Amazing Learning Opportunity for Australian Nonprofits: Attend 12NTC for Free!

Apply for the 2nd international mutual scholarship program and get the opportunity to attend 12NTC in San Francisco for free.

Do you work with a nonprofit or charity organisation in Australia? Do you fancy the idea of travelling to San Francisco, USA to soak up the atmosphere and to connect with other nonprofits in North America and other parts of the globe?

If this is something that excites you, then we have a fantastic learning opportunity that we'd like to share with you.

Yes, we're bringing back the Connecting Up-NTEN international mutual scholarship program for Australian nonprofits!   

> Apply for the scholarship right now!

Last year, Connecting Up (Australia) and NTEN (USA) launched our first international mutual scholarship program for nonprofits. Through this scholarship program, three Australian nonprofit workers were sent to Washington, DC last March 2011 to attend 11NTC. And, in return, two North American nonprofit workers were sent to Melbourne last June 2011 to attend CU11. 

The opportunity to learn and to share resources around the world has been a fascinating experience for everyone involved. And, we're pleased to be able to bring this program back. 

NTEN has already started recruiting North American nonprofits to come and join our Connecting Up 2012 conference. So, now, we're inviting Australian nonprofits to send in applications to be considered for this scholarship.

To be considered for this amazing opportunity, please review and fill out our scholarship application form. Make sure you're eligible* and clear to go. 

For this scholarship, TWO (2) lucky nonprofit employees in Australia will be notified to go to the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2012 (12NTC), which will be held in San Francisco, USA on 3-5 April 2012. We will also be offering part scholarships to eligible nonprofits.

Applications for the CU-NTEN international mutual scholarship program is open from 2 December 2011 to 15 January 2012. Winners will be notified on or before the 31st of January 2012.  

> Apply for the scholarship right now!

Eligibility:

• You must work for an Australian nonprofit organisation, either as a staff, free agent, or volunteer. If you're one of our DonorTec registered clients and/or your organisation is listed in our National Directory, chances are, you're eligible. Even if you're not a registered client and/or listed in the directory, you can still apply for the scholarship as long as you can provide proof of your work with a nonprofit or charity organisation in Australia.
• The organisation you represent must support your application. Documentation of this support may be requested, if necessary.
• You have a valid passport and are able to travel to the U.S.
• You are able to agree to the terms of the scholarship stated in the application form.
• You will cover any other expenses that's not related to the conference and covered in the scholarship. For example, if you decide to add a few more days to your trip for personal or professional purposes, you will need to cover such expenditures.

Scholarship Coverage:

• Two full scholarships will include: 1 round-trip airfare (each) from state of origin in Australia to San Francisco, USA; accommodation and meals allowance to cover conference period (3 days + extra for travel time); and conference passes to NTC'12. Logistics of this would be organised with scholarship winners. 
• Full scholars will also receive free conference passes to Connecting Up Conference in 2012 (Sydney) .
• Up to 3 part scholars will receive: Free conference passes to NTC'12.

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