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Fund: $5K for HS seniors



From: Jenny Lay-Flurrie [mailto:jennylf at microsoft.com  ]
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 4:05 PM
To: All
Subject: Launch of  Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship Fund

Dear  All,

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.

Any questions, do let me  know.  Let's change the number :)

Have a great  weekend!


Jenny
Chair DisAbility ERG,
Senior  Director Accessibility Customer Experience, Privacy and Online 
Safety  Support.


Microsoft Announces Scholarship for  Students with Disabilities

Redmond, WA -- Microsoft is  pleased to announce the launch of the 
Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship:  
<_  
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx_ 
(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx)   >    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.

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.

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.

Eligibility
All candidates must be high  school students living with a disability<_  
http://www.who.int/topics/disabilities/en/_ 
(http://www.who.int/topics/disabilities/en/)  > 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 apply for the  Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship, the student must meet 
the following  guidelines:

1.     Be a current high school  senior with living with a disability (as 
defined by WHO<_  http://www.who.int/topics/disabilities/en/_ 
(http://www.who.int/topics/disabilities/en/) >, whether that be visual,  hearing, mobility, 
cognitive or  speech.

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).

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).

4.      Demonstrate a passion for technology.

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

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

7.      Require financial assistance to attend  college.

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

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Contact:
DisAbility  Employee Resource Group
Microsoft Corporation
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholar
ship.aspx  
Email: Disability Scholarship Fund 
<_  mailto:disschol at microsoft.com?subject=DisAbility%20Scholarship%20Fund_ 
(mailto:disschol at microsoft.com?subject=DisAbility%20Scholarship%20Fund)   >

Seattle Foundation
Travis Petersen
Philanthropic  Services Associate
Scholarship  Manager
_______________________________

The Seattle  Foundation
_scholarships at seattlefoundation.com<mailto:scholarships at seattlefoundation.co
m_ 
(mailto:scholarships at seattlefoundation.com<mailto:scholarships at seattlefoundation.com)   

1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1300
Seattle WA 98101-3151
(206)  515-2139 direct
(206) 622-7673  fax


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