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The National Center for Learning Disabilities is offering the Anne Ford Scholarship for 2003 academic year. This scholarship provides $10,000 over four years to a promising high school senior with learning disabilities who plans to pursue a university degree.
For an application go to www.LD.org.

"The mission of the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) is to increase opportunities for all individuals with learning disabilities to achieve their potential. NCLD accomplishes its mission by increasing public awareness and understanding of learning disabilities, conducting educational programs and services that promote research-based knowledge, and providing national leadership in shaping public policy."

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Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation or (ELA) Grant
The ELA distributes grants to women with disabilities who are pursuing an advanced degree at any university in the country. For more info or help on this, come in and see us. Or visit their site at http://www.ela.org

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Louise J. Snow Scholarship
Keaton Walker Scholarship

Blake Driggs Scholarship
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Scholarship

The Sorenson Legacy Foundation Scholarship

Youth Linc - Young Humanitarian Award
Chase and the George S. Eccles Foundation are partnering with the Utah-based non-profit YouthLINC (Youth serving the Local and International Needs Community) to provide an annual scholarship. One overall winner will receive a $5000 award to be used for tuition to an undergraduate or graduate student. Four "runners-up" will receive $1000 awards to be used for the same purpose. If you would like to apply, please follow the instructions on the YouthLINC website.

National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
The National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program is giving 30 national scholarships in the range of $3,000 to $10,000. The Utah Chapter will also be awarding some scholarships to local students. Each scholarship may be in an amount of up to $1,500.

If you would like to apply for the national scholarships, please follow the instructions on the application. This application should be mailed to Mrs. Peggy Elliott, Chairman, National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Committee, 805 Fifth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa 50112.

If you would like to apply for the local scholarships, please complete the same application and mail it to Ron Gardner, President, National Federation of the Blind of Utah, 132 Penman Lane, Bountiful, Utah 84010.

Applicants must be legally blind and attending a post-secondary institution full-time.

ENTRY POINT — a program of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), offers outstanding summer internships and semester co-ops in major companies throughout the United States, including NASA, IBM, Texas Instruments, JP Morgan Chase and others.

Entry Point is available to STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES majoring in science, engineering, mathematics, and some business fields.

Qualifying students must:

Be full-time undergraduate or graduate students
Be a Science, Math, Engineering, or Computer Science major (there are a few opportunities available for business majors)
Have a B-average GPA (or higher)
Be a U.S. Citizen or have a right-to-work permit

If you meet the above criteria, you might be selected for a position this summer where you will benefit from a mentor and receive competitive pay. For more information, contact: Project on Science, Technology and Disability AAAS, 1200 New York Avenue, New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: 202-326-6649 (v/tdd) Fax: 202-371-9849, lsummers@aaas.org or apply online at http://www.entrypoint.org

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