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Cornell General Managers Program Scholarship

General Managers Program participants work on an in-class exercise for Prof. Carvell.

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Application submission deadline:
October 30, 2009

The Cornell School of Hotel Administration is pleased to announce a scholarship program for its General Managers Program (GMP).  The scholarship is being offered to hotel general managers and their next-in-command who have a desire to advance their professional and personal objectives and who have demonstrated a commitment to the hospitality industry.

Three scholarships worth US$3,000 each will be awarded to applicants to attend the January 2010 GMP in Ithaca, NY.

Cornell’s GMP is a 10-day experience for hotel general managers to share challenges, ideas and proven solutions while forming a personal global network of support and friendship.  Over their 10-day experience participants interact closely with other hospitality professionals from around the world while being led by expert Cornell faculty members.  They discuss leadership, strategic management, human-resources, hotel asset management, innovation, operations, and marketing management.

GMP’s intensive learning environment, away from day-to-day management responsibilities, provides participants an opportunity for a fresh perspective. They discuss the latest trends and management challenges with expert faculty and their international peers, develop new ideas, and discover renewed enthusiasm for their work. They leave Cornell ready to take themselves and their property to a level of success beyond what they had previously imagined.

Applicant Eligibility

  • Applicant must meet the qualification requirements and be accepted for the General Managers Program:
    • GMP applicants must be general managers, assistant general managers, executive assistant managers, or resident managers of full-service property hotels, and
    • GMP applicants must have well-developed English-language communication and reading comprehension skills;
  • Applicant must complete and submit a scholarship application electronically or via mail and the application must be received by Cornell by the stated application deadlines;

Application Deadline

FRIDAY, 30TH OCTOBER 2009

All applications must be received electronically, by fax, or by mail by the Cornell School of Hotel Administration no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on the above date.  All applications received after the stated deadline will be disqualified.  Completed applications can be submitted to the following:

exec_ed_hotel@cornell.edu

Cornell General Managers Program Scholarship

Office of Executive Education

149 Statler Hall, Cornell School of Hotel Administration

Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Award of Scholarships

  • A Scholarship Panel will be formed by the Cornell School of Hotel Administration
  • Scholarship applications will be reviewed by the Scholarship Panel, and scholarships will be awarded based on the quality and content of the two required essay question responses
  • Decisions made by the Scholarship Panel will be final and no correspondence will be entered into
  • The Scholarship Panel reserves the right not to award all scholarships
  • Successful applicants will be contacted directly by 6 November 2009 by the Cornell School of Hotel Administration