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scholarships NYAST Student Scholarship The New York Association of Surgical Technologists is accepting applications for a scholarship that will allow a student, who is studying Surgical Technology in a CAAHEP or ABHES accredited program, to attend the AST Annual 49 th National Conference Student Forum in Orlando, Florida. The dates of the conference are May 31-June 2, 2018 and the Student Forum is on Friday June 1, 2018. The scholarship will cover the cost of the student’s registration, airfare, and hotel accommodations with an arrival date of Thursday May 31, 2018, and a departure date of Saturday June 2, 2018. The requirements are as follows: Student must be at least 18 years old and have a GPA of 3.0 or better. Student must submit the following: 1. A completed application form. 2. An essay of 500 words or less explaining how attending the AST National Conference will benefit you in your career. 3. Two letters of recommendation, one must be from a clinical preceptor or surgeon. 4. Proof of a 3.0 or better GPA (a copy of an unofficial transcript). 5. A letter from the Surgical Technology program director of your school approving your absence from any class or clinical work during the time you will be away. *6. Post conference article about your conference experience for publication in the NYAST Fall newsletter submitted to NYAST by July 1 st , 2018. • Documents 1-5 above must be submitted together in one packet to NYAST Scholarship Selection Committee 256 Glenvale Rd, Youngstown, NY 14174 and received no later than April 1 st 2018. No late applications will be considered. • All applications that meet the above criteria will be considered, a decision will be made by April 14, 2018 and the recipient will be notified by phone. The decision of the scholarship committee will be final. • NYAST will make all flight and hotel arrangements in consultation with the recipient of the scholarship. • NYAST 2018 AST National Conference Student Scholarship Application follows: