For the third year, the NBDA will grant scholarships to participants who take time out of their stores to attend this important industry event. The program is designed to support the cause of cycling in America by making it affordable for NBDA dealers to participate.
For 2010, the NBDA has committed up to $30,000 in scholarships: up to $1000 for first-time attendees and up to $500 for returning bike dealers.
The National Bike Summit is produced by the League of American Bicyclists, and is where advocates, industry executives and education experts gather to learn about the issues involving bicycling in America, and to speak up for bicycling on Capitol Hill by meeting with members and staff of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate by pre-arranged appointment.
Qualifications and links after the break…
NBDA SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFICATIONS:
- If you are an NBDA member retail store and have not attended a previous National Bike Summit, you are eligible to apply for a maximum $1,000 scholarship to attend the 2010 event. All applicants must be current members of the NBDA. (If you are not a current NBDA dealer member, you may visit our membership application page and join the NBDA prior to applying for your scholarship.)
- If you are an NBDA member retail store that has attended a previous National Bike Summit, you are eligible to apply for a maximum $500 scholarship to attend the 2010 event.
- Applications will be made by filling out the On-line Application Form by January 18, 2010.
- Recipients will be selected by the NBDA and be notified by the NBDA office via e-mail by February 1, 2010.
- Priority will be given to recipients from states and regions previously lacking representation. If more applications are received than the number available, recipients will be chosen by the NBDA via lottery.
- The NBDA will pay up to $1,000 per member store for registration, transportation, lodging and meals for the National Bike Summit March 9-11, 2010 on a reimbursement basis.
- Recipients will need to register for the event and make travel and lodging arrangements on their own.
- The NBDA will reimburse all scholarship recipients within two weeks of submission of receipts of actual costs incurred, up to the limit for each NBDA member store, along with a completed survey from the NBDA that describes their experiences at the National Bike Summit.
- Scholarship recipients agree to participate in all sessions of the National Bike Summit March 9-11, 2010, in Washington, D.C. in order to be eligible for reimbursement. This includes the Congressional visits as arranged by the League of American Bicyclists.
