2027 CIVSA SDI Scholarship Application

CIVSA member institutions in good standing shall be eligible to apply for Student Development Institute Scholarship(s) subject to the following: the member representing an institution may not be currently serving on the CIVSA Board as an Executive Officer or Regional Director; the member may not be currently serving on the Scholarship Committee; the institution may not have been awarded a CIVSA scholarship in the same or previous year. Professional Staff members attending the Student Development Institute as their institution’s scholarship recipient shall be required to serve in a volunteer capacity at that conference.

A completed application contains:

- Completed CIVSA advisor/supervisor information and short answer responses

- Completed student member information

- Submitted student member short answer responses

- Submitted statement of institutional support from a director or supervisor

CIVSA will award scholarship package(s) to individual institution(s) for 1 student registration fee, 1 advisor registration fee, and 2 hotel rooms for up to 3 nights each at the conference hotel. The professional staff member from an applicant institution will be responsible for completing the scholarship application, obtaining the Statement of Institutional Support, and selecting the student from their institution that will submit a supplemental essay.

Scholarship Applications are due Friday, October 9, 2026.

Notification of awards will be sent in early November.

Information - Professional Staff Member

First Name

Preferred

Last Name

Office Phone Number

Institution

Institution CEEB

Short Answer Questions - Professional Staff Member

What are your professional goals and what goals would you like to accomplish by attending SDI?

What is your CIVSA involvement/plans to become involved?

How will this scholarship benefit your institution’s student employee/volunteer program?

What is your role in student development at your institution?

Is there anything else you’d like to include for the Scholarships Committee to consider? If so, please indicate that here.

Information - Student Ambassador/Tour Guide

Student First Name

Student Last Name

Student Email Address

Information - Supervisor/Director

Supervisor First Name

Supervisor Last Name

Supervisor Email Address

Statements of Understanding

By submitting this application, you understand that we will email the student directly asking them to submit an essay. This application is not complete without the essay.

By submitting this application, you understand that we will email the supervisor directly asking them to submit Statement of Institutional Support. This application is not complete without the essay.