2024 VAGHC Scholarship Application

The Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference (VAGHC) connects Virginia’s affordable housing providers with funders, lenders, realtors, nonprofits, public officials and resources to improve housing in Virginia’s communities. The conference provides stimulating and thought-provoking information and educational sessions led by experts in housing, finance and development. Each year, more than 1,000 people from throughout Virginia participate in the Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference to take advantage of excellent professional development, incredible networking and valuable training opportunities. It is Virginia’s largest and most comprehensive affordable housing event of the year. For details about the 2024 Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference, visit www.vaghc.com.

The sponsors of the VAGHC have set aside funds to be used as scholarships for students, local government and nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofit organizations are an important part of the delivery of housing/shelter services to low-income persons, but due to budget restraints may not be able to attend the conference.
Local governments are key to offering incentives for affordable housing, and encouraging innovative housing solutions through tools such as zoning, permitting and strategic plans and play a role in delivery of housing/shelter services to low-income persons and community development revitalization projects, but due to budget constraints may not be able to attend this year.
Student scholarships will be geared toward those students who are majoring or interested in the delivery of housing or sheltering services, community or economic development or other appropriate activities designed to sustain healthy and safe communities.
Scholarships cover the cost of the conference registration only.

This is a competitive application process and all requested information must be submitted to be eligible for the scholarship. To apply for the conference scholarship, you must:

Complete the application
Complete a statement of interest/need (not to exceed one page)
If you are applying under a nonprofit or local government and your organization has received a scholarship within the past three years, explain how your organization benefited from attending and how it used the information learned at the conference.
If you are applying under a nonprofit or local government and your organization has not received a conference scholarship in the past three years, explain the benefits that the organization and its representative expect to achieve from attending this conference.

Other things to note:

Only one representative per nonprofit organization or local government may apply for a scholarship.
Applications will be ranked based on financial need and statement of interest.
Applicants who have not received a scholarship in the past will be given priority.

The deadline for the receipt of application packets is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, August 30, 2024.