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Scholarships

The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) has partnered with outdoor industry leaders and private foundations to provide financial support for guides seeking training and certification. The cost of pursuing professional training and certification can often be one of the greatest hurdles for an educator and technical mountain guide. Through the generous donations and continued commitment of members, private donors, and the business community, the AMGA is able to minimize the financial burden of training and certification by offering scholarships and memorial funds.

We encourage everyone to apply and take advantage of these opportunities. In addition, if you or anyone you know is interested in creating a scholarship or memorial fund please contact the AMGA Executive Director at 303.271.0984.

“The courses and exams offer the opportunity to learn the highest standards of care for our clientele in rock, alpine and ski disciplines. Personally it is incredibly rewarding to know that you are at the top echelon of professional guiding and you have the training and certification on top of your experience in the mountains.” — Angela Hawse, AMGA scholarship recipient

Criteria for application

The purpose of a scholarship is to provide funding for the continuing education of a qualified professional or aspiring guide. The successful applicant:

  • Must be a current member of the AMGA
  • Must be currently enrolled in the Course/Exam to which the scholarship will be applied
  • Is pursuing guiding as a profession
  • Is seeking to better his/her guiding skills through educational courses and/or exams

Scholarship recipients will be obligated to submit the following

  • Agrees to provide 250-word (minimum) testimonial describing your program experience and how the scholarship/scholarship sponsor contributed to the experience.
  • 5 Photos (minimum) shot during the Program.
  • 1 video (minimum) shot during the Program.
  • Depending on the scholarship, may be asked to participate in one mutually agreed upon events during the period of 05/1/13–12/31/13. An event is considered a minimum four-hour time commitment. Events include, but are not limited to: climbing demonstrations, clinics, time spent at trade shows discussing products, and store visits.
  • IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR 2013: Scholarship funds will be awarded to recipients upon receipt of the above content by the AMGA. In other words, each applicant will be required to pay the course/exam tuition in-full regardless if he/she is awarded a scholarship.
  • NOTE: If you are planning on applying for a scholarship and your program takes place prior to the deadline, please be prepared with content from your course/exam should you be awarded a scholarship.

Scholarships Application Process

Scholarship applications will be accepted from:

Novemeber 9, 2012 (5:00 pm) - April 1, 2013 (11:59 pm MST)

Any applications received after 11:59pm (MST) on April 1, 2013 will not be considered for review.

 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

 

  • Only after we receive your completed survey will your application be considered for review
  • All items are embedded in the survey. You do NOT need to submit anything to the AMGA office. Simply complete the entire survey (the 6 question-questionnaire is at the end of the survey).

 

Please contact Caroline McNally, Membership Director, with any questions at: caroline@amga.com

*The exception to the above process is the Chad VanderHam Memorial Fund Scholarship. Applicants MUST submit a short video (no longer than 5 minutes) describing who you are and why you love skiing. Applicants do not need to answer the six questions on the application survey - please write "VanderHam" as your answers.

Thank you to all of the people and companies who make these scholarships possible. Learn more about each Scholarship

All applications are due: April 1, 2013

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