Important! "Sign up now" on www.disABLEDperson.com as a community member!
disABLEDperson, Inc announce our Fall
2016 National Scholarship
Competition for College Students with Disabilities! This competition begins on
August 23, 2016 and ends on October 23, 2016 for the award of $2000.00 (two
thousand dollars)!
To participate, follow these simple steps: Write an essay with no more than 1000
words (prompt can be found at
https://www.disabledperson.com/scholarships/21
). 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 and matriculation 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 October 23, 2016 deadline. The winner
will be announced on our website on November 7, 2016. All decisions made by
disABLEDperson, Inc. are final.
Click
Here!
for the essay prompt. Then:
REGISTER NOW!
The Essay Prompt for this competition is: “Explain the importance of (your major) in today’s society”.
Note: any essay exceeding 1000 words will be disqualified.
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