pmief presentation for quarterly scholarship judges

PMIEF Introduction

For quarterly scholarship judges

www.pmief.org

• Public charity under US tax law

• Philanthropic arm of PMI

The PMI Educational Foundation

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PMIEF Focus: Project Management for

a World of 7 Billion People

PMI Focus: 20 Million

Practitioners and Their Employers

Leading the Way: Improving Society Through Project Management

Improving responses to tragedies

Helping college students realize their dreams through education

Giving youth and communities a better chance of success

PMIEF Builds Bridges to PM Profession

Teachers

Non-Profits /NGOs

Disaster Relief

College Students

Young Learners

PMI

Growth of All Types of PMIEF Grants(Scholarships, Awards and Other Grants)

Types of Scholarships

• Academic – for college and university students studying project management and related fields

• Project management training – for primary and secondary school teachers as well as nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations

• Professional development – for project management practitioners

Quarterly Scholarships Overview

• Donated by PMI Chapters, PMI Registered Education Providers, and universities

• Most of the scholarships are for project management training and professional development courses with PMI Registered Education Providers

• The rest are partial-tuition academic scholarships for online undergraduate and graduate degree programs at the University of Management and Technology

Quarterly Scholarships Applicants

• The following people apply for project management training and professional development scholarships:– Primary and secondary school teachers– Employees of nonprofit and nongovernmental

organizations– Project management practitioners, including those who

are unemployed and underemployed

• Prospective students, from those finishing up secondary school through working professionals, apply for the academic scholarships

Quarterly Scholarships Deadlines and Evaluations

• Application deadlines are: 1 March, 1 June, 1 September, and 1 November

• Evaluations take place in March, June, September, and November

• A completed evaluation sheet is due two weeks after it is sent to you; the timeline can be extended if there’s an unusually large amount of applicants

• The scoring for each applicant is done using a scoring scale and criteria categories

Scholarships You Will Be Evaluating

• PM Fundamentals Online Certificate Program – donated by Cheetah Learning

• Project Auditors LLC Professional Training Scholarships – donated by Project Auditors LLC

• PMIEF Academic Scholarship Program at UMT – donated by the University of Management and Technology (except in June)

About the Volunteer Team Manager

• Hi, my name is Andy Stitt, and I am an Associate here at the PMIEF

• I hold PMI’s Certified Associate in Project Management certification

• I am a first-year graduate student at the Florida Institute of Technology pursuing a Master of Business Administration with a Marketing concentration

Thank You for Serving as a Volunteer!

• Volunteers are critical to PMIEF’s success• You will help deserving students, teachers,

nonprofits, and practitioners get access to learning opportunities

• You will give back to the project management community and the profession

• We could not run our scholarships and awards program without you!

Questions, Comments, Concerns

Call me: +1-610-356-4600 ext. 7004

Email me: andrew.stitt@pmi.org