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Scholarships and Grants
Apra-MN is pleased to offer scholarships and professional development giveaways to its members to cover the cost of attendance at the local conference, the annual Apra International conference, and other professional development opportunities that arise.
You must be an Apra-MN member and recipients can only receive one scholarship and giveaway per year. If there are more applicants than scholarships available, the board or an independent selection committee will randomly select recipients.
Keep an eye out each month for calls to apply for Professional Development Giveaways and for scholarships to the APRA-MN local conference and the APRA International conference.
If you have any questions about scholarships and grants or the process, please reach out to Brita Thielen, Vice President.
Apra International PD Conference Scholarship
Apra-MN is pleased to offer scholarships for two virtual tickets to attend Apra International's 2025 Prospect Development Conference. Prospect Development is Apra’s premier annual conference, bringing together hundreds of prospect development professionals to learn from the best, connect with their peers, and gain the partnerships and tools to excel in their roles. You must be an Apra-MN member to win. The winners will be selected at random by a member of Apra MN board, notified by email and announced in the June Networker. If you have any questions about this scholarship process, please contact Brita Thielen at bthielen@apra-mn.org.
Apra-MN Conference Scholarship
In 2025, we offered two scholarships to attend the Apra-MN conference, held on October 8th at the Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park.
Apra-MN Professional Development Giveaways
Apra-MN offers periodic grants or other giveaways to support the professional development of our members. This has included webinars, trainings, or other resources. Keep an eye on the Networker to see what item we're giving away and to get a link to submit your name!
If you have item suggestions for future giveaways, let us know!
Scholarship FAQs
How are giveaways awarded?
Giveaways and scholarships are awarded randomly based on a drawing of names. After ensuring Apra-MN membership is up-to-date, Apra-MN will notify recipients and set plans to cover the expense or order the giveaway item.
Apply! Grant announcements are made in the Apra-MN Connections newsletter. Specific deadlines and timelines of the award will be communicated to the membership for each scholarship.
Contact Brita Thielen, Apra-MN Vice President.
Past Recipients
2025
- Maria Jose Herrera: Apra International Conference Virtual Scholarship
- Amelia Grant: Apra International Conference Virtual Scholarship
- Abby Kapp: Apra-MN Conference Scholarship
- Jessi Vansteenburg: Apra-MN Conference Scholarship
2024
- Michaela Reinardy: Apra International Conference Virtual Scholarship
- Christopher Backes: Apra International Conference Virtual Scholarship
- Christen Tarantino: Apra-MN Conference Scholarship
- Elizabeth Jaffee: Apra-MN Conference Scholarship
2023
- Carrie Gess: Apra International Conference Virtual Scholarship
- Jasmine Hak: Apra International Conference Virtual Scholarship
- Grace De Jong: Apra International Conference Virtual Scholarship
- Angela Hermes-Howe: Apra Fundamentals Scholarship
2022
- Jaclyn O'Grady
- Andrea Dowd
- Christy Baker
- Shanna Ames
- Margo Abramson
- Chris Skarstad
- Adam Stenstrom
- Jo Theodosopoulos
- Stefanie Otteson
- Kim Follett
- Brita Thielen
2021
- Penny Anderson, 360 Communities: to help cover costs for Six Sigma Training.
- Mary Wolff, St. John's University School of Theology: to help pay for CRM training.
- Don Irwin, Lutheran Social Services: to help cover costs for a CRFE application and exam.
- Carrie Gess, University of Northwestern St. Paul: to help pay for publications for use.
- Susan Hill, St. Olaf College: to help pay for costs to attend the virtual Case DRIVE Conference.
- Lydia Tonoyan, Union Gospel Mission
- Laura Brown, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
- Patricia Johnson, Consultant
- Christy Baker, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Jessica Hennek - Animal Humane Society
- Mary Wolff - Saint John's School of Theology and Seminary
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