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Zoning and Land-Use Planning Scholarship Program - VAZO Members

Introduction

The Virginia Association of Zoning Officials was organized in 1990 to perpetuate an organized professional support community for the maintenance of active communication. The Goals of the organization are:

1. Expand the awareness of professional administrators concerning the authority with which their positions are empowered.
2. Provide a reliable communication network for the use of administrators to develop solutions to various zoning problems.
3. Increase the visibility of the organization and develop an identity as a legitimate member of the public administration organizational community.
4. Provide high quality programs to the members of the organization with consistently high standards of excellence.
5. Continue to improve member development.
6. Instill on the part of all members a desire to make VAZO the model for future organizations.
7. Develop a mentoring program among Virginia's zoning officials.

Eligibility

The applicant must be a member in good standing of the Virginia Association of Zoning Officials since January 1 of the current year. The applicant must be pursuing a degree in planning or a closely related field and be enrolled in an accredited college or university. A minimum overall grade point average of 2.5 is required of current students. Funds will be paid to the selected institution or appropriate department as the scholarship committee sees fit to be used for tuition or required materials.

Downloads

File name	File type	File size
Zoning and Land-Use Scholarship Application - VAZO member	Microsoft Word	67 kb
VAZO member scholarship application checklist	PDF	56 kb

Zoning and Land-Use Planning Scholarship Program - Students

Introduction

The Virginia Association of Zoning Officials was organized in 1990 to perpetuate an organized professional support community for the maintenance of active communication. The Goals of the organization are:

1. Expand the awareness of professional administrators concerning the authority with which their positions are empowered.
2. Provide a reliable communication network for the use of administrators to develop solutions to various zoning problems.
3. Increase the visibility of the organization and develop an identity as a legitimate member of the public administration organizational community.
4. Provide high quality programs to the members of the organization with consistently high standards of excellence.
5. Continue to improve member development.
6. Instill on the part of all members a desire to make VAZO the model for future organizations.
7. Develop a mentoring program among Virginia's zoning officials.

Eligibility

The applicant must be related to or recommended by a member in good standing of the Virginia Association of Zoning Officials since January 1 of the current year. The referring member must provide a letter of recommendation. The applicant must be pursuing a degree in planning or a closely related field and be enrolled in an accredited college or university. A minimum overall grade point average of 2.5 is required of current students. Funds will be paid to the selected institution or appropriate department as the scholarship committee sees fit to be used for tuition or required materials.

Downloads

File name	File type	File size
Zoning and Land-Use Scholarship Application - Students	Microsoft Word	67 kb
Student scholarship application checklist	PDF	55 kb

Zoning and Land-Use Planning Grant Program

Introduction

The Virginia Association of Zoning Officials was organized in 1990 to perpetuate an organized professional support community for the maintenance of active communication. The Goals of the organization are:

1. Expand the awareness of professional administrators concerning the authority with which their positions are empowered.
2. Provide a reliable communication network for the use of administrators to develop solutions to various zoning problems.
3. Increase the visibility of the organization and develop an identity as a legitimate member of the public administration organizational community.
4. Provide high quality programs to the members of the organization with consistently high standards of excellence.
5. Continue to improve member development.
6. Instill on the part of all members a desire to make VAZO the model for future organizations.
7. Develop a mentoring program among Virginia's zoning officials.

Eligibility

The applicant either must be a resident of or employed in the state of Virginia since January 1 of the current year. The applicant must be a current student in good academic standing pursuing a degree in planning or an associated field and be enrolled in an accredited college or university. Additionally, the applicant must submit a plan to complete an independent study project relating to zoning and land-use, the results of which are to be presented to the Awards and Scholarship Committee at the Fall Conference following the year that the grant was awarded. The applicant must indicate in the plan for independent study which semester they plan to complete the project. Extensions may be granted at the will of the Awards and Scholarship Committee for multi-year projects. Funds will be paid to the institution or appropriate department as the scholarship committee sees fit to be used for materials or as compensation to the student. This grant includes a one-year membership to the Virginia Association of Zoning Officials and paid accommodations and registration to one VAZO Training Conference.

Downloads

File name	File type	File size
Zoning and Land-Use Grant Application	Microsoft Word	67 kb
Grant application checklist	PDF	54 kb