[Njabs-talk] Scholarship for students with disabilities

[EVELYN E. VALDEZ]

Evelyn,

Please feel free to share this with other students.

Thanks.
Philip


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Spring 2011 National Scholarship Competition for College Students with
Disabilities
disABLEDperson, Inc. is proud to announce our Spring 2011 National
Scholarship Competition for College Students with Disabilities.

Important! To have access to the essay prompt, you need to be a
registered member of disABLEDperson.com. To do so, go to
www.disABLEDperson.com and click on the "Sign up now" link on the top
right. Sign up, log in, now you will see a link to the scholarship on
the right side of the page.

disABLEDperson, Inc. is excited to announce our Spring 2011 nationally based
scholarship competition for college students with disabilities! This
competition
begins on January 03, 2011 and ends on March 4, 2011 for the award of $1000.00
(one thousand dollars)!

To participate, follow these simple steps: Write an essay with no more than 750
words (prompt can be found on www.disABLEDperson.com ). At the bottom
of the scholarship page, Click on the “Register Now” link, fill out
the form completely and paste your essay into the form.

A few reminders: Please keep in mind that the form must be filled out
completely. We cannot accept incomplete or fraudulent forms. Spelling and
grammar is imperative. Please submit carefully edited drafts only.


In order to qualify, the student must be enrolled in a 2 or 4 year accredited
college or university in the United States of America. They must be a full-time
student and U.S. citizen (minimum of 12 credits for undergraduate, 9
credits for
graduate). Unfortunately, we are not able to award scholarships to high school
students or college students who are not attending classes full-time.


Upon winning, the student will prove disability through their
Disability Student
Services department. We define disability as described under the ADA: “A
physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life
activities of such an individual.” A record of such an impairment or being
regarded as having such an impairment.


Be sure to submit your entry before the March 4, 2011 deadline. The winner will
be announced on our website on March 18, 2011. All decisions made by
disABLEDperson, Inc. are final.