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disABLEDperson, Inc.is excited to announce
disABLEDperson's Spring 2015 nationally based
scholarship competition for college students with disabilities! This competition
begins on January 7, 2015 and ends on March 31, 2015 for the award of $2000.00
(two thousand dollars)! Our competition is late this spring.
To participate, follow these simple steps: Write an essay with no more than
1000
words (prompt can be found below). Click on the “Register Now” link below. 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. Correct 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
matriculated
student and attending school full time and U.S. citizen. We will accept students
who are not attending school full time as long as the part time attendance is
due to their disability and not their financial situation (minimum of 6 credits for undergraduate,
6 credits for
graduate). Unfortunately, we are not able to award scholarships to high school
students.
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 31, 2015 deadline. The winner will
be announced on our website on April 15 2015. All decisions made by
disABLEDperson, Inc. are final.
The essay question for this competition is: “What is the current state
of the Social Security Disability Income Program”?
Note: any essay exceeding 1000 words will be
disqualified.