Scholarship Information

George Coleman Professional Development Scholarship Sponsored by the New England Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (NEACRAO)

Starting in 2025, the New England Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers will award 12 scholarships to cover conference registration to the annual NEACRAO conference to directly support our members.

To apply for the George Coleman Professional Development Scholarship please fill out this application.
The Immediate Past President, Trish Amaral, serves as the Chair of the George Coleman Scholarship Committee, which is composed of the five most recent Past Presidents of NEACRAO. Once the selection process is completed, the Chair will communicate the Committee’s decision to the recipients of the scholarships.

Evaluation Process:
A committee comprised of past presidents will review applicants and selection will revolve around the following categories:

   1) First Time Attendees
   2) Presenters
   3) Limited institutional financial support

PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATIONS
Consideration for the scholarship will be given to those applications submitted by October 1, 2025, electronically. The NEACRAO Scholarship Committee will review all scholarship applications that are received online by the October 1st deadline. In the event that no applications are made for the scholarship in a given year, the award set aside for that year shall be distributed in the following year.