The MAAE will receive scholarship applications for individuals who agree to the terms stated below. Scholarship application deadline has been extended beyond the original due date of May 05, 2006. Recipients of scholarships who registered before the May 5, 2006 deadline will be notified by May 12, and will be registered for the conference. Those registering after the original deadline will be notified prior to May 31, 2006, but will not be automatically registered until obtaining the voucher described below.

NOTE: The deadline for scholarship application has been extended, but is now closed (05/27/06). The MAAE will accommodate individuals who wish to register and participate in the Arts Education Professional Development Track (see registration instructions below).

For those registering after May 5, 2006, upon arrival at the TRAIN Conference registration area in the Yerby Center, please pick up a voucher from Lola Norris stating that your registration will be paid by the MAAE, then proceed to registration. Please respond as soon as possible to ensure that you receive a registration scholarship.

Applicants who do not receive a scholarship may register through the Mississippi Department of Education at:

http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/events/doe_conference/doe.html

To apply for an Arts Education Professional Development Track scholarship you may:
Deadline has now expired (05/27/06) and registration is closed.

1. Click here to fill in and submit an on-line registration form.
       (Electronic submission is preferred)

2. Click here to download a Word document that you may print, fill out and email as attachment or mail by US Postal Service.

3. Click here to download a pdf document that you may print, fill out and mail by US Postal Service.

The Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education (MAAE), working in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), will host an Arts Education Professional Development Track as part of the 2006 TRAIN Conference. Through a grant from the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network, MAAE will provide scholarships to pay conference registration ($50) for up to 85 individuals who register for the Arts Education Professional Development Track. In addition, ten scholarships of $150 will be awarded to individuals from the six coastal counties affected by Hurricane Katrina: Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone, and George. Scholarships will be awarded in the order that applications are received. Please submit promptly.

Please note: By accepting a registration scholarship, individuals agree to attend five Arts Education Professional Development Track sessions at the conference. Scholarship recipients will also be expected to participate in a conference follow-up questionnaire during the first nine weeks of the 2006-2007 school year.

A $50 penalty fee will be assessed any individual who accepts a registration scholarship but does not attend the conference. Scholarship applicants who learn that they are unable to attend the TRAIN Conference and who notify the MAAE prior to May 5th will not be assessed the penalty.

Deadline to submit application has been extended beyond the original date of May 5, 2006.
Deadline has now expired (05/27/06) and registration is closed.

Contact information:
Lola Norris, MAAE Executive Director
101 Carrie Road
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Lola.Norris@usm.edu

Phones:
(601) 268-6996 (h)
(601) 296-9929 (fax)