Information for each of the institutes. Click a season.
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Leadership Institute Dates:
The Spring 2025 Leadership Institute
May 18–23, 2025
Location:
Kansas City, Missouri
Tuition:
(Tuition includes all training materials and supplies and most meals. It does not include travel or hotel accommodations)
$2750
If you belong to, work for, or your organization belongs to one of our partnering organizations you have special rates!
$2550
Scholarship Information
If you are a leader with a disability or a current Direct Support Professional there may be scholarship support available to you.
These scholarships cover Institute tuition with a travel and hotel stipend. They do not cover other costs associated with the Institute such as food or books. You will be able to indicate application for the scholarships on the application for the Institute.
The deadline for scholarship applications is April 7
Participants:
The 2025 cohort is limited to 32 disability sector leaders.
Travel and Hotel:
Participants will be responsible for their travel, hotel reservations, and the costs associated with both. The Institute will have a competitively priced room block close to the meeting space. Information will be provided to confirmed attendees.
Leadership Institute Dates:
The Summer 2025 Leadership Institute
July 13–18, 2025
Location:
Newark, DE
Tuition:
(Tuition includes all training materials and supplies and most meals. It does not include travel or hotel accommodations)
$2550 if application received prior to April 18
$2750 if application received on or after April 18
If you belong to, work for, or your organization belongs to one of our partnering organizations you have special rates!
$2350 if application received prior to April 18
$2550 if application received on or after April 18
Scholarship Information
If you are a leader with a disability, a current Direct Support Professional, or a leader who works for a state department of developmental disabilities within the United States (Gary Smith Scholarship funded by NASDDDS) there may be scholarship support available to you. These scholarships cover Institute tuition and travel with a hotel stipend. They do not cover other costs associated with the Institute such as food or books. You will be able to indicate application for the scholarships on the application for the Institute.
The deadline for scholarship applications is May 2
Participants:
The 2025 cohort is limited to 32 disability sector leaders.
Travel and Hotel:
Participants will be responsible for their travel, hotel reservations, and the costs associated with both. The Institute will have a competitively priced room block close to the meeting space. Information will be provided to confirmed attendees.
Leadership Institute Dates:
The Fall 2025 Leadership Institute
November 9-14, 2025
Location:
San Diego
Tuition:
(Tuition includes all training materials and supplies and most meals. It does not include travel or hotel accommodations)
$2550 if application received prior to May 1
$2750 if application received on or after May 1
If you belong to, work for, or your organization belongs to one of our partnering organizations you have special rates!
$2350 if application received prior to May 1
$2550 if application received on or after May 1
Scholarship Information
If you are a leader with a disability or a current Direct Support Professional there may be scholarship support available to you.
These scholarships cover Institute tuition with a travel and hotel stipend. They do not cover other costs associated with the Institute such as food or books. You will be able to indicate application for the scholarships on the application for the Institute.
The deadline for scholarship applications is September 15
Participants:
The 2025 cohort is limited to 32 disability sector leaders.
Travel and Hotel:
Participants will be responsible for their travel, hotel reservations, and the costs associated with both. The Institute will have a competitively priced room block close to the meeting space. Information will be provided to confirmed attendees.
Institute Highlights:
The class is limited to a select group of emerging leaders offering opportunity for collaboration and an enduring network of support. Approximately
32 people will be accepted, with participation limited to one person per organization.
A significant amount of preparation work is required. Participants will be asked to read several books, to submit a personal leadership challenge, and to take a 360 degree assessment of leadership skills prior to the Leadership Institute.
Each Leadership Institute begins early Sunday evening with a welcome dinner and ends before noon on Friday.
More than one person from an organization may apply but applicants may be deferred for acceptance to a future session to ensure equal opportunities to attend the Institute for all organizations.
Cancellations will be accepted only until five weeks before the start date of the Institute. Prior to that date, cancellations must be made in writing (e-mail is acceptable, please confirm that we have received) and funds will be returned, minus a $100 processing fee. There will be no refunds after that date and, if an intended participant cancels after that date or is a no-show, the full registration fee will still be owed. We regret that we cannot offer refunds for late cancellations or no shows, however, if your agency would like to substitute another appropriate individual, this can be done with prior approval.
