Students With Disabilities Endowed Scholarship Honoring Elizabeth
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Award: $4000 – $4000
Deadline: February 12.
To providing financial support to students with disabilities who wish to pursue college degrees. Qualifications: Applicants must be demonstrate documented disability (504 Plan or IEP from their school, or a statement from Voc Rehab documenting their disability); seek an undergraduate degree; enroll at least half time; demonstrate financial need; demonstrate education/work ethic; attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding (Pell grants, federal Direct loans); students must be attending (or planning to attend) a college, university or training program within the United States or Canada who are: United States citizens. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on essay, recommendation letter, financial need, and personal interview (if necessary). How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include: federal Student Aid (FAFSA); other required documents: should be submitted on a separate sheet of paper; recommendation letters: recommendation letter must be written by the individual designated by the applicant, be on official letterhead (school, business, college, organization, etc.), and/or be physically signed by the individual who wrote the letter; letters not signed or not on official letterhead cannot be authenticated; non-relative: letter must be from someone who is not related to the applicant for example, a counselor, guidance director, academic advisor, teacher, professor, principal, academic dean, employer, business leader, neighbor, or family friend; letter must address the applicant’s: achievements/strengths, talent/potential for success, community/school involvement, character/initiative/leadership, commitment to completing their education beyond high school, commitment to their chosen career/field of study, education/work ethic; essays: each essay must be written by the applicant and should include the applicant’s name and last four digits of their social security number at the top; general essay: commitment/goals; financial need; community service; uniqueness (minimum 250 words); certification (provide a copy of applicants most recent 504 plan or IEP, or a statement from Voc Rehab that documents applicants disability). Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.