NCEDA Foundation Scholarship Opportunities

The NCEDA Foundation supports the advancement of outstanding economic development practitioners by annually awarding scholarships for professional development.

APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

A special scholarship application period is open for the 2023 Basic Economic Development Course that will be held at the UNC School of Government July 31 – August 3. Click HERE to view the application packet. The submission deadline is 5 pm on Friday, June 9.

The 2023 fall scholarship application period will open in August. Contact Liz Dobbins-Smith with any questions.

 

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

 

    • Dan Stewart BEDC Scholarship, which pays $670 for tuition, plus reimbursement for all travel, lodging, meal, and ancillary expenses, to attend the one-week Basic Economic Development Course held annually at UNC Chapel Hill. Two of these scholarships will be offered.
    • North Carolina Economic Development Academy Scholarship, which pays $395 for tuition plus reimbursement for all travel, lodging, meal, and ancillary expenses to attend one course offering of the North Carolina Certified Economic Developer program at ECU. Three of these scholarships will be offered.
    • Jack Ervin IEDC Scholarship, which pays up to $1,000 toward tuition, plus reimbursement for travel, lodging, meals, and ancillary expenses for one course offered by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). One of these scholarships will be offered.
    • Governor James E. Holshouser Professional Development Scholarship, which pays up to $1,800 per year for up to three years toward tuition, plus reimbursement for all travel, lodging, meal, and ancillary expenses, either at the Economic Development Institute (EDI) at Oklahoma University or three annual courses offered by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). One of these scholarships will be offered.
    • NCEDA Presidential Leadership Scholarship, in honor of NCEDA Past Presidents, which pays up to $4,000 for seasoned executives to experience training at the Advanced Economic Development Leadership training course. Scholarship recipients will be reimbursed for all tuition, travel, lodging, meals, and ancillary expenses. One of these scholarships will be offered.
    •  IEDC Certification Scholarship, which pays up to $825 for the exam registration fees associated with the Certified Economic Developer designation.  Three of these scholarships will be offered.

 

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

 

NCEDA has ten 2023 scholarship recipients from our spring application period.

Dan Stewart Basic Economic Development Course Scholarship Recipients:

  • Keevon Baten, Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County
  • Will Best, NC Department of Commerce
  • Stephanie Burleson, Cabarrus Economic Development
  • Kimberly Propst, Catawba County Economic Development Corporation

 

NC Economic Development Academy Scholarship Recipients:

  • Dylan Bowen, Columbus County Economic Development Commission
  • Trey Cash, NC Global TransPark Economic Development Region
  • Nathan Hester, City of Bessemer City
  • Merica Simpson, Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corp.
  • Phillip Thompson, Chatham Economic Development Corporation

 

Governor James E. Holshouser Professional Development Scholarship Recipient:

  • Kevin Szostak, Alamance County Area Chamber of Commerce