UMT - PMIWDC Academic Scholarship Program

**Please Note: All Scholarship Applications must be postmarked by August 31st.

Overview:

To promote and further academic and professional development education in project management, the UMT offered a non-academic scholarship to the PMIWDC membership that enables the recipient to take up to $2,000 worth of online UMT courses. UMT is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) and by the PMI Global Accreditation Center (GAC). It also is a PMI Global Registered Education Provider (REP) and a global leader in higher education in project management.

These scholarships will enable the recipients to take up to $2,000 worth of online courses at the University of Management and Technology to support their needs in academic or professional development education in project management. The scholarships are open to all PMIWDC members, with the exception of members holding elected or appointed offices.

Please note that this page describes the PMI-UMT Academic Scholarship program, which is for students pursuing degree credit. If you are not pursuing a degree, please apply for the PMI - UMT Nonacademic Scholarship, which has different deadlines and qualification criteria.

Application Process

Complete the application and include all documentation described in "Instructions" below.
Mail your completed application to

PMIWDC

400 N. Washington St.
Suite 300

Alexandria, VA 22314

All applications must be postmarked by August 31st. Late applications will not be accepted.

Instructions:

Applicants should meet the following criteria, and should provide the requested documentation:

Must be a member of PMI and PMIWDC. The PMIWDC Board and volunteers who are directly involved into the evaluation of UMT scholarship applications are not eligible for the scholarship.
Must be PMP certified or working towards PMP certification.
Candidates must submit the UMT Application form.
They should submit a resume no longer than two pages, in 12-point font, with a list of prior project management training, and career experience. The resume must contain details of academic performance.
They must provide a current picture and be willing to have their name and photograph published in PMIWDC and UMT publications.
They should be prepared to promote the scholarship as requested.
They should provide commitment to write an article for PMIWDC publications about their UMT experience.

General Conditions:

The UMT scholarship is open to any PMIWDC member pursuing continuing project management education except PMIWDC elected officers and volunteer staff involved in the evaluation of applications for scholarship.
The candidates shall submit all applications to the PMIWDC office at 400 N. Washington St, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314 by August 31st. (postmark date).
This prize will be available to anyone globally, since UMT provides virtual classrooms study.
The Scholarship Committee will evaluate all applications and will decide which applicant will be selected.
UMT will review and approve the Scholarship Committee recommendation, provided the applicant meets the qualifications spelled out in this document.
The UMT decision is final. No appeals will be considered.
Successful recipients may not apply again.
An alternate applicant may be selected in case the first person can not accept.
Unsuccessful applicants may reapply in a subsequent term.
Any recipient of this award who for whatever reason does not proceed to register with UMT within two months will lose their right to the scholarship, and the Scholarship Committee will select the next candidate in line for the award.
If it is determined that no candidate is deserving of the award, then the unclaimed award will carry forward to the following term. In the following term, the Scholarship Committee will choose two candidates for the award.

Candidate Evaluation and Selection:

A UMT-PMIWDC scholarship committee will be convened comprising three to five PMIWDC members and chaired by a member of the PMIWDC Board.
Applications will be reviewed and scholarships will be awarded based on the application submitted.
Scholarships will be awarded without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or state of physical handicap.
PMIWDC members holding elected or appointed offices are not eligible for these non-academic scholarships.
Scholarship recipient(s) will be notified by February 28.
All decisions of the UMT-PMIWDC Scholarship Program and its committee are final.

**Please Note: All Scholarship Applications must be postmarked by June 30.