Scholarship
MMCA Scholarship Guidelines and Application
MMCA SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES
PURPOSE
To provide continuing education and to encourage professionalism in Maryland Clerks by awarding financial support to qualified applicants who require assistance in working towards their Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) or Master Municipal Clerk (MMC) designations, participate in conferences or conventions designed to enhance local government productivity, or pursue training and higher education goals, including online classes, to further their professional development.
GUIDELINES
The criteria in the attached document shall be considered by the Scholarship Committee and used for awards and scholarship funds.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Scholarships will cover the Institute or conference registration fee.
- Scholarships may be awarded to the same applicant more than once, but a new application must be submitted each year.
- Overall preference will be given to MMCA members, clerks actively seeking their CMC or MMC designation, and first-time attendees to the academies, conferences, or conventions.
One Scholarship may be awarded annually for the registration fee for each of the following training venues:
- IIMC Annual Conference
- IIMC Annual Region II Conference
- IIMC approved Institute or Academy
Overall preference will be given to eligible applicants actively seeking CMC or MMC designation, and first-time attendees to the conference, academy, or institute.
One Incentive Scholarship in the amount of $100 for first-time attendance/participation may be awarded annually for each of the following training venues:
- Athenian Dialogue
- IIMC Annual Conference Academy Class or IIMC Pre-Conference Class
- On-line training course
- Maryland Municipal League Conference
- National League of Cities Conference Other
- IIMC approved training venue
All Scholarship funds will be awarded as reimbursement to the successful applicant.
ELIGIBILITY
The applicant must:
- Be an active member in good standing of the Maryland Municipal Clerks Association (MMCA) and of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC).
- Be a municipal clerk, clerk-treasurer, deputy clerk, assistant city clerk, or anyone performing the duties of a clerk, and normally have served in that capacity for a minimum of one year in the present municipality. The one-year requirement may be waived at the discretion of the Education Scholarship Committee.
Applications for scholarships must be submitted on the prescribed form by March 1st , June 1st, September 1st, December 1st, and may be approved at a regular quarterly MMCA meeting .
CONTACT INFORMATION
Dashaun Ball, City Clerk
Chair, MMCA Scholarship Committee
City of Seat Pleasant
Phone Number: 301-336-2600
Email Dashaun Ball
Scholarship Application Scholarship Guidelines (PDF) Scholarship Deadlines (PDF)
