[Nfbmo] Fw: Scholarship for children with parents who are considereddisabled.students with

Gary Wunder gwunder at earthlink.net
Sat Mar 7 16:33:49 UTC 2009


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From: "Fred" <goodfolks at charter.net>
To: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 2:29 PM
Subject: [Nfbmo] Scholarship for children with parents who are 
considereddisabled.students with


> 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/
>
>
>
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