The Atlanta Chapter of The Project Management Institute (PMIAtlanta.org), the world’s leading professional membership organization for project managers, announced today that it will be offering a Spring 2024scholarshipto undergraduate majors enrolled with our university partner, University of North Georgia.The essays will be based on the topic “Powering my career with project management skills."Essay writers should choose at least one project management skill / trait under the PMI Talent Triangle and write about how they will use it to help grow their career.

UNG-Scholarship-Spring-2024About The Scholarship

We have created an essay-based scholarship of $2500, to be awarded to one student this Fall, who is interested in pursuing project management studies and making a difference in our profession. One scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student at University of North Georgia this Spring.

Scholarship Award Requirements

Applicants must be an undergraduate student who is enrolled full-time and pursuing a degree at the University of North Georgia.Proof of residency will be required on submission. The winning applicants must be someone:

  • who has at least a 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average
  • who is a resident or whose parents are a resident of the State of Georgia
  • who completes the application and submits it by the deadline
  • who submits a high-quality essay on project management that meets the application format and content requirements
  • who attends a PMI Atlanta In-Person Chapter Meeting to accept the award in person.

Deadline for Application

The deadline for applications is a postmark, or email mark of May 17, 2024, midnight for studentsof the University of North Georgia.

Application Format and Submission

Applicants must complete and submit an application with an original essay of no more than 2,500 words and no less than 1500 words. The length includes the title, notes, and other text and footnotes. Following PMI’s talent triangle, the essay should include at least one area of the PMI Talent Triangle:Ways of Working, Power Skills, and Business Acumen, with a career path informed by those skills in the essay topic“Powering my career with project management skills.”

Sources must be properly cited.We will not award scholarships to submissions using AI applications to assist in writing.

Essays will be reviewed for plagiarism, grammar, and writing quality. All essays will be initially reviewed by PMI Atlanta Engagement Vice President and anonymized before evaluation by a separate review committee.

Applications must be submitted by email. All applications must include proof of residency (copy of drivers’ license, or state ID, or copy of utility bill), along with a copy of transcripts from the most recent semester enrolled. Essays must be submittedin PDF format.

About PMI

PMI stands for The Project Management Institute. We are an international organization. PMI is the world’s leading project management organization with over 600,000 Global Members and over 300 Local Chapters Internationally. The organization supports professional growth and development of project managers through education, professional development, certification, networking and other initiatives. The PMI Atlanta Chapter celebrates 40 years in 2021! The PMI Atlanta chapter is one of the largest and most dynamic chapters in the world with a leadership team that is diverse in origins, experience, expertise, and thought. Our chapter values are inclusiveness, volunteerism, and servant leadership. We have approximately 6,000 local members.

Visit us at www.PMI.org, and www.pmiatlanta.org,LinkedIn, Facebook, and on Twitter @PMInstitute.