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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Graduate Studies Program
ORGANIZATION: Central Intelligence Agency
FOR APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: http://www.odci.gov/employment/student.html
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO: Same as Above
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
- Graduate students who are focusing on international affairs, languages, economics, geography, cartography, physical sciences and engineering.
- Other majors may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
- Students selected for this program should be entering either their first or second year of graduate studies following this assignment.
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Graduate Award
ORGANIZATION: Lighthouse International
AWARD AMOUNT: $5,000.00
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 31st
FOR APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Kelly Boyle at (212) 821-9428 or via e-mail: kboyle@lighthouse.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
- College graduate or college seniors planning to pursue a graduate-level program may apply at any time immediately prior to, or during, their course of study.
- 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).
- Scholarships are based on academic and other achievements.
- Candidates are not required to demonstrate financial need
- Applicants must be US citizens, and reside and attend school in any of the following states: CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, WV and VT, or Washington, DC.
- Proof of citizenship will be required of all winners.
- Previous winners (in any category) of Lighthouse Scholarships are ineligible, as are current Lighthouse employees and members of their immediate families.
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Parke Davis Epilepsy Scholarship Award
ORGANIZATION: IntraMed
AWARD AMOUNT: 16 - $3,000.00
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1st
FOR APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Jeffrey Tarnoff
Parke-Davis Epilepsy Scholarship Award
c/o IntraMed
1633 Broadway, 25th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(800) AWARD-PD
(212) 827-6547
E-mail: info@epilepsy-scholarship.org
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO: Same
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
- Academic merit
- Extracurricular activities
- High school seniors who have applied to a college or university,
- college students continuing with college or graduate school.
- Applicants must be currently under a physician's care for the treatment of epilepsy and must be currently taking anti- epileptic medication
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Communicative Disorders Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: Sertoma International
AWARD AMOUNT: $1,000 scholarship to cover tuition, books and supplies. The funds can be used for any term, including the summer term, during the awarded academic school year.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4:00 PM CST, March 30th
FOR APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: www.sertoma.org/%SEScholarships/Scholarships.htm
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO:
Sertoma International
Attn: Communicative Disorders Scholarship
1912 E. Meyer Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64132
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
All scholarship recipients will be notified by the end of June each year. We cannot send out lists of recipients to those who do not receive a scholarship. We only notify recipients, no notification means the student did not receive the scholarship
The following items are required to complete the application process. These items must be submitted in a single envelop in the order listed. All items received separately will be discarded. Any additional items will be discarded
- Must be a citizen of the United States of America
- Must be accepted into a graduate level program in speech language pathology and/or audiology at a college or university in the United States, accredited by ASHA’s Council on Academic Accreditation
- Must have a minimum cumulative 3.2 on a 4.0 scale for all undergraduate and graduate level course work. Include the fall semester2006 in your calculations
- Must submit application and all required materials in single envelope by deadline date
- Application – must be on the original form, typed and signed
- Statement of purpose stating how this scholarship will help you achieve your goals. 1 page maximum
- 1 Letter of recommendation
- College transcript(s). Transcript must be from school, but not in an official sealed envelope. GPA stated on application must be verifiable from transcript. Transcripts must have school name printed on it. Must include undergraduate and graduate level transcripts.
- 1 additional copy of all above items must be included. Copy must blank out all references to the student’s personal information including name, address, phone, e-mail and social security number.
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: William C. Stokoe Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: National Association of the Deaf
AWARD AMOUNT: $2,000.00
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15th
FOR APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
E-mail: nadinfo@nad.org
http://www.nad.org
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO:
Stokoe Scholarship Liaison
National Association of the Deaf
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500
Voice: (301) 587-1788
TTY: (301) 587-1789
Fax: (301) 587-1791
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
- To study a field related to sign language or the deaf community.
- Any accredited institution
- Open to any Part-time or full-time graduate students who are deaf.
- Graduate studies in a field related to sign language or the deaf community. Must be a graduate student developing a special project on these topics.
- Request application, including a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope.
- Submit completed application, a short proposal describing the project, three letters of reference, and college transcripts.
