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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> <br id="FontBreak"></font><br><br><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"><strong>Trudy L. Pickrel</strong></font><br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS">President</font></strong><br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">Maryland Parents of Blind Children </font></strong><br><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"><strong><a href="http://www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org" target="_blank">www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org</a></strong><a href="http://www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org" target="_blank"></a></font><a href="http://www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org" target="_blank"></a><br> <br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"></font></strong> <br><br><br><br> <BR><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 10:26:16 -0600<br>To: nfbnet-master-list@nfbnet.org<br>From: LRovig@nfb.org<br>Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] Launch of Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship Fund: $5K for HS seniors<br><br>
<br>
From: Jenny Lay-Flurrie
[<a href="mailto:jennylf@microsoft.com">mailto:jennylf@microsoft.com</a>
]<br>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 4:05 PM<br>
To: All<br>
Subject: Launch of Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship Fund<br>
<br>
Dear All,<br>
<br>
Excited to share details of the new Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship Fund
targeting students with disabilities entering college in the fall.
This is a new initiative from Microsoft and the DisAbility Employee
Resource Group (ERG), built in partnership with Seattle Foundation.
The scholarship website is open to applications until March 15th.
Please, use your sharing/posting super powers to distribute details to
your communities and anyone you feel may benefit. All the details
are enclosed, and below.<br>
<br>
Any questions, do let me know. Let's change the number :)<br>
<br>
Have a great weekend!<br>
<br>
<br>
Jenny<br>
Chair DisAbility ERG,<br>
Senior Director Accessibility Customer Experience, Privacy and Online
Safety Support.<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Microsoft Announces Scholarship for Students with Disabilities<br>
</b> <br>
Redmond, WA -- Microsoft is pleased to announce the launch of the
Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship: <br>
<<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx" target="_blank">
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx</a>
> intended to empower and enable high school
students with disabilities to (a) go to college, (b) realize the impact
technology has on the world, and (c) target a career in the technology
industry.<br>
<br>
The scholarship launched Friday, January 17, 2014 and includes a goal to
increase enrollment of persons living with a disability in higher
education and, in the long term, decrease the unemployment bias for
disabled persons.<br>
<br>
This new program was started by, and is supported by, Microsoft employees
who will select promising high school seniors who require financial
assistance in order to enter and successfully complete a vocational or
academic college program. This non-renewable $5000 scholarship will
be paid to the recipient's Financial Aid Office by the Seattle Foundation
on behalf of the DisAbility Employee Resource Group (ERG) at
Microsoft.<br>
<br>
<b>Eligibility<br>
</b>All candidates must be high school students living with a
disability<<a href="http://www.who.int/topics/disabilities/en/" target="_blank">
http://www.who.int/topics/disabilities/en/</a> > who plan to attend a
2 to 4 year University or College program, maintain a cumulative 3.0 CPA
or equivalent and have declared a major from the approved list (see
scholarship guidelines on application).<br>
<br>
Requirements<br>
To apply for the Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship, the student must meet
the following guidelines:<br>
<br>
1. Be a current high school senior with living
with a disability (as defined by
WHO<<a href="http://www.who.int/topics/disabilities/en/" target="_blank">
http://www.who.int/topics/disabilities/en/</a>>, whether that be
visual, hearing, mobility, cognitive or speech.<br>
<br>
2. Plan to attend an undergraduate program in a 2
or 4-year University/College or Technical College in the fall of the
academic year following high-school graduation. Schools must be in
the USA or have a USA-Affiliate for financial transactions (contact
Seattle Foundation to verify non-USA school's eligibility).<br>
<br>
3. Declare a major in engineering, computer
science, computer information systems, legal or in business that are
approved (i.e. paralegal, pre-law, finance, business administration, or
marketing).<br>
<br>
4. Demonstrate a passion for technology.<br>
<br>
5. Demonstrate leadership at school and/or in the
community.<br>
<br>
6. Have a high school cumulative GPA of 3.0 or
higher.<br>
<br>
7. Require financial assistance to attend
college.<br>
<br>
8. Enrollment status must be full-time or half
time.<br>
<br>
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<br>
Contact:<br>
DisAbility Employee Resource Group<br>
Microsoft Corporation<br>
<u>
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx" target="_blank">
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx</a>
</u> <br>
Email: Disability Scholarship Fund <br>
<<a href="mailto:disschol@microsoft.com?subject=DisAbility%20Scholarship%20Fund">
mailto:disschol@microsoft.com?subject=DisAbility%20Scholarship%20Fund</a>
><br>
<br>
Seattle Foundation<br>
Travis Petersen<br>
Philanthropic Services Associate<br>
Scholarship Manager<br>
_______________________________<br>
<br>
The Seattle Foundation<br>
<a href="mailto:scholarships@seattlefoundation.com%3cmailto:scholarships@seattlefoundation.com">
scholarships@seattlefoundation.com<mailto:scholarships@seattlefoundation.com</a>
<br>
<br>
1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1300<br>
Seattle WA 98101-3151<br>
(206) 515-2139 direct<br>
(206) 622-7673 fax<br>
<br>
<br>
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