The Florida Facility Manager’s Association announces the availability of its 2009 scholarship offerings.

FFMA strives to provide opportunities for students who are interested in the public assembly facility management profession to learn more about the career and the industry. These scholarships also allow deserving students a chance to network with practitioners in the field and learn more about internship opportunities at our many, varied facilities throughout the state of Florida.Students in the disciplines of Sports Administration, Arts Administration, Hospitality Administration, Event/Facility Management, and other related fields are welcome to apply for any of the scholarships that are offered by FFMA and listed below.

• FFMA Annual Meeting Scholarship-$500 plus waived application fee to attend the FFMA annual meeting, which will be held in Palm Beach on June 21-23. Application deadline is April 20.



• College Scholarship-$500 general college scholarship. Application deadline is April 20.
  
  
• IAAM/UVMC Annual Conference Scholarship-$500 to attend the annual conference, held this year in Boston on July 24-28. Application deadline is April 20.
  
  
• FFMA Operations Seminar-Waived registration and up to $75 expense reimbursement to attend the annual Operations Seminar held in the fall. Location and exact dates are yet to be determined. Application deadline is 20 days prior to the Seminar.

To submit an application for any of these scholarships or for more information on the FFMA scholarships, please visit our website at www.floridafacilities.com/scholarships.htm. Please share this information with any students who you believe would be interested in this great opportunity. Thank you.

Sincerely,The FFMA Scholarship Committee

Mark Striffler, Florida State University Oglesby Union
Judy Joseph, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
John Moors, Tampa Convention Center