Monday, April 02, 2007

National Trust for Historic Preservation - 2007 Diversity Scholarship Program

Here’s your chance to attend the National Preservation Conference
http://www.nationaltrust.org/scholarships/diversity_scholarship.html

Who should apply: Applicants (Students or Community Activists) should be from diverse social, economic, racial, ethnic or cultural backgrounds. It is the mission of the National Trust to increase its diversity outreach and to create an inclusive and diverse preservation-minded environment at the conference.

Financial Incentives: In addition to receiving substantial financial assistance on your lodging, travel, and conference registration cost, Diversity Scholars attending the conference for the first time will be paired with a mentor and have the opportunity to attend facilitated events.

Dates: This year's conference will take place October 2 - 6, 2007 in Saint Paul, MN. Please note the postmark deadline for submitting applications is June 1, 2007.

Who will be attending: Participants will include community and neighborhood leaders, public officials, affordable housing practitioners, architects, planners, historic site managers, developers, downtown revitalization specialists and other grassroots advocates.

Please contact Brent Leggs at 617-523-0885 x34 or via email at Brent_Leggs@nthp.org for additional information. Please feel free to spread the word through your own networks!