HOSPA – the Association that provides unparalleled support for hospitality’s Finance, Revenue Management and IT professionals – is inviting applications for the 2014 HOSPA Career and Future Career Investment Development Scholarships.
The 2014 HOSPA Scholarship Awards offer the 10 lucky winners an unrivalled opportunity to be noticed and publicly recognised for their outstanding achievements in the work place and the classroom.
The prize comprises a full day’s attendance at HOSPA’s highly acclaimed annual Conference and Exhibition – HOSPACE 2014 – on 20 November at the Sofitel London Heathrow, Terminal 5. In addition, there will be places at the Conference Dinner where their achievements will be recognised. Each recipient also will be featured in the Conference Edition of the monthly HOSPA journal, The Overview.
Attracting and developing talent
“It is vitally important to attract talented young people and develop their skills in the rewarding key disciplines of hospitality Finance, Revenue Management and IT,” said HOSPA Chief Executive Carl Weldon.
“With this in mind, HOSPA is delighted to announce ‘Career Investment Development Scholarship’ opportunities for five upcoming young people 30 years old and under on 31 October 2014, working in hospitality Finance, Revenue Management and IT; and ‘Future Career Investment Development Scholarships’ for five aspiring final-year hospitality students, who have excelled in their current studies, and are planning to start their hospitality industry careers in Autumn 2015.
“HOSPACE 2014 is the largest and most prestigious annual gathering of like-minded hospitality practitioners in the UK – providing information, education and inspiration that will leave a lasting impression on the 10 lucky scholarship winners.”
Nominations by 31 October
The closing date for nominations is 31 October 2014. All candidates will be notified before 7 November. The nomination forms for Career Investment Development Scholarship can be downloaded from: HOSPA CID Scholarships ; andFuture Career Investment Development Scholarships can be downloaded from: HOSPA FCID Scholarships .
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About HOSPA
HOSPA (Hospitality Professionals Association for Finance, Revenue Management and IT) is a non-profit educational organisation which has evolved from BAHA (British Association of Hospitality Accountants) which was formed in 1969. The aim of HOSPA is to bring together those hospitality industry professionals involved in Financial Management, Revenue Management and IT. Whereas BAHA has been recognised as the UK”s authoritative voice in the hospitality industry on financial management, technical accounting issues, taxation, and hotel valuation, HOSPA now is additionally the leading arena for debate on hotel systems and Revenue Management topics through their annual Conference and meetings programmes. The membership has expanded to nearly 1,100 members. HOSPA – which has provided an industry specific, hospitality focused programme in Financial Management for over 23 years – has recently introduced similar programmes for Revenue Management and IT.
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