The David Riddell Memorial Scholarship Fund was created in memory of SITE's Past President David Riddell to provide an opportunity for worthy individuals to participate in SITE educational programs and events. David Riddell was always upbeat about the incentive travel industry and forever the promoter of the value of performance improvement. As a leader of SITE, he envisioned what the organization could look like in the future, and worked diligently to effect change and mold the Society into the leading global authority in our industry. He believed in SITE. He was approachable. He was full of life. He was everyone’s friend. He was a mentor, a visionary and a leader.

This scholarship funds your 2025 Global Conference attendance. This only covers registration, hotel for the conference only, and flight cost, up to $6,000 per recipient. (Dollar amount subject to change as conditions warrant.)

Applicants should be financially in need of the scholarship. No senior executives or those who can afford to attend the Global Conference will be considered.

SITE Foundation offers SIX scholarships each year based on the following categories: 

1) Young Leader 

2) Chapter Leader

3) Member 

Please read information below closely before proceeding with application.

How to Apply:

Submit application through the Submittable platform selecting the Young Leader, Member, or Chapter Leader Scholarship for which you'll be applying for. Complete the Scholarship Application and submit along with your essay by Tuesday September 10th, 2024. The essay should be fewer than 1,500 words on one of the following topics:

1) Describe an experience or event in the incentive travel industry that had a profound impact on your life and helped shape you into the person you are today.

2) What impact has the industry made on you, your family, and your community?

Requirements per Scholarship:

1) Young Leader -  Applicant need not be a member of SITE, but must be an industry professional or student aged 35 years or younger with less than 5 years of experience in the incentive travel industry and must be recommended by a Site Chapter President and/or Chapter Board member. 

2) Chapter Leader - current leader of a recognized SITE Chapter in good standing 

3) Member - current member of SITE. Recipients are expected to maintain membership through Global Conference and event 

How are Recipients Chosen?

Entries are reviewed anonymously by a volunteer Committee and evaluated by essay quality and overall need. Applicants will be notified in October 2024 

Applications will be evaluated based on the following:

Adherence to theme

Creativity and originality

Effectiveness

Financial need

Strength of the essay

The David Riddell Scholarship will only be awarded to qualified, exceptional candidates. The SITE Foundation reserves the right to withhold the scholarship if an exceptional candidate is not identified.

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SITE is the “I” in MICE and the only association dedicated exclusively to incentive travel and motivational events. All SITE events are built on three foundational pillars – learn, connect, discover – and are designed and delivered as authentic incentive travel programs highlighting the transformational power of reward and recognition initiatives based on extraordinary travel experiences.
    All attendees at SITE events, whether they’ re buyers or suppliers, hosted attendees or partner sponsors are treated as incentive participants who experience the program as true qualifiers from pre-event communication to post-event evaluation.
    SITE events bring incentive travel professionals to exceptional locations to learn, connect and discover.
Why this Form is Important
    SITE works hard with our event partners to guarantee that our events offer leading-edge, relevant education, unparalleled, structured networking and deep destination discovery in both familiar or emerging locations.
    To guarantee the value, integrity, and uniqueness of the event our partner sponsors invest significantly with SITE. That allows us to offer a truly motivational, incentive quality experience to all participants.
    While we always endeavor to place you in your preferred program and destination, this application form does not guarantee selection and is subject to a final review. All selections are made to ensure the highest quality program for all participants and partners. Your responses should highlight your role, involvement and impact on direct program spend within your organization.

We are accepting applications for the following events:

• Global Conference – Application deadline: Friday, September 20
  • Incentive Summit America – Application deadline: Friday, December 6  
  • Incentive Summit Europe – Application deadline: Friday, February 28
  • SITE Classic – Application deadline: Friday, April 25 

All applications submitted after the event deadline will be included on the waitlist pending availability.

Upon request, your data will be shared with event sponsors. No confidential client information will be shared.

SITE Chapter Excellence Awards acknowledge the extraordinary efforts and performance of local Chapter Leaders and members. SITE recognizes the importance of its Chapter network and supports the growth and continued success of local initiatives.

We are delighted to present the 2024 Chapter Excellence Award Categories to recognize the incredible achievements of our Chapters and Chapter leaders across the globe.

The SITE Chapter Excellence Awards will be presented in the following categories:
 

1. Chapter of the Year
2. Education
3. Special Event
4. Membership
5. Young Leaders
6. Sustainable Event
7. Rising Star
    

RULES
Eligibility
         The qualification period for all of the 2024 Chapter Excellence  Awards is 1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024. Only activities that took place during this period may be included in any submissions for this year's awards. All SITE Chapters in good standing worldwide are eligible to participate in the 2024 SITE Chapter Excellence Awards.
Important Guidelines
         1. All Chapters in good standing can submit applications for the SITE Chapter Excellence Awards; this means the Chapter must meet all qualifications for being a Chapter and all reports have been submitted.
         2. Chapters are not eligible to win the same award two years in a row.
         3. All submissions will only be accepted through the designated portal per the application description.
         4. Photos can be submitted in the following format: Acceptable file types: .csv, .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .svg, .tif, .tiff.
         5. SITE reserves the right to use all photos and videos submitted for promotional purposes, it is the Chapters responsibility to obtain permission from featured individuals.
         6. Submissions are due no later than 30 September 2024.
         7. Each Chapter is limited to three total entries.
 

IMPORTANT:  Only one email address will be able to access the submission.  Please be sure to create one account on submittable (possibly using a chapter email address i.e sitechicago@gmail.com) and share the login information for multiple people to work on the application if needed.  

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Please note when applying:

• The application form must be completed in one session. The system will not save data.
• Come prepared with your employment history, contact information for current supervisor and/or client reference and employment documents which can include one of the following: resume, statement of employment verification from personnel or human resources official, copy of W2 forms (USA applicants only), letter of incorporation
• You should also come prepared with your list of professional development activities