The National Trust for Historic Preservation's
2007 Diversity Scholarship Program

Here’s your chance to attend the National Preservation Conference
http://www.nationaltrust.org/scholarships/diversity_scholarship.html 

Who should apply:  Applicants (Students or Community Activists)should be 
from diverse social, economic, racial, ethnic or cultural backgrounds.  It 
is the mission of the National Trust to increase its diversity outreach 
and to create an inclusive and diverse preservation-minded environment at 
the conference.

Financial Incentives:  In addition to receiving substantial financial 
assistance on your lodging, travel, and conference registration cost, 
Diversity Scholars attending the conference for the first time will be 
paired with a mentor and have the opportunity to attend facilitated 
events.    

Dates:  This year's conference will take place October 2 - 6, 2007 in 
Saint Paul, MN.  Please note the postmark deadline for submitting 
applications is June 1, 2007. 

Who will be attending:  Participants will include community and 
neighborhood leaders, public officials, affordable housing practitioners, 
architects, planners, historic site managers, developers, downtown 
revitalization specialists and other grassroots advocates. 

Please contact Brent Leggs at 617-523-0885 x34 or via email at 
[log in to unmask]  for additional information.  Please feel free to 
spread the word through your own networks!