GENEALOGY GROUP TO RECOGNIZE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL
Educational Conference Scholarship Designed to Encourage and Support Newcomers

August 15, 2007 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) – Recognition and financial assistance await an outstanding young genealogy professional.

The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) has announced a scholarship to its annual Professional Management Conference (PMC). The scholarship includes conference registration and a $500 award toward travel and accommodations. The first recipient, who will be selected next Spring will attend the September 2008 conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PMC is held in conjunction with the Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conference.

“As an organization it is important for APG to encourage and inspire young people to choose this as a career rather than a hobby,” said APG President Sharon Tate Moody in making the announcement at the PMC in Fort Wayne this week. “We could think of no better way to do this by recognizing academic achievement in preparation for a career in genealogy.”

Candidates for the 2008 award must be between the ages of 18 and 25 years as of 1 May 2008, be enrolled as a high school senior, undergraduate, post graduate or recent graduate of an accredited university or college, and have at least a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent in another averaging system).

The application requirements include

· Listing of extracurricular activities, organizations, and volunteer activities;
· A letter of recommendation from a dean, principal, or faculty advisor that also indicates the applicant’s current or graduating grade point average; and
· A letter of recommendation from an individual who has witnessed the applicant’s interest in genealogy.

Applicants also must submit 500-750 word answers to two questions relative to genealogical records and the applicants’ anticipated career.

Complete scholarship requirements and an application form are on the APG website at www.apgen.org. Applications must be returned to the APG office no later than February 28, 2008. The recipient will be announced by April 30, 2008.

The Association of Professional Genealogists is an independent organization whose worldwide members number 1700. The group’s principal purpose is to support professional genealogists in all phases of their work: from the amateur genealogist wishing to turn knowledge and skill into a vocation, to the experienced professional seeking to exchange ideas with colleagues and to upgrade the profession as a whole.

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Contact: Kathleen W. Hinckley, CG, Executive Director,
Association of Professional Genealogists
P.O. Box 350998, Westminster, CO 80035-0998
Phone 303-422-9371, fax 303-456-8825, e-mail admin@apgen.org