[Mabs] Fwd: Scholarship opportunity for High School Students

[David Andrews]

>We just received the information below. Since there is little time 
>to apply, interested persons may want to put this on their "tickler 
>system" for next year.
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>GUILDSCHOLAR
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>A Scholarship Program for Visually Impaired High School Students.
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>The Jewish Guild for the Blind offers an annual scholarship program 
>for college-bound high school students who are legally 
>blind.  Applications will be accepted from students at the start of 
>their senior year, with recipients selected and scholarships awarded 
>later in that academic year.  The Program will award 12 to 15 
>scholarships of up to $15,000 each.
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>Calendar
>*       Application and supporting documents must be at The Guild by 
>September 15th.
>*       Scholarship recipients announced by mid-December.
>*       Scholarships will be awarded by June 15th.
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>Requirements
>*       Completion of the GuildScholar application form on-line.
>*       Proof of legal blindness.
>*       Proof of US citizenship or legal residency.
>*       Documentation of academic achievement.
>*       Three letters of recommendation.
>*       A personal statement.
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>The application process is on-line.  The recommendations and 
>personal statement must be submitted electronically as a Microsoft 
>Word document; other supporting information may be submitted in 
>Word, PDF, JPEG or TIFF format.
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>To apply for the scholarship, please log on to www.jgb.org/guildscholar.asp
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>For more information about the scholarship, e-mail questions to 
>guildscholar at jbg.org
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>The Jewish Guild for the Blind (The Guild), is a not-for-profit, 
>nonsectarian agency that has, since 1914, been serving persons of 
>all ages who are visually impaired, blind and multidisabled.  The 
>Guild offers a broad range of programs that include: medical, 
>vision, low vision, psychiatric and rehabilitative services, managed 
>long-term care, residential services, day health programs, schools, 
>and educational and vocational training programs for independent 
>living.  In addition, the Guild's radio reading service, InTouch 
>NetworksSM , and SightCareSM, its vision care education and training 
>program, address the special needs of thousands more people nationwide.
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>The GuildScholar Award Program
>The Jewish Guild for the Blind
>15 West 65th Street
>New York, NY 10023
>212-769-7801
>www.jgb.or


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