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It is important to
create a registration on our site www.disABLEDperson.com and become a community member so
click on "Sign up now" to do so.
disABLEDperson, Inc.
announces our Fall 2024 National Scholarship Competition for College
Students with Disabilities! This competition begins on August 14, 2024,
and ends on October 31, 2024 for the award of $2000.00 (two thousand
dollars)! Details at www.disABLEDperson.com
To participate, follow these simple steps: Write an essay with no more
than 1000 words (prompt can be found HERE. Next, you need to register for
the competition. To do so click on “Register for this Scholarship” 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. Correct
spelling and grammar is important. Please submit carefully edited drafts
only.
In order to qualify, the student must be enrolled in a 2 or 4 years
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 31, 2024 deadline. The
winner will be announced on our website on November 15, 2024. All
decisions made by disABLEDperson, Inc. are final.
Background
Information: I am a person with a disability. I have dug deep down to
answer these questions for myself. For me, this exercise was healing.
The Essay Prompt: How have you embraced your disability? How have you
moved forward in life in spite of your disability? Obviously your life
would be different if you didn’t have your disability, can you share how?
Note: any essay exceeding 1000 words will be disqualified.
disABLEDperson,
Inc. a 501 (c ) 3 Charity whose mission is to reduce the high unemployment
rate of people and veterans with disabilities. We accomplish this through
our 2 national job boards: www.disABLEDperson.com
and Job Opportunities for Disabled Veterans or www.JOFDAV.com .
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