[nabs-l] Microsoft Disability Scholarship

[Joe]

Microsoft disability scholarship

 

 

Scholarship Description

 

The mission of DisAbility Scholarship at Microsoft is to empower and enable
high schools 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. A primary goal of this scholarship is to increase the
pool of persons

living with a disability enrolling in higher education and, in long term,
decrease the unemployment bias for this demographic. 

 

This scholarship will identify promising high school seniors who have
potential to enter and successfully complete a vocational or academic
college program

and have a financial need.  The amount of this non-renewable scholarship to
be awarded is $5,000, which is paid through the Seattle Foundation on behalf

of the disAbility Employee Resource Group (ERG) at Microsoft to the
recipient’s school’s Financial Aid Office. 

 

All candidates must be high school students 

living with a disability

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) .

 

Requirements

 

To be considered for the Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship, you must:

To apply for the Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship, the student must meet the
following guidelines:

 

list of 8 items

• Be a current high school senior with living with a disability (as defined
by 

WHO),

whether that be visual, hearing, mobility, cognitive or speech.

• 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).

• Declare a major in engineering, computer science, computer information
systems, legal or in business that are approved (ie. paralegal, pre-law,
finance,

business administration, or marketing).

• Demonstrate a passion for technology.

• Demonstrate leadership at school and/or in the community.

• Have a high school cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

• Require financial assistance to attend college.

• Enrollment status must be full-time or half time.

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How to Apply

 

To apply for a Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship, print and fill out the 

application.

Enclose it in an envelope with the following items:

 

Résumé.Your résumé should include the following information: 

 

list of 3 items

• Extracurricular activities (school and community related)

• Honors and awards that you have received (if possible, include awards that
are technology related)

• Work experience 

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Picture of yourself. 

 

Transcript. Include an official "sealed" copy of your current academic
transcript. (If selected, unofficial copies will not be accepted.)

 

Three essays. 

list of 3 items

• In no more than 500 words, describe how you plan to be engaged in the
technology industry in your career.

• In no more than 500 words, please share your vision of how Microsoft can
innovate its future devices and services solutions to creatively &
successfully

support those living with disabilities in the workplace and in daily life to
reach their potential. 

• In no more than 250 words, demonstrate your financial need for this
scholarship.

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Two letters of recommendation. At least one letter must be from a faculty or
staff member at your school. Letters of recommendation should be original

and should not be duplicates of college recommendation letters. (Letters
must be on letterhead.) 

 

Complete Application Form 

Fill out the entire Application Form at the end of this page. You can type
the information or print clearly.  When you are done, print Sections I and
II

of the Application Form and make sure that you sign and date the
verification on the 4th page.

 

Mail completed applications to the following address by March 15th.
Selection will be complete, and those selected to receive the Microsoft
DisAbility

Scholarship will be notified by April 15th.

 

The Seattle Foundation

c/o Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship

1200 – 5th Avenue, Suite 1300

Seattle, WA 98101

scholarships at seattlefoundation.org

 

Download the Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship application

 (Microsoft Word document, 144 KB)

 

URL:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholar
ship.aspx

 

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