Small Snowsports School Scholarships

This scholarship will provide small snowsports schools across the country, who are PSIA-AASI Member Schools, with access to educational events and education leaders, such as PSIA-AASI National Team members, who provide experiences that may be career-changing. Small schools are training the future leaders of our industry to make the commitment to educate the public about skiing and snowboarding. Scholarship recipients may receive up to $2,000 for an education plan (prep clinics, education resources, exams) and additional travel expenses for PSIA-AASI clinicians that visit the Member School.

Application deadline: October 31, 2024

2024-25 Applications Are Closed

To help our sport grow, this scholarship provides funds for training for PSIA-AASI Member Schools around the U.S. with not more than 150 staff members. The award provides access to educational events and education leaders, such as PSIA-AASI National Team members, who provide experiences that may be career-changing. Small schools are training the future leaders of our industry to make the commitment to educate the public about skiing and snowboarding. It’s also at the small schools where family members who teach encourage their sons and daughters to follow in their footsteps to teach the sport.

In a recent survey of snowsports school directors and managers, feedback about PSIA-AASI’s relationship with their school revealed:

  • 64% agreed that training through the PSIA-AASI curriculum increases safety and reduces injuries to their instructors
  • 51% agreed that PSIA-AASI makes it easier for their employees to be successful
  • 48% agreed that PSIA-AASI enables their school to provide better customer service

These scholarships help offset expenses related to schools’ implementation plans during the 2024-25 season.

How to Apply

  • Review scholarship funding.
  • Review the application criteria.
  • Review the application materials.
  • The deadline to submit is Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 or when the max amount of applications have been received. Scholarships will be announced in late November.
  • Please note: If you apply for and receive a scholarship this season (2024-25) and do not use it this season, you’ll need to reapply for the same scholarship for next season (2025-26).
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  • An average of $1,000 per school (depending on the number of schools that apply) for an education plan (prep clinics, education resources, exams)
  • Additional travel expenses for PSIA-AASI clinicians that visit the PSIA-AASI Member School

Small school applicants must meet the following criteria:

Applicants must submit and upload:

  1. A cover letter explaining your school’s interest in the scholarship, such as why you’re applying, the need for education for your instructor team, and how you intend to use the funding. Maximum word count = 400 words. 
  2. Include a timeline and plan for the type of training and support you’re seeking for your school and how this programming will benefit your school.  Maximum word count = 250 words.
  3. Two letters of recommendation from your team that explain why additional education and training would benefit the school and workforce team. One recommendation letter should come from the resort’s executive team, or a board of director’s members, or from the leadership from the school, which expresses support for the education event proposed and the role PSIA-AASI can play in education growth for your workforce. Maximum word count for each letter = 250 words.

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The PSIA-AASI National Education Foundation provides education resources and training for professional ski and snowboard instructors to enhance their personal growth, further their instruction career paths, and improve other people’s experiences on the mountain. Your tax-deductible gift helps create lifelong adventures through education.

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