AAAS
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) are seeking full-time undergrads or grad students with disabilities who are studying engineering, mathematics, physics or computer science to apply for a 10-week internship at NASA.
Contact OPHS for information. Or, check the AAAS web page at http://ehr.aaas.org/ehr.
American Cancer Society Scholarship
The trustees of the American Cancer Society Foundation of the Great Lakes Division have established a new program that will award up to fifteen scholarships, each worth $1,000, to deserving students in Michigan and Indiana. The scholarships are for undergraduate degrees at any Michigan or Indiana college or university and will be awarded, based on need, to qualified Michigan and Indiana residents who have had a diagnosis of cancer before the age of 21. Applicants must be under the age of 21 at the time of application and must attend an accredited school within Michigan or Indiana. Applications must be submitted by April 15, 1998. Contact Greg Bontrager at 517-371-2920.
MI Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired
The Michigan Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired is accepting applications for $500 or $1,000 scholarships for legally blind students who live in the 616 area code. Contact OPHS Specialist Michael Hudson or James Moore, MCBVI Scholarship Commi ttee Chair at (517) 374-8681 for more details. Deadline for application is April 15, 1998.