Ken and Jean Royer Family Fund – Retail Florist Education Travel Grant Application

Requirements

Applicants must be owners, managers, or employees of traditional retail florists with a brick-and-mortar storefront and MUST be requesting this grant as a First Time Attendee of a regional, state, or national conference/event. Applications for this travel grant must be for an industry event in the coming year. (For example, apply in 2024 for travel in 2025.)

The grant will be made as a reimbursement after the event is attended.

Examples of eligible opportunities include the below venues as long as they provide retail related business educational sessions as part of the conference/agenda:

Examples of eligible opportunities include:

State Floral Association Conventions – Texas, Florida, California, and others
National Floral Conferences – Great Lakes Floral Expo, SAF, AIFD, Cultivate, others
Other Educational Conferences – through Teleflora, FTD, Floriology, etc.

Applications are due by October 1st each year.

Ken and Jean Royer Family Fund – Retail Florist Education Travel Grant

Personal Information

Name

First

Last

Title

Employer

Cell Phone

Home Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal

Country

Years in the Industry

Employer Information

Company Name

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal

Country

Phone

Website

What is the sales volume of the business?

Travel Grant Request

1. What industry event are you attending with the benefit of this educational grant?

Date of Event

mm/dd/yyyy

Event

Location

2. What is the estimated cost of attending the event?

include travel, hotel, registration fees, etc.

3. How will any amount in excess of this educational grant be funded for the event you have selected?

4. If you are not the owner, has your employer agreed to allow you time off to attend this event?

5. List your current and past employers for the last five years

6. List any floral industry organizations that you belong to:

7. What floral industry events or educational opportunities have you attended in the past 5 years?

Include dates and locations.

8. List any previous scholarships or grants you have received in the past.

Include organization, dates, and amount.

9. Are you a current supporter of the American Floral Endowment (AFE)?

Secure Document Upload

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NOTE:

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