Holzheimer Memorial Student Scholarship
Holzheimer Memorial Student Scholarship for Economic Development Planning
Each year, the Economic Development Division solicits applications for the Holzheimer Memorial Student Scholarship for Economic Development Planning. Winners are announced ahead of the APA National Planning Conference.
The scholarship is named in memory of longtime APA member and economic development visionary, Dr. Terry Holzheimer of Arlington County, Virginia and Virginia Tech. The $500 award is a scholarship provided by the APA’s Economic Development Division. Winners are strongly encouraged but not required to use the award money to support attendance at the APA National Planning Conference in Denver on March 29-April 1, 2025. The application materials should include an original student paper or work that is 2,500 words or less (including citations and footnotes), and must include the name and contact information of a faculty member involved in supervising the student and/or the submitted work. The application form is available below.
Guidelines
Submissions may reflect adaptations of original student work, including theses, term papers, capstones, and studio projects that is 2,500 words or less (including citations and footnotes). Works based on collaborations with faculty (e.g., as a research assistant) are only acceptable if this work is student-led, meaning that the student initiated the idea and finished the majority of the work, and is the first author of this work; the collaborative faculty member’s name and contact information must be provided. Group submissions are allowed, although it is expected that one or two students will take responsibility for the submission and represent the group should the submission be chosen as the winner. If a group submits a project, all group members must be enrolled students of a accredited planning program, or APA student/early career members; exceptions for non-planning students or non-APA member co-authors may be granted at the discretion of the selection committee. Submissions regarding non-United States cases are permitted, but applicants are strongly encouraged to speak directly to their relevance for the Economic Development Division audience, which is predominantly based in the U.S.
The committee reserves the right to withhold the award should no submissions comply with these criteria. The winner will be notified in February and the scholarship will be presented at APA's National Planning Conference in Denver March 29-April 1, 2025.
The paper may be published on the Economic Development Division website and distributed electronically to EDD members in the News & Views newsletter; the winning author(s) may be asked to revise their submission prior to publication.
All inquiries should be directed to apaecondev@gmail.com
About the Holzheimer Scholarship
The Economic Development Division annually solicits applications for the Holzheimer Memorial Student Scholarship for Economic Development Planning. Master's-level students enrolled in or recently graduated from PAB-accredited planning programs, or other current student or recently graduated APA early-career members, are eligible to apply. The application system generally opens in early January, with the deadline in late January (subject to change).
The scholarship is named in memory of longtime APA member and economic development visionary, Dr. Terry Holzheimer of Arlington County, Virginia and Virginia Tech. The $500 award is a scholarship provided by the APA's Economic Development Division. Winners are strongly encouraged, but not required, to use the award money to support attendance at the APA National Planning Conference. The application materials should include an original student paper or work that is 2,500 words or less (including citations and footnotes), and must include the name and contact information of a faculty member involved in supervising the student and/or the submitted work.