Please post and distribute widely.
2009 College Scholarships for Students with
Parents with Disabilities Announcement
All application materials must be completed and postmarked by Monday
March 16, 2009.
Through the Looking Glass and its National Center for Parents with
Disabilities and their Families are pleased to announce new
scholarships specifically for high school seniors and college
students who have parents with disabilities. These scholarships are
part of Through the Looking Glass' new federal grant (New National
Center for Parents with Disabilities and their
Families<http://lookingglass.org/ncpd/index.php>). Please note that
these are new awards and have different application procedures than
in the past. There are two separate scholarship awards, and each has
separate eligibility requirements:
1. High School Seniors. To be eligible, a student must be a high
school graduate (or graduating senior) by Summer 2009, planning to
attend college in Fall 2009 and have at least one parent with a
disability. Five separate $1000 awards will be given out in Fall
2009. Individuals may submit only one application per award period.
2. College Students. To be eligible, a student must be currently
enrolled in a college or university, be 21 years of age or younger as
of March 16, 2009, and have at least one parent with a disability.
Five separate $1000 awards will be given out in Fall 2009.
Individuals may submit only one application per award period.
Selection criteria for all scholarships include academic performance,
community activities and service, letters of recommendation and an
essay describing the experience of growing up with a parent with a disability.
These Scholarships are also part of a research study on young adult
children of parents with disabilities. As explained in the Consent
Form in the Application, you may be willing to participate in an
optional survey about young adult children of parents with
disabilities. The additional information you submit on this survey
will not affect your scholarship chances and will not be disclosed to
anyone outside the project researchers; all identifying information
will be removed. If you consent to participate in this optional
survey, we will email you the survey after we have received your
completed application.
Thanks,
Scholarships Coordinator
Through the Looking Glass
The National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families
2198 Sixth Street, Suite 100
Berkeley, CA 94710
(800) 644-2666 (voice)
(800) 804-1616 (TDD/TTY)
FAX: (510) 848-4445
Website:
http://www.lookingglass.org<http://www.lookingglass.org/>/<http://www.lookingglass.org/>