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PWIPM Professional Empowerment Grant

Professional Women in Pest Management (PWIPM) grants can advance a career in the pest management industry or help to reduce the costs related to education. Grants are a minimum of $1,000 and include a free pass to attend the National Pest Management Association’s PestWorld 2021. Successful recipient(s) are notified in September each year.

The PWIPM Council is honored to offer two Deni Naumann Women in Pest Management Empowerment Grants each year in honor of Deni Naumann who gave so much to the pest management industry. We thank Terminix Commercial, and Copesan for their support of this tribute to her legacy.

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DEADLINE: JULY 31, 2021

Minimum requirements:

  • Female currently employed in pest management industry
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in the industry
  • Subscribed to the PWIPM contact list (e-mail pwipm@pestworld.org to verify/be added)

To be submitted:

  • Resume with work experience outlined in the pest management industry
  • Essay (to be no more than 3 pages long (500-1500 words)
  • An itemized budget detailing use of the $1,000 grant to help meet career goals
  • Two letters of recommendation (sealed and signed by author, mailed or emailed to Trista Boyd)

Essay Questions:

  • Explain your career path.
  • What are your career goals for the next 5 years?
  • What challenges face women in the pest management industry?
  • Describe how you have used your strengths to overcome one of the challenges you described in #3.
  • Give an example of how women have helped you in your career.

Letters of recommendation should comment on the student's goals and motivation and answer the following questions:

  • Does the applicant have a strong interest in the pest management industry?
  • What steps has the applicant taken to prepare/advance her career in the pest management industry?

Finalist Requirements:

The grant recipient will be required to submit 2 articles to PWIPM speaking to the benefits of the award:

  • A short (150 words) anecdote about the PestWorld experience due within 30 days of attending PestWorld
  • An article describing the benefits of the grant, how the funds were used, progress being made towards career objectives, and a picture due within 300 days of receiving the award money.

Submit all required documents in one envelope or one .pdf file by the deadline to:

Trista Boyd
Professional Women in Pest Management
c/o NPMA
10460 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030

or 

tboyd@pestworld.org

Click here to view previous recipients.