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The mission of the VAGP Professional Development Foundation includes providing scholarships to VAGP members
for their continuing education and professional development efforts. In April 2002, The Supply Room Companies
pledged up to $1,000 per year to fund a scholarship. In response to this generous offer, the Foundation Board of
Directors created The Supply Room Scholarship. Each year the scholarship will support a VAGP member’s pursuit
of professional certification when entity funding is either limited or is not available. The Supply Room Scholarship
is intended to assist in the professional development of VAGP members through funding for courses, application
fees, or testing fees required to obtain professional purchasing certification.

VAGP members who expand their knowledge through educational opportunities and seek professional certification
demonstrate a high standard of competency in the public procurement profession. Professional certification
benefits the individual member, their employer, the Association, and the purchasing profession.

GUIDELINES The scholarship may be used for expenses incurred to obtain certification such as CPPB or CPPO.
Allowable expenses could include registration fees, travel expenses for core seminars, certification application
fees and/or testing fees for certification.
Awards are limited to the actual allowable expenses up $1,000.

The Foundation will reimburse the recipient upon submission of appropriate receipts.
Applications will be accepted until October 1st, 2010. The scholarship recipient will be announced at the
VAGP Fall Conference Banquet.

The scholarship award is competitive. The VAGP Foundation Board of Directors will evaluate all applications and
select the recipient based upon the following criteria:
CRITERIA
Applicants must be VAGP members
Personal Ambitions and Goals relative to public purchasing
The applicant must show relevance of expense to certification
Limited/Unavailable Entity Funding

The intent of the scholarship is to assist members with their individual out-of-pocket expenses, not to supplant
entity funding. No reimbursement will be made to any public agency. PROCEDURE Applicants shall submit a letter
of application that provides:
(a) brief biographical information;
(b) a brief summary of the personal goals and ambitions of the applicant relative to the public purchasing and how
certification will help achieve these goals;
(c) two professional references who can attest to the applicant’s character and professionalism;
(d) information on the applicant’s status as a VAGP member;
(e) the proposed activity and its relevance to certification;
(f) the amount requested separated into general categories such as travel expenses, course fees, testing fees,
etc. and
(g) extent of financial support from their entity or certification that no support is available.
(h) letter from a CEO, Budget Director, Finance Director or Immediate Supervisor is acceptable)

Scholarship letter of application must be submitted by the date specified to:

VAGP Foundation
c/o Mike Ammons
801 Crawford Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704