[Mn-abs] Fw: 46 Scholarships available to visually impaired students at CSU

[Joe Orozco]

46 Scholarships available to visually impaired students at CSU
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> By Clara Potes-Fellow
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> This Week @ The Beach
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> Week of January 02, 2007
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> Extract "The Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired
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> Students -- There are 46 $5,500 scholarships available for visually
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> impaired students, as verified by physicians at CSU campuses."
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> CSU Foundation Announces Availability of More Than $350,000 in
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> Scholarships for 2007-08 Academic Year
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> The California State University (CSU) Foundation recently announced the
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> availability of dozens of endowed scholarships to students for the 2007-08
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> academic year.
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> Through the CSU Office of the Chancellor, there is more than $350,000 in
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> funds accessible to students who will be attending one of the system's 23
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> campuses throughout California. Students may submit their scholarship
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> applications to their campus financial aid offices as early as March.
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> "Private funds donated by individuals and organizations have created these
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> scholarships, which have helped in the education of thousands of students
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> at CSU over the years," said Lori Redfearn, CSU's assistant vice
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> chancellor of advancement services. "Students should seek the advice and
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> guidance of their financial aid representatives to reap the rewards
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> offered by these generous contributions."
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> In most cases, systemwide scholarships require that students maintain
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> full-time status during the academic year in which the award is received.
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> Eligibility is re-verified each semester during the scholarship award
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> period.
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> Applicants who have not previously received a systemwide scholarship will
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> be given priority over equally qualified applicants. Those under
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> consideration for more than one scholarship during the same year will be
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> considered first for the scholarship of greatest value.
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> Among the 2007-08 academic scholarships available to CSU students are:
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> The Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students --
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> There are 46 $5,500 scholarships available for visually impaired students,
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> as verified by physicians at CSU campuses.
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> The William Randolph Hearst/CSU Trustees's Award for Outstanding
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> Achievement -- One scholarship of $6,000 and 22 $3,000 scholarships are
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> available for students who have overcome adversity, demonstrated financial
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> need and have attributes of merit, including superior academic
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> performance, exemplary community service and significant personal
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> achievements. Campus presidents nominate one scholarship recipient per
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> campus.
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> The Nathaniel R. and Valerie Dumont Scholarship -- Six $4,000 scholarships
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> are available for students with financial needs, especially those with
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> visual or physical impairments. Each eligible campus may submit up to two
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> applicants.
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> The Gregson Bautzer University Fund Scholarship -- Two scholarships valued
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> at $2,000 per academic year for four years are available for California
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> Academy of Mathematics and Sciences students only who attend any CSU
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> campus.
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> The Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship -- One $1,000 fellowship is
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> available for a graduate student in public policy, American history,
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> economics, archival management or government who conducts a research
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> project on California in the CSU library/archival collections.
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> The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers - Robert M. Odell
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> Endowment Scholarship in Public Administration -- Four $1,600 scholarships
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> are available for upper division undergraduate or graduate students in
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> public administration at eligible campuses.
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> The Wilson C. Riles Education Scholarship -- Four $1,000 scholarships are
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> available for first-generation college students enrolled in a CSU teaching
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> credential program at eligible campuses.
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> The Angelina Aliberti Ruggie and Lawrence L. Ruggie Endowed Scholarship --
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> Two $1,250 scholarships are available for students studying the humanities
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> at selected campuses.
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> At the campus financial aid offices, students may find information about
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> hundreds of other scholarships that are targeted toward specific gender,
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> industry or ethnic groups.
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> -- Clara Potes-Fellow
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> http://karl.papubs.csulb.edu/news-events/story.cfm?hackid=734
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