Pay It Forward: State Scholarships

Institute partners with state chamber of commerce executives associations (CCEs) and societies of association executives (SAEs) to provide scholarships for incoming first-year students.

Through the Pay It Forward Program, Institute provides two $500 scholarships to participating state CCE and SAE organizations that partner with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to market the Institute program to their members. The scholarships are intended to help participating CCE and SAE member professionals attend Institute for the very first time.

Scholarship recipients are chosen under the discretion of the state organization and are only available to first-year students. Scholarships assist with the cost of tuition only, and cannot be combined with other scholarships offered through Institute (e.g. National, Regent, Faculty, or Alumni Scholarships).

Below are state organizations who are participating or have participated in the past. Please check with your state society for current status.  For more information about scholarship availability or to apply, please contact your individual state organization directly.

If your state organization is not listed, please call the Institute office at 202-463-5570 or contact your individual state organization to see if they would like to participate.

Chamber of Commerce Executives of Alabama Arizona Chamber Executives Arizona Society of Association Executives Arkansas Chamber of Commerce Executives Association Forum of Chicagoland California Society of Association Executives Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Colorado Chamber of Commerce Executives Colorado Society of Association Executives Connecticut Business and Industry Association Tallahassee Society of Association Executives Florida Association of Chamber Professionals Florida Society of Association Executives Georgia Society of Association Executives Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Illinois Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Illinois Society of Association Executives Indiana Society of Association Executives Indiana Chamber Executives Associations Iowa Chamber of Commerce Executives Kansas Chamber of Commerce Executives Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Maine Society of Association Executives  Maine Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Maryland Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Massachusetts Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Michigan Association of Chamber Professionals Michigan Society of Association Executives Mid-America Chamber of Commerce Executives Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Executives

Mississippi Economic Development Council Mississippi Society of Association Executives Missouri Society of Association Executives Chamber of Commerce Executives of Missouri Montana Association of Chamber Executives Nebraska Chamber of Commerce Executives North Dakota Chamber Executives Chamber of Commerce Executives of Ohio Ohio Society of Association Executives Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Executives Oregon State Chamber of Commerce Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals South Carolina Chamber of Commerce South Carolina Society of Association Executives South Dakota Chamber and Economic Development Council Tennessee Society of Association Executives Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives Utah State Chamber of Commerce Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Virginia Society of Association Executives  Wisconsin Society of Association Executives Washington Society of Association Executives Wyoming Chamber of Commerce Executives Wyoming Society of Association Executives