[Njabs-talk] Lighthouse 2010 Scholarships

[Quintina M. Singleton]

"Lighthouse International" <

lighthouse at webletter.lighthouse.org

>

2/5/2010 2:01 PM >>> Lighthouse International is now receiving applications

for our 2010 Scholarship and Career Awards.  These scholarships reward

excellence, recognize accomplishments and help students who are blind or

partially sighted pursue their academic and career goals.  Please note that

applications must be submitted online by Sunday, March 14, 2010.

The SCA program offers five $5,000 scholarships in three award categories:

College-bound Award: for high school seniors or recent high school graduates

who will attend college in the upcoming school year. Undergraduate Award:

for college students in their freshman, sophomore, junior or senior year.

Graduate Award: for 1st or 2nd year master's level students or college

seniors who will pursue a graduate-level education. Candidates may apply at

any time immediately, prior to, or during, their course of study.

Applicant Criteria

* Applicants must be legally blind (i.e., have a best corrected visual

acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye, and/or a visual field of less

than 20 degrees in the better eye).

* Scholarships are based on academic and personal achievements. Therefore,

candidates are not required to demonstrate financial need.

* Applicants must be US citizens, and reside in the United States or a US

Territory.

* Applicants must attend an accredited college or university in one of the

50 states, District of Columbia or a US Territory.

* Proof of citizenship will be required of all award recipients.

* Previous SCA recipients and current Lighthouse employees and members of

their immediate families are ineligible.

To learn more about the Lighthouse Scholarship and Career Awards program and

to submit an online application, please visit our web site at

http://webletter.lighthouse.org/cgi-bin5/DM/y/mtnu0Mhoko0QkW0ChwQ0FV

The application and all requested documentation must be submitted online no

later than Sunday, March 14, 2010 by 11:59pm EST.

If you have any questions regarding the Scholarship and Career Awards

program, please contact Danielle Penabad at 212-821-9225 or email her at

dpenabad at lighthouse.org