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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Subject: Eva Helwing Memorial Scholarship <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>For students pursuing a career in bilingual education: The Eva Helwing Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2,000 will be presented at the Feb. 2014 Nat'l Association for Bilingual Ed Conference in San Diego, CA. Applications are being accepted now through September 6, 2013. Click link below to download application.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="http://www.alasedu.net/resources/1/scholarships/2013%20scholarships/Eva%20Helwing%202014%20Application%203-24-13.pdf">http://www.alasedu.net/resources/1/scholarships/2013%20scholarships/Eva%20Helwing%202014%20Application%203-24-13.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Eligibility Criteria – Applicants must: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1. Be current members of NABE or submit the membership application and fee along with the scholarship application. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>2. Have full proficiency in English and one other language that is used as a medium of instruction and/or that is the primary language of students in the public schools. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3 Be enrolled in a college/university with a declared major leading to a teaching credential in bilingual education. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>4. Be committed to pursuing a career in serving bilingual, dual language, and/or multilingual children. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>5. Have a 3.0 or higher GPA at the time of application for the scholarship. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#323232'>6. Preference is given to students with financial needs.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"'>Renee Walker<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Assistant Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Enrollment Management and Retention Division</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>PO Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Phone: 903-886-5912<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fax: 903-886-5098</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/wecare"><span style='color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=133 height=95 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CE5D20.61BC7380" alt="Description: WeCare3"></span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Please take a minute to complete our survey and let us know how we are doing! Just click on the We Care logo!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>