NFDA Professional Womens Conference Scholarships

ABOUT

Thanks to generous donor support, the Funeral Service Foundation has awarded scholarships to NFDA’s Professional Women’s Conference since 1998. The conference offers women of funeral service an opportunity to learn, a chance to collaborate, and a structure for networking that elevates the profession and enriches careers. Past scholarship recipients tell us they leave the conference with greater passion for funeral service and renewed energy with which to serve their communities.

AWARD

The Funeral Service Foundation offers scholarships for funeral service professionals and students of funeral service to attend the Professional Women’s Conference, brought to you by NFDA and FSAC/AFSC.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to funeral service professionals and students who identify as female or non-binary.

Professionals must be verifiably employed in funeral service or related occupations.
Students must be in good standing and currently attending classes at an ABSFE- or Canadian-accredited institution or program.
- Please Note: Students who are enrolled, but have not yet begun coursework at the time of application, are not eligible to apply.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Each candidate is required to answer four essay questions in no more than 250 words per question, and submit a brief video.

Essay Questions:

Describe how attending the Professional Women’s Conference will fuel your career.
Discuss a time when your leadership skills positively influenced those around you.
The pandemic has changed the professional landscape. Discuss how you’ve become a stronger funeral service professional, and what you’ve learned about yourself in the last two years.
It is important for funeral service professionals to find work/life balance. Discuss what you do to practice self-care.

Video Question:

In two minutes or less, talk about a defining moment that influenced your career.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

We will accept scholarship applications through Sunday, October 3.

APPLY TODAY!

TERMS & GUIDELINES

Scholarships are available to NFDA and FSAC/AFSC members and non-members.
Scholarships are not renewable and a candidate may only receive this scholarship once.
Recipients of in-person Professional Women’s Conference scholarships are not eligible to apply, however recipients of other Funeral Service Foundation scholarships may apply.
- Those who received a 2021 NFDA Virtual Professional Women’s Conference Scholarship may apply.
Those who have already registered for the Conference may apply.
Scholarships will be awarded without regard to race, religious beliefs, age, national origin, or disability.
If unable to attend designated scholarship events, the scholarship recipient will forfeit their scholarship for that year, but may apply in subsequent years.
All scholarships are subject to available funds.
All award decisions of the Funeral Service Foundation are final.
Alternates may be selected in the event that a scholarship recipient decides not to accept the award.
Only completed applications will be considered. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
The Funeral Service Foundation reserves the right to eliminate from consideration incomplete applications without further notice to the applicant.
Recipients will be notified via email.