The Texas Clogging Council offers an education stipend to provide financial support to active Texas Clogging Council members. The stipend is intended as a reimbursement for registration and related fees from academic or continuing education classes.
- On an annual basis, depending on available scholarship funds, the TCC Scholarship Fund Board of Directors shall meet to determine the number and amounts of stipends to be awarded for that year.
- To be eligible, stipend applicant(s) must be a current member of the TCC, having held that membership for a minimum of six months prior to application submittal.
- To be considered for a stipend, applicant(s) must submit all required application materials within the application window and at least 30 days prior to the current year’s Texas Clogging Council Spring Rally. Required application materials include:
- valid receipt(s) indicating amount spent for academic or continuing education is, at a minimum, the amount requested
- completed online TCC education stipend application.
- The stipend application window will be October 1st through 30 days prior to the current year’s Texas Clogging Council Spring Rally.
- Applications will be reviewed and voted on by the TCC Scholarship Fund Board of Directors.
- Each stipend will be paid in one lump sum directly to the recipient.
- Only one stipend will be awarded per applicant.
- Regardless of the number of stipends awarded in a year, stipend amounts shall not exceed $250 per applicant.
- The TCC Scholarship Fund Board of Directors will participate in a blind review/voting system (applicants’ names will be removed/hidden from submitted materials prior to being shared with the Directors).
- The TCC Scholarship Fund Board of Directors will review each applicant’s submitted materials and rank them.
- Directors will rank applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:
- Involvement in clogging in Texas
- Involvement in the Texas Clogging Council
- Activity for which the stipend is sought
