• The applicant should complete the form by the published due date.
• The applicant’s name should be submitted as they wish it to appear on all NDEO printed materials, including the actual award.
• All materials must be submitted via the online form.