2020 Conference Scholarships

Ruth Harris Professional Development Award

The Ruth Harris Professional Development Award has been made possible by a grant from the Ruth and Louis Harris Family Foundation.

Purpose: The purpose of the Award is to facilitate the continuing professional development of Orton-Gillingham Academy members. It does this by making it possible for qualified members to attend Academy conferences. The Award is to assist the qualifying Academy member in defraying costs associated with travel, accommodations, and conference fees to the OGA conference taking place in Atlanta, GA, on April 3-4, 2020.

Award Criteria: To be considered for the professional development award, an Academy member must be nominated by an Academy Fellow in a one page letter of support recommending the nominee. The nominee uploads the Fellow’s letter of support below.

Award Amount: $500.

Deadline: The applicant completes the form below and submits it by February 28, 2020. The committee will inform applicants of their decision by March 6, 2020 via email and will be reimbursed upon submission of vouchered expenses.

If you have already registered for the conference and you are chosen to receive the scholarship, your registration fee will be reimbursed.

OGA Conference Scholarship

Purpose: The purpose of this scholarship is to support an Academy member or an individual currently training to become certified by the Academy by covering the cost of the registration fee to attend the OGA conference in Atlanta, Georgia, April 3-4, 2020.

Award Criteria: This scholarship is open to:

  • Academy members at the Classroom Educator, Associate, Certified or Fellow level
  • Individuals currently training to become certified by the Academy at the Classroom Educator, Associate, Certified or Fellow level

Award Amount: Registration fee to the conference.

Deadline: Complete this form and submit it by February 28, 2020. The committee will inform applicants of their decision by March 6, 2020, via email.

If you have already registered for the conference and you are chosen to receive the scholarship, your registration fee will be reimbursed.