HOSPA entry call for hospitality career development scholarships

Two awards have been designed to provide career development and recognition for upcoming young people currently working in the hospitality industry; and hospitality students showing great promise in their course studies.

HOSPA chief executive Carl Weldon said: “At HOSPA, we believe passionately in nurturing future finance, revenue management and IT talented people in the UK hospitality industry.”

Senior hospitality industry practitioners are invited to nominate young employees working in finance, revenue management or IT for the scholarship. Hospitality university and college course leaders are also invited to nominate aspiring students for a 2011 Future Career Investment Development Scholarship.

Scholarship prizes​

“Both award categories offer the winning candidates a chance to enhance their continuing professional development through networking and attending a programme of educational workshops and presentations led by a distinguished array of speakers,” added Weldon.

“The prize for winning each of the Scholarships is attendance to the HOSPACE 2011 Conference and IT Exhibition entitled​​New Approaches to a Bright Future; as well as a place that evening at the HOSPACE Gala Dinner, where the candidates’ outstanding achievements will be officially and publicly recognised.

“And that’s not all – all scholarship recipients will be featured in HOSPA’s monthly magazine,​The Overview!”

There are a total of ten scholarships (five in each category) to be awarded. The criteria for applications is as follows.

The criteria for application for HOSPA Career Investment Development Scholarships:​

• Candidates must be 30 years-old or younger on 4 November.
• Candidates must be employed in a hospitality organisation and working in Finance, Revenue Management or IT
• Candidates must have been working in the hospitality industry for a minimum of 12 months
• Nominators must be senior members of staff and understand that there is only ONE application allowed per company/independently owned business
• Nominators must accompany their candidate’s application with a CV and letter outlining why the candidate should be considered.

The criteria for application for HOSPA Future Career Investment Development Scholarships:​

• Candidates must be 30 years-old or younger on 4 November
• Candidates must be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course related to hospitality at a UK university or college
• Candidates must be nominated by their course leader, and a course leader can only nominate one student
• Applications must be accompanied by a CV and letter outlining why the candidate should be considered