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BIPOC Accelerator Scholarship
International Live Events Association Minneapolis/St. Paul is pleased to offer a BIPOC Accelerator Scholarship opportunity for a full year’s membership with the Minneapolis/St.Paul Chapter.
2025 Scholarship is now closed!
Congrats to past year's winners!
2024 Recipient
Ephraim Eusebio
2023 Co-Recipient
Ki Kuhnly
2023 Co-Recipient
JR Treto, CMP
2020 Co-Recipient
Marla Etheridge
Become a Sponsor
In past years, several generous partners have supported this scholarship through sponsorship, and we are seeking a new partner for 2025. Your support will provide a local event professional with the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally through ILEA-MSP's comprehensive programming and extensive network of industry experts. If this sounds like a good fit for your company, please fill out the form below.
This scholarship aims to accelerate career growth and improve access to association membership for any current or emerging talent in the live events industry.
This year (2025) eligibility is being offered exclusively to BIPOC event professionals as ILEA-MSP aims to ensure it is continuing to work on improving access and inclusion to the resources we have available within our association and to amplify perspectives and voices that typically go unrepresented in the Twin Cities events community. The purpose of the accelerator scholarship is to assist in advancing the career of the event professional by growing their network and educational opportunities through the year of membership.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
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A one-year membership scholarship to the International Live Event Association (value of $375)
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Complimentary attendance to all monthly programs, membership events, pop-ups from January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025. (estimated value of $450).
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Complimentary attendance to the annual MN Star Awards 2024 (estimated value of $125)
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Total scholarship value: $950
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
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Congrats to our 2025 Winner!
Gayle Smaller Jr, Executive Director and Producer - The MAN DOWN Project
The MAN DOWN Project is an up and coming non-profit committed to hosting events and spaces that focus on destigmatizing conversations around men's mental health. Gayle's talents span widely as Executive Director and Producer managing vendors and sourcing venues to recruiting or training models for the runway or photoshoot.
Gayle is looking forward to networking with other event professionals who will help him see how big the various events within the MAN DOWN brand can be while also supporting their brands, goals and events.
Meet Gayle at an upcoming ILEA event and connect with him on LinkedIn to stay up to date on all MAN DOWN happenings! Welcome to ILEA!