Scholarships and Career Awards
Lighthouse Awards Foster and Recognize Success in the Academic and Working Worlds
The Lighthouse Scholarships & Career Awards help students and employed individuals who are visually impaired fulfill their dreams of higher education and success in the workplace.
All scholarship applicants must be legally blind, and are judged on academic and personal achievements (candidates are not required to demonstrate financial need).
Lighthouse International invites applications for our 2008 Scholarship Awards Program. These scholarships reward excellence, recognize accomplishments and help students who are blind or partially sighted achieve their career goals.
The application deadline for the 2008 Scholarship and Career Awards has been extended. The new date is Friday, March 28. Click here to download the application.
There are four categories and each carries a $5,000 prize:
-College-bound Award, for high school seniors or recent high school graduates now planning to begin college
-Undergraduate Award, for college students who may apply at any time during their undergraduate studies
-Graduate Award, for college graduates or college seniors planning to pursue a graduate-level program; candidates may apply at any time immediately prior to, or during, their course of study
Winners will be invited to attend the Scholarships & Career Awards luncheon at Lighthouse International headquarters in June 2008.
Criteria
Applicants must be legally blind (i.e., have a best corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye, and/or a visual field of less than 20 degrees in the better eye). Scholarships are based on academic and other achievements, and candidates are not required to demonstrate financial need.
Applicants must be US citizens, and reside and attend school in any of the following states: CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, WV and VT, or Washington, DC. Proof of citizenship will be required of all winners.
Previous winners (in any category) of Lighthouse Scholarships, current Lighthouse employees and members of their immediate families are ineligible.
This announcement is available in braille upon request. To download a copy of the 2008 Scholarship and Career Awards application, click here.
The annual Scholarships & Career Awards Luncheon honoring this year's recipients will be held at Lighthouse International headquarters in June, 2008.
Read about our 2005 Award Winners
Read about our 2006 Award Winners
Read about our 2007 Award Winners
If you would like to donate to the Scholarships & Career Awards, please click here: Donate Now.
If you have any questions about the Scholarship & Career Awards, or the upcoming Luncheon, please e-mail: sca@lighthouse.org