Scholarship Awards

Click HERE for the Scholarship Application Form for the Institute CMC/MMC.

Applicants for the New York State Association of City and Village Clerks Scholarship must meet the following qualifications:

  1. Be a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and the New York State Association of City and Village Clerks.
  2. Have worked in the related field for at least two (2) years.
  3. Submit a complete application.

Based on the above qualifications, the Scholarship Committee will award scholarships in each of the following categories:

  1. Cities
  2. Villages with population of 1 to 1,000
  3. Villages with population of 1,000 to 2,800
  4. Villages with population of 2,800 and over

Scholarships will be awarded in a minimum amount of $150.00. The Scholarship Committee may adjust the above distribution of scholarships if deemed necessary. The Scholarship Committee may increase the amount of each scholarship awarded if funding is available to do so.

Certified Clerks or those with enough points to become certified will not be eligible for scholarship.

Scholarships may be awarded to one applicant for up to a maximum of three years; however, an application must be submitted and reviewed on a year-to-year basis. The Scholarship Committee may waive the three-year limit if funding is available.

The Committee reserves the right to award full scholarships whenever it feels the qualifications are superior and the financial situation of the municipality warrants such action. In these instances, the total number of scholarships awarded in each particular year will be determined by the number of full scholarships offered.

Scholarship applications must be received by June 1st of the year in which the applicant will be attending the certification school. Scholarship awards will be made by June 10th and letters to successful applicants will be mailed by June 15th. Payment of scholarship awards will be made to the particular school at which the certification school is being held for successful applicants.