[Nfbc-info] Caltrans disability awareness committee scholarship

[Angela Fowler]

Hello California students,

                Attached please find the application for the Caltrans
Disability Awareness scholarship. I am also pasting it in the body of the
email for convenience. To apply, complete the attached document and email it
to  <mailto:Ted.Clark at dot.ca.gov> Ted.Clark at dot.ca.gov

Good luck,

Angela

 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

2014 DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Disability Advisory
Committee (CTDAC) is accepting applications for the 2014 CTDAC scholarships.

This year there will be three scholarships provided (two $250 scholarships
and one $500 scholarship), and each recipient will receive a scholarship
certificate.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

.        A college student who has a disability defined by the Fair
Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) as having a mental or physical impairment
that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

 

.        A college student residing in California at the time of applying
for scholarship.

 

.        Currently enrolled in a minimum of six units in a college or
university. 

 

Applications will be accepted no later than November 26, 2014.

Submit completed applications to  <mailto:Ted.Clark at dot.ca.gov>
Ted.Clark at dot.ca.gov

Scholarship recipients will be selected based on the applicant's answers to
the five essay questions.  Recipients will be notified by December 31, 2014.

Inquiries may be directed to Ted Clark @ (916) 227-7518

DISABILTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (DAC)

SCHOLARSHIP

 

Scholarship Application

 

Applicant Name: ______________________________________________

Current Address: ______________________________________________

Mailing Address (if different from current address):

 

Phone # (include area code):_____________________________________

E-mail Address: ______________________________________________

College: _____________________________________________________

Current # of Units: _____________________________________________

Major course of study: _________________________________________

APPLICANT SIGNATURE: ______________________________________

Date: _____________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (DAC)

SCHOLARSHIP

 

Essay Questions:

 

I.             Please include a brief statement about a period in your life
when your disability presented a particular challenge and describe how you
overcame the challenge.

II.      What have you learned about yourself based on your particular
disability?

III.     Why did you choose your major course of study and what are your
plans with this major?

IV.     If you had the chance to effect a change in the way others view
people with a disability, in your field of study, what would you do and why?

V.      What do you feel is the biggest challenge facing an individual with
a disability in society today?

 

NO MORE THAN 500 WORDS PER RESPONSE

 

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