Scholarships

Chicago BTA is proud to announce the 2017 Scholarship Opportunity. Recipients must be current members of Chicago BTA. Scholarships must be redeemed by December 31, 2017. Opportunities include, but are not limited to the following:

GBTA OPPORTUNITIES

• GBTA Annual Convention registration fee – Boston, MA, July 15 – 19, 2017

• GBTA Academy Courses (gbta.org/academy)
• GTP Courses - The GTP Certification is designed to raise industry standards, enhance work performance, and recognize individuals who demonstrate core competencies essential to the business travel management discipline. 
• CMM - GBTA and MPI have joined forces to create the new CMM Program, delivering one global standard of excellence that will bolster your business management skills and advance your career. 

• GLP Courses - The Global Leadership Professional® designation (GLP) was created to acknowledge business travel professionals who had completed the GLP Program, received their Certificate of Professional Development, and then applied that knowledge to help further the industry through a related group project.
• Online courses and webinars – visit gbta.org for details

CHICAGO BTA OPPORTUNITIES

• Chicago Chapter annual dues

• Chicago Chapter quarterly meeting fees

ECPAT/HUMAN TRAFFICKING

• Sponsorship of organization’s ECPAT Membership
• Fees depend on the size of your organization. Organization must be a member of The Code (see below).
  http://www.ecpat.net/sites/default/files/membership_information_revised_oct_2013.pdf
• Sponsorship of your organization’s fees for signing The Code
  Fees depend on organizations annual revenue
  http://www.thecode.org/about/
• Sponsorship of a half day/full day/training session for your organization
  Training fees are waived, F&B/Meeting room costs dependent on hotel

http://salarmychicago.org/promise/

CONTINUING EDUCATION IN ETHICS, ETC.

• Sponsorship for dues to Loyola University Chicago at the Quinlan School of Business for a Certificate in Business Ethics Program
  http://www.luc.edu/quinlan/mba/academics-certificates-be/
• Sponsorship for dues to University of York online distance learning programme in Defending Human Rights
  Approximately $600 per module, 3 modules total
  http://www.york.ac.uk/cahr/studying/online/

Closes: November 15, 2016

Questions?  Contact our Scholarship Committee