2009 Scholarship & Career Awards from Lighthouse International

I recently received the following email:

"Dear Talking Books Librarian,

Please share the information below with your readers.

Thank you,

Nancy O'Connell
Lighthouse International
Manager, Content and Member Services
eSight Careers Network
eSight.org



Lighthouse International is now accepting
applications for their 2009 Scholarship and Career
Awards.

Please share the following information with
anyone you know who can benefit from it.

There are three categories and each carries a $5,000 prize:

- College-Bound,

- Undergraduate, and

- Graduate

A total of five Scholarships will be awarded across
those three categories. The criteria for eligibility
are that 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).

- Must be US citizens, and reside and attend an
accredited 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.

Scholarships are based on academic and personal
achievements and candidates are not required to
demonstrate financial need.

Previous winners (in any category) of Lighthouse
Scholarships, current Lighthouse employees and members
of their immediate families are ineligible.

You can learn more about the Lighthouse Scholarship
and Career Awards program and download an application
at http://www.lighthouse.org/sca

Please note: The 2009 application deadline is Sunday,
March 1, 2009 by 11:59 pm.

If you have any questions regarding the Scholarship
and Career Awards program, please email
sca@lighthouse.org "