Learning Disability Merit Scholarship

 

The Learning Disability Merit Scholarship at Florida State University was established in 2002 to reward students with learning disabilities who have maintained a high grade point average. Two applicants are chosen each fall semester to receive an award of $300.

 

ALL APPLICANTS MUST:

A.               Provide a current transcript (not a photocopy) which documents a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale) on all credits.

B.                Have a documented learning disability. The learning disability must be documented by a psychoeducational evaluation, which includes measures of cognitive ability, academic achievement, and information processing.

C.               Be a degree-seeking undergraduate student at Florida State University, and have completed at least one year (two semesters) and 18 credit hours of coursework at FSU.

 

If you meet all three criteria above, submit the following before or by Tuesday, July 1, 2008:

 

1)           A completed Learning Disability Merit Scholarship application (Attached)

2)           A current official transcript

3)           Documentation of learning disability (ies)

4)           A personal statement (two double-spaced pages) focusing on what you would say to high school students with learning disabilities about what you believe they need to do to be successful in college.

 

Submit all of this to:

FSU’s Learning Disability Merit Scholarship

Attention:  Bea Awoniyi, Assistant Dean and Director

Student Disability Resource Center

874 Traditions Way, 108 Student Services Building

Tallahassee, FL, 32306-4400

 

Or you can email it to either:

Bea Awoniyi, Assistant Dean and Director at bawoniyi@fsu.edu

OR

Tim Ebener, Assistant Director at tebener@fsu.edu

 

Learning Disability Merit Scholarship Application
 
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Please fill this out and complete by Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

 

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LAST NAME                                FIRST NAME                               MI

 

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SOCIAL SECURITY #

 

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CURRENT STREET ADDRESS

 

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CITY                                       STATE                                    ZIP

 

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PHONE NUMBER                                                E-MAIL ADDRESS

 

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PERMANENT STREET ADDRESS

 

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CITY                                       STATE                                    ZIP

 

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PHONE NUMBER                                               

 

CURRENT CUMULATIVE GPA___________         ANTICIPATED GRADUATION DATE: ______

 

2007-2008 ACADEMIC LEVEL

(Check one) _____Freshman _____Sophomore _____Junior _____Senior

 

 

I certify that I have read and understood the conditions for participation in this program. The information I am supplying in this application is true, complete, and accurate.

 

 

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Signature Date                                                                          Date