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REFERENCE POINTS: Post Secondary Resources: Scholarships and Internships

FAMILIES OVERESTIMATE COLLEGE COSTS
Citing a new report that shows parents and students generally overestimate college tuition costs by thousands of dollars, Secretary Paige recently announced a new website to help students and families plan and prepare for college. Students can search colleges by college type, location, size, cost, campus life, or academics, or they use the Financial Aid Wizard to plan the financial aid they'll need. http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2003/10/10012003a.html

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FROM RECORDINGS FOR THE BLIND AND DYSLEXIC, APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2005
Each year, RFB&D sponsors two awards competitions for outstanding students with print disabilities. The Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Awards are given to nine blind or visually impaired seniors at four-year US colleges or universities. The Marion Huber Learning Through Listening Awards are the first national awards exclusively for high school seniors with learning disabilities. Information on both awards can be found on RFB&D's website at http://www.rfbd.org/applications_awards.htm

ELA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION NOW ONLINE, APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 2005
The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. (ELA) announces that the 2005 ELA Scholarship application is now available online. ELA Scholarships are available to women with physical disabilities who are enrolled in a graduate program in a college or university in the United States. More information can be found at http://www.ela.org

2004-2005 ANNE FORD SCHOLARSHIP
The National Center for Learning Disabilities seeks applicants for the Anne Ford Scholarship, a $10,000 award given annually to an exceptional high school senior with an identified learning disability (LD). The ideal candidate has faced the challenges of having a learning disability, understands how LD affects his/her life, recognizes the importance of self-advocacy and can act as a role model to others who struggle with LD. For more information go to http://www.ld.org/awards/afscholarinfo.cfm

HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Hispanic Scholarship Program is available to college undergraduate and graduate students of Hispanic heritage. Awards range from $1,000 to $2,500. Eligible applicants must be: a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident; an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time in a degree seeking program at an accredited U.S. college or university in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands; have earned at least 12 undergraduate units; have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0; and have applied for federal financial aid. For more information visit: http://www.hsf.net .

SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE SBAA
The Spina Bifida Association of America Scholarship Fund was established in 1988 to enhance opportunities for persons born with spina bifida to achieve their full potential through higher education. For more information go to
http://www.sbaa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sbaa_scholarships

ED ROBERTS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS APPLICATIONS
Applications are being accepted for this postdoctoral program funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. The goal of this program is to train postdoctoral and professional scholars, in any discipline, to be leaders in disability studies and rehabilitation research and mentorship. Applications are due February 13, 2004.Questions can be directed to Devva Kasnitz at devva@earthlink.net and drdevva@aol.com

NATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIP
Every year, Gallaudet University challenges deaf and hard of hearing students throughout the United States to write an essay on a specific theme and offers scholarship prizes for the winners. Contest entries must be postmarked by February 11, 2004. For further information, or to access contest entry guidelines, visit the contest Web site at:
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/WorldAroundYou/essay.html or e-mail questions to: essaycontest@gallaudet.edu

DIVERSITY WORLD WEBSITE
Diversity World's website has a new content area on employment issues for persons with disabilities. Included in this area is a list of links to career development information, which includes links to scholarships and internships. For more information, go to http://www.diversityworld.com/Disability/career.htm



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