[nfbmi-talk] Scholarship for children with parents who are considered disabled.students with

[Fred]

Beth Jordan  of HKNC forwarded a scholarship resource for children of 
parents with disabilities :

2009 College Scholarships for Students with
Parents with Disabilities Announcement

All application materials must be completed and postmarked by Monday March 
16, 2009.

Through the Looking Glass and its National Center for Parents with 
Disabilities and their Families are pleased to announce new scholarships 
specifically
for high school seniors and college students who have parents with 
disabilities.  These scholarships are part of Through the Looking Glass' new 
federal
grant  (New National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their 
Families). Please note that these are new awards and have different 
application procedures
than in the past.  There are two separate scholarship awards, and each has 
separate eligibility requirements:

1. High School Seniors.  To be eligible, a student must be a high school 
graduate (or graduating senior) by Summer 2009, planning to attend college 
in Fall
2009 and have at least one parent with a disability. Five separate $1000 
awards will be given out in Fall 2009. Individuals may submit only one 
application
per award period.

2. College Students. To be eligible, a student must be currently enrolled in 
a college or university, be 21 years of age or younger as of  March 16, 
2009,
and have at least one parent with a disability. Five separate $1000 awards 
will be given out in Fall 2009. Individuals may submit only one application
per award period.

Selection criteria for all scholarships include academic performance, 
community activities and service, letters of recommendation and an essay 
describing
the experience of growing up with a parent with a disability.

These Scholarships are also part of a research study on young adult children 
of parents with disabilities.  As explained in the Consent Form in the 
Application,
you may be willing to participate in an optional survey about young adult 
children of parents with disabilities.  The additional information you 
submit
on this survey will not affect your scholarship chances and will not be 
disclosed to anyone outside the project researchers; all identifying 
information
will be removed.  If you consent to participate in this optional survey, we 
will email you the survey after we have received your completed application.

Thanks,

Scholarships Coordinator
Through the Looking Glass

The National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families
2198 Sixth Street, Suite 100
Berkeley, CA 94710
(800) 644-2666 (voice)

(800) 804-1616 (TDD/TTY)

FAX: (510) 848-4445

Website:
http://www.lookingglass.org/