[Students] disAbled Student Scholarship Opportunity

[Joan Lawrence]

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disABLEdperson Inc. announces its Fall 2008 Nationally Based College
Scholarship Competition for disabled college students.

disABLEDperson Inc. will be holding their fall 08 nationally based
scholarship competition for disABLED college students beginning August
6th 2008 and ending October 10th 2008 for the sum of $750.00 (Seven
Hundred and Fifty). We are proud to help the disabled community. 

Please pay attention to the rules of this scholarship competition. They
will be strictly enforced. Any essay that does not follow all the rules
will be disqualified. To participate is simple, you need to do the
following; its a two step process. The first step is to go to
www.disABLEDperson.com/articles/fall08.asp
<http://www.disabledperson.com/articles/fall08.asp>  . Once there, you
need to completely fill out the form and submit it. The next step is to
write an essay that answers the question and email the essay to us in
the body of an email to disabledpersons at aol.com
<mailto:disabledpersons at aol.com>  . PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO PUT YOUR
NAME ON THE ESSAY IN THE EMAIL.    

"Scholarship Competition Rules"

      1)  All required information must be filled into the form
supplied. If you leave any blanks in the form, you will be disqualified.
Also, should you place false information into the form, you will be
disqualified.  Next, you must submit the essay to us in the body of an
email to disabledpersons at aol.com . Do not forget to place your name on
the essay! 

2)  Proper spelling and grammar is imperative. As college students, you
need to hold yourself to a high standard. Chronic misspellings and bad
grammar will hurt your chances of winning.

3)  You need to be enrolled in a 2 or 4 year accredited college or
university in the United States of America and actively taking a minimum
of 12 credits (full time) to be eligible. Prior to the winner being
awarded the scholarship, that individual will have to present to
disABLEDperson Inc. an unofficial transcript from their school.  If the
winner can not demonstrate that they are taking a full time course load
in a 2 or 4 year accredited college or university in the United States,
then disABLEDperson Inc. will award the scholarship to another student.
We realize that some in our community may not be able to attend school
full time because of their disability.  However, we stand by our
decision that the winner of our competition must be enrolled with a
minimum of 12 credits because the financial burden of attending college
full time is greater that the financial burden of attending college part
time. 

4)  Students must be citizens of the United States of America and
enrolled in a 2 or 4 year accredited college or university in the United
States. Please be prepared to demonstrate citizenship if we ask.

5)   The winner will have to offer proof of their disability. This can
be done simply by the applicant being registered with the Office of
Disability at their respective institution and having the Office of
Disability sending us an email to that effect. 

6)   The definition of disability that disABLEDperson Inc. uses for its
scholarship competition is; A disadvantage or deficiency, especially a
physical or mental impairment that interferes with or prevents normal
achievement in a particular area. Something that hinders or
incapacitates. 

7)    The length of the essay must not exceed 1000 words. Essays
exceeding that number will be disqualified. 

8)    All decisions made by disABLEDperson Inc. are final.

 Joni

Joni E. Baker, Ph.D.

Director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity

The Texas A&M University System

200 Technology Way, Suite 1281

College Station, Texas  77845-3424

979-458-6203

979-458-6206 (fax)

jbaker at tamu.edu

 

Leigh Ann Powell, M.S. EDL

Coordinator of Student Disability Resources & Services

Texas A&M University-Commerce

P.O. Box 3011

Commerce, TX 75429

Phone (903) 886-5835

Fax (903) 468-8148

 

 

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