NENA National Scholarship Opportunities

Gold Line Telecommunicator Scholarship

This scholarship opportunity is open to any telecommunicator, call taker, or dispatcher with at least one year of experience and in good standing with his or her current employer. Supervisory and other managerial personnel are not eligible for this award. Each Telecommunicator Continuing Education Scholarship recipient receives the following:

  • Complimentary registration to the NENA 2018 Conference & Expo
  • Complimentary registration for a one-day pre-conference course of choice at NENA 2018
  • A $1,000 travel stipend

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must complete and submit the scholarship application and provide a current resume. Please note, you DO NOT have to be a NENA member to apply for this scholarship opportunity.  Applications will be accepted through March 16, 2018. Scholarship winners will be notified no later than mid-April.

To apply, complete the scholarship application.


William M. McMurray Annual Conference Scholarship

Have you ever attended a NENA annual conference? If you have not than this Scholarship Opportunity is for you! The NENA 2018 Conference and Expo is being held in Nashville TN June 16-21st.

Other Criteria

  • Applicant must be a NENA member in good standing within the Public Sector, Telecommunicator, or Associate categories of NENA
  • Applicants must be employed on a full-time basis by a public safety agency or appointed to an official 9-1-1 planning board

The William M. McMurray scholarship includes conference registration fee and four nights of lodging at a conference hotel (to be determined by NENA upon awarding of scholarship).

***Please note – travel expenses to and from the conference and meals are not included in this award***

Application deadline is March 30, 2018. For further information you may visit the McMurray Scholarship information page.

To apply you may visit the McMurray Scholarship application page.