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SESUG 2012 Student Scholarship Program


The SouthEast SAS Users Group (SESUG) is offering a Student Scholarship Program for students interested in attending the 2012 SESUG conference. SESUG 2012 will be held October 14-16, in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina.

APPLICANT MUST:

1. Be a full-time college or university undergraduate or graduate student at the time of the conference (during the 2012-2013 academic year).

2. Provide proof of full-time student enrollment (scan and email copy of student ID card) to grants@sesug.org.

DEADLINES:

Student Presenter Grant
Includes reduced conference registration of $50, reduced nightly room rate of $50 for 2 nights in the conference hotel and small travel stipend to offset costs. (Student presenter grant requires an accepted abstract for the conference)
Applications are due by June 8, 2012

Note: the deadline for abstract submission is May 22, 2012 at the paper submission link on www.sesug.org

Basic Grant
Includes reduced conference registration of $50 and reduced nightly room rate of $50 for 2 nights in the conference hotel.
Applications are due by June 8, 2012

Please note that students are asked to volunteer at the conference as part of the award.

You can find out more about SESUG and the student scholarship opportunity at www.sesug.org/SESUG2012/.


SESUG 2012 Student Scholarship Application
First Name:
Last Name:
Mailing Address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Country:
Email address:
Phone number: (555) 555-5555
College or university attending:
Expected graduation date:
Degree currently seeking:
Major:
Student status:
Other degrees held: (Please include major)
Certifications held:
Please answer the following questions. Your answers will be used in the selection process to determine the winners.
Why do you want to attend SESUG? How would you benefit by attending the conference? (3-5 sentences)
Have you submitted an abstract to the 2012 SESUG Conference?
If yes, in regards to your presentation:
  • What is the submission number?
  • What is the title?
  • To which sections did you submit?
    • How long have you been using SAS software?
    Where did you first learn SAS?
    If you learned SAS in a class:
  • Who was the instructor/faculty member?
  • What was the class?
  • Where was it taught?
    • Have you ever attended any SAS conferences?
    If yes, what conferences, and did you attend on a scholarship?
    Will you be able to attend all the days of the conference?
    If not, please explain and indicate how much time you will be able to attend.
    If you will be traveling to attend the conference:

  • If selected, will you be able to take the time off from school and pay the expenses associated with attending that are not covered by the grant?
  • If no, please elaborate
    • I understand that volunteering at the conference is expected of scholarship recipients:
    How did you hear about the scholarship program? (check all that apply)
    specify other:
    Please provide the name and email address of a professor or instructor who may serve as a reference for your application.