DRC Outstanding Academic Achievement and Personal Growth Award Application
2008 Disability Awareness Award
$500.00 OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH AWARD
Applications for this award will be taken from July 1, 2007 through March 14, 2008.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Must be student with a documented disability.
Currently enrolled at U of L for at least six credit hours.
Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
May be undergraduate or graduate student.
Must demonstrate self-advocacy skills/personal development.
To apply, copy and fill out the following application and return to the Disability Resource Center by March 14, 2008:
NAME: ___________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________
CITY: _________________________________ STATE: _____ ZIP: _____________
PHONE: (DAY)_______________________ EMAIL _____________________________
STUDENT ID NUMBER: _______________________________________
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
SCHOOL IN WHICH PRESENTLY ENROLLED: ___________________________________
CUMULATIVE UofL GRADE POINT AVERAGE: ___________________
MAJOR: __________________________ FULL-TIME_________PART-TIME__________
DEGREE SOUGHT: ________________________________________________________
YEAR IN SCHOOL FOR 2007-2008 TERM _________________________
ESSAY In an essay of no more than three double spaced pages, tell us about yourself. Tell us about the field of study you are pursuing, and explain why you have chosen this field. Discuss any paid or volunteer work experience and/or extra curricular activities. Discuss the challenges you have encountered as a student and the role that self advocacy has played in your academic success and personal achievement.
