For Assistance Completing This Form 
 
Contact:
 
Jacqui DiDomenico,
Email: jdidomenico@pattan.net Phone: 610-878-7222
or
Linda Cartwright,
Email: lcartwright@pattan.net Phone: 610-878-7202

HELIX 2023 Parent Scholarship Application

New Location!!!

Lancaster Convention Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

November 15 - 17, 2023

BEFORE COMPLETING THIS APPLICATION

1. DETERMINE YOUR SCHOLARSHIP TYPE:

Full scholarship includes conferences registration and hotel accommodations for participants travelling 50 or more miles one way from your home residence to the Convention Center, as determined by

Partial scholarship covers the cost of registration for either virtual or in-person attendance.

Please note: Scholarships do not include travel expenses. All participants are responsible for their own transportation.

2. REGISTER for the HELIX Conference and sign up for sessions in each time block (see registration link below). If you are not selected for a scholarship, you will be notified and can cancel your registration or self-pay.

Click here to register for the In Person HELIX Conference 2023

For Virtual participation click here.

(Please note: Our system now accepts online payments. However, payment is not required to register when applying for scholarship. Please select Pay by Purchase Order and insert PARENT SCHOLARSHIP as the purchase order number.)

 3. MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATION ASAP at the Lancaster Marriott, if you are applying for a Full Scholarship. Hotel accommodations of one room will be provided to eligible full scholarship recipients. Reservations can be made with this reservation link (Use code: PATPATR.) You will need to provide a valid credit card to reserve your room. Your credit card will not be charged at this time. Prior to hotel checkout, the room charge for the approved scholarship nights will be moved to the PaTTAN account, and only personal incidentals will be charged to your card. If you cannot attend the conference and do not cancel your room reservation per the Lancaster Marriot cancellation policy, your credit card will be charged for your room.

Click here for additional hotel information 

 
If you need assistance completing this application or have any questions, contact Jacqui DiDomenico at 1-800-441-3215 x7222 or jdidomenico@pattan.net or Linda Cartwright at 1-800-441-3215 x7202 or lcartwright@pattan.net.
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Applicant Information

HELIX PARENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Lancaster Convention Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Bureau of Special Education (BSE) and the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) are pleased to offer a limited number of parent scholarships to attend the 2023 HELIX Conference, in person or virtually. This conference provides information to educators and families who support students who have low-incidence disabilities. Specifically, content focuses on hearing loss, blind or visual impairments, deaf-blind, traumatic brain injury, intellectual disabilities, and complex communication needs.

The following criteria applies: 

Pennsylvania residents who have school-age children or preschoolers planning on transitioning to an elementary school program within the next year, with a current IEP, are encouraged to apply.

Educators employed by any of the following: school, district, charter school, or Intermediate Unit, (and eligible for professional development funds) and those employed by a Parent Training and Information Center (PTI), Community Parent Resource Center (CPRC), or other federally-funded educational or advocacy organization are not eligible for a scholarship and should seek funding through their employer/organization.

Scholarship application deadline is October 31, 2023. Preference will be given to applicants who have a child with a low incidence disability and who have not received a low incidence scholarship previously. You will be notified of the decision on your scholarship two weeks prior to the HELIX Conference. 

Child's Information

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My child currently has an IEP *