[Missouri-l] FW: 2010 Scholarship and Career Awards - Lighthouse International

[peter altschul]

From: Lighthouse International
[mailto:lighthouse at webletter.lighthouse.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:51 AM
To: Smart,Lana
Subject: 2010 Scholarship and Career Awards - Lighthouse 
International



Reminder: 2010 Lighthouse International Scholarship and Career 
Awards
deadline is Sunday, March 14, 2010.



Lighthouse International is now accepting applications for our 
2010
Scholarship and Career Awards.  These scholarships reward 
excellence,
recognize accomplishments and help students who are blind or 
partially
sighted pursue their academic and career goals.  Please note that
applications must be submitted online by Sunday, March 14, 2010
<http://lighthouse.org/sca> .



The SCA program offers five $5,000 scholarships in three award
categories:

*	College-bound Award: for high school seniors or recent high
school graduates who will attend college in the upcoming school 
year.

*	Undergraduate Award: for college students in their freshman,
sophomore, junior or senior year.

*	Graduate Award: for 1st or 2nd year master's level students 
or
college seniors who will pursue a graduate-level education.  
Candidates
may apply at any time immediately, prior to, or during, their 
course of
study.

Applicant Criteria

*         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 in the better eye).

*         Scholarships are based on academic and personal 
achievements.
Therefore, candidates are not required to demonstrate financial 
need.

*         Applicants must be US citizens, and reside in the 
United
States or a US Territory.  Proof of citizenship will be required 
of all
award recipients.

*         Applicants must attend an accredited college or 
university in
one of the 50 states, District of Columbia or a US Territory.

*         Previous SCA recipients and current Lighthouse 
employees and
members of their immediate families are ineligible.



To learn more about the Lighthouse Scholarship and Career Awards 
program
and to submit an online application, please visit our website at
www.lighthouse.org/sca
<http://webletter.lighthouse.org/cgi-bin5/DM/y/nuHu0MpDX70QkW0Chw
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The application and all requested documentation must be submitted 
online
no later than Sunday, March 14, 2010 by 11:59pm EST.



If you have any questions regarding the Scholarship and Career 
Awards
program, please contact Danielle Penabad at 212-821-9225 or
dpenabad at lighthouse.org.



Sincerely,

Rowena Saunders

Vice President for Volunteer Resources



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