OPPA Scholarship Program
We value the contributions, efforts and professionalism of our members, and with the challenges faced by public entities operating with constrained budgets, OPPA recognizes the increasing difficulty for these entities to provide funding for professional development and education.
OPPA's Scholarship Program provides funds to members desiring to further their knowledge and expertise in public procurement through continuing education, are a member in good standing, have made contributions to OPPA through serving on committees or assisting with workshops/events, and promoted the value of membership in OPPA to public purchasers in the state.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The Scholarship Program provides funds for:
- attendance at the OPPA annual Spring Conference
- attendance at the OPPA annual Fall Conference
- attendance at an OPPA workshop
- other procurement-related workshops, when deemed appropriate for scholarship funding.
OPPA pays up to 75% of the total cost of attendance to conferences and workshops including travel and lodging costs. Meals are not reimbursed. Travel and lodging will be reimbursed at conference lodging rates for lodging or the current GSA per diem rates.
Scholarship recipients who do not use awarded funds awarded are required to repay OPPA the total amount of the award within 45 days of receipt.
APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP
Download the scholarship application.
Eligibility requires you to be a member in good standing of OPPA and meet the requirements listed in the Policy Handbook, Scholarship Selection Criteria.
Selections are based on the justification and merits of each application and in accordance with the established criteria. Scholarships will be awarded throughout the year, and winners are notified in writing of their selection as a scholarship recipient.
Applicants MAY NOT receive multiple scholarships during the year of award, and are not eligible for additional awards for a 12-month period from the last date of the training or event for which the scholarship was awarded.
OPPA board members and scholarship committee members are ineligible for scholarships.
Contact us for more information about the scholarship program.