[nabs-l] FW: [real-eyes] Fw: interesting scholarship offer

[Sarah Jevnikar]

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> Crashing Through Award for Independent Travel
>
> Sendero Group would like to encourage and recognize independent travel
> exploits by blind people as exemplified by the book about Mike May,
> Crashing Through
> by Robert Kurson. A portion of every Sendero GPS sale will go into an
> annual scholarship fund to be awarded to the applicant with the most
> impressive travel
> adventure for the year.
>
> The first application period opens September 1, 2008 and all
> applications must be submitted by February 15, 2009. Fill out the
> application form below to
> express your interest and to receive further instructions.
>
> We anticipate a $2,500 award for one person. This may change depending
> upon the quality of applicants and/or cosponsors.
>
> The Crashing Through award is open to applicants from any country, 29
> years of age or less. The funds can be used for, school, technology,
> travel or whatever
> the winner chooses. Sendero has the option to use any of the stories
> and related materials submitted by any applicant.
>
> We are looking for independent travel. Travel with sighted friends,
> colleagues or family is fine as long as the blind applicant is
> demonstrating independent
> travel, a leader rather than a follower. In other words, a cruise
> would not be rated highly in terms of independence.
>
> We want to hear how the applicant's orientation and mobility tools and
> techniques are used. It doesn't matter if one is using a cane or a dog
> but more about
> what one is doing, sailing, hiking, exploring a city and the like. Use
> of GPS is not required but will weigh in the applicants favor if used.
>
> Independence, innovation and uniqueness are the qualities we will be
> looking for when we evaluate applications. Documenting the travel
> through photos and/or
> audio recordings will be very helpful. This documentation along with
> the written travel story should be the bulk of the scholarship
> submission. Strong
> composition skills will be necessary to convey the travel story best.
>
> Please spread the word so photos, audio and a journal can be captured
> on any upcoming trips. If a trip isn't planned before the February
> 2009 deadline,
> start planning for next summer and the 2010 Crashing Through award.
>
> There are three components to your Crashing Through travel story
submission
>
> list of 3 items
> 1. The essay about your adventure. (50pts) You should address the
> following questions: Where did you go? Who did you go with? Why was
> this trip significant
> for you personally, and for people you met? What did you learn about
> yourself? How do you think this adventure will affect your future? 50
> points will
> be awarded depending on how your essay addresses these questions as
> well as the following items.
> list of 5 items nesting level 1
> . Use of alternative travel tools and techniques
> . Uniqueness of your adventure
> . Difficulty of adventure
> . Degree of independence from sighted assistance, solo to group travel
> . Composition quality of essay
> list end nesting level 1
> 2. Multimedia files, to include images, audio, and video. (25pts)
> 3. Quality of References, two references are required, at least one
> from a teacher, (25pts). Note that your references account for one
> quarter of the total
> points. Your letters of reference should answer all of the following
> questions:
> list of 5 items nesting level 1
> . How do you know this person? What is your relationship to them?
> . What did this person do during the time that you have known them
> that makes them stand out from the rest?
> . Comment on this person's O&M skills and spirit of adventure
> . Where do you see this person in five years?
> . What shared personality traits do you see between this person and
> the characters in either Crashing Through or A Sense of the World?
> list end nesting level 1
> list end
>
> The award selection committee so far includes: Mike May, Robert
> Kurson, Bryan Bashin, Jerry Kuns and Jennifer May from
> Crashing Through
> and Jason Roberts author of
> A Sense of the World
> . Applicants would do well to read both of these books before
> submitting an essay.
>
> To begin the application process, fill out the following form. You
> will be contacted by a Sendero Representative with further
> instructions on how to submit
> the full application, see the three parts of the application above for
> requirements.
>
> table with 2 columns and 11 rows
> * Your Name:
> * Your Name
>
> * Age:
> * Age
>
> * Email Address:
> * Email address
>
> * Street Address:
> * Street Address
>
> * City:
> * City
>
> * State or Province:
> * State or Province
>
> * Zip or Postal Code:
> * Zip or Postal Code
>
> * Country:
> * Country
>
> * Phone Number:
> Phone Number
>
> By checking this box, I agree that any application materials I submit
> can be used by Sendero as they wish.
> By checking this box, I agree that any application materials that I
> submit can be used by Sendero as they wish.
> Submit Form
> table end

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