Click here for an interactive .pdf 2010 Institutes Application Form. (You can either print this document and fill it in by hand - or save it to your computer to type directly into the form. NOTE:  WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF A LINE, HIT THE "TAB" KEY TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT LINE.  THE TEXT WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY WRAP-AROUND.  IF YOU NEED MORE ROOM TO TYPE, PLEASE USE THE BACK OF THE APPLICATION.  When done, print a copy for adding signatures, and then either fax it in, or scan and then email it in. Digital signatures will also be accepted.) 

Click here for a Word version of the 2010 Institutes Application Form.

Click here for some helpful hints on how to make your application complete.

Applications will be accepted via mail, e-mail, or fax. All applications (including those sent via e-mail ) must include signatures for the applicant and the voting delegate.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Step 1: Complete the application form, including getting the appropriate signatures.

(Note: Applications missing required signatures risk being omitted from the review process, so please make sure your application is complete and that you and your voting delegate have signed it. If the applicant is the voting delegate, please sign in both places on the application form.)

Step 2: Send the completed application form via mail, e-mail, or fax to:

Colleen Bethea
NACUFS
2525 Jolly Road, Suite 280
Okemos, MI 48864
Fax: 517-332-8144
Email: cbethea@nacufs.org

You will receive an email confirmation when your application is received. If you do NOT receive a confirmation within 48 hours, please contact Colleen Bethea, education assistant, at 517-332-2847 or cbethea@nacufs.org.

Step 3: Applicants selected to attend a particular Institute program will receive a formal invitation from the Lori Mason, director of education, followed by a packet of additional information about the program. That packet will include a date by which you need to confirm your acceptance of the invitation. The registration process is not complete until you return the Participant Information Form in this packet. (Submitting the form after the stated deadline could disqualify you for your seat at the institute.)

For further information on the application and/or selection process, click here. [Link: Institutes FAQ]

CANCELLATION POLICY:

If you are accepted to attend an institute, you will be sent a Participant Information Form, including a date by which you must accept the invitation. Please respond quickly so that the invitation can be extended to someone else if you are no longer able to attend. 

If you have an emergency and need to cancel after that date, please give as much notice as possible, so that one of the designated alternates can be notified and sent instead. (If at all possible, you need to keep your commitment to attend. If you cancel, you are not guaranteed a slot in the next selection process, and must reapply. While true emergencies are certainly taken into consideration, your overall attendance record will be considered when applying for future Institutes.) 

Since the NACUFS Institute programs have limited seats and attendance is determined by a pre-described application/selection process, the decision to cancel after acceptance into a particular program should be reserved for emergency situations only.

Cancellations must be received in writing and should be sent to
Lori Mason at lmason@nacufs.org or mailed to
NACUFS, 2525 Jolly Road, Suite 280, Okemos, MI 48864.

You are responsible for cancelling your own hotel and travel arrangements.

NACUFS reserves the right to cancel this program at any time.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Hold your curser over a particular institute program title in the sidebar on the left for additional information about that program, including general information, course objectives, agenda, speakers, and hotel/travel/logistics.

The sidebar on the left includes the following links, related to all Institute programs:

• Institute FAQ
• Institute Scholarships
• Institute Facilitators

Staff Contact: Lori Mason, director of education, available at lmason@nacufs.org, or Colleen Bethea, education assistant, available at cbethea@nacufs.org, or by calling 517-332-2494.