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Scholarship opportunity

The deadline for this opportunity isn't too far off, but I only saw it today. For any undergraduates with albinism who can pull this together quickly, it's a great opportunity! Go for it!

From the NOAH Now e-newsletter:


McGowan Leadership Scholarship
Application Deadline Friday May 1st

Applications for NOAH’s fi rst ever
scholarship, the Michael J. McGowan
Leadership Scholarship Award
are due by Friday May 1st.
The Michael J. McGowan
Leadership Scholarship Award
was established in 2008 in an
effort on behalf of NOAH to recognize
leadership and empower young
people with albinism. NOAH will award
one $5,000 scholarship in 2009 to
a student with albinism enrolled in
an undergraduate program at an
institution of higher education. This
award will not only aim to enhance
educational opportunities for students
with albinism but will also celebrate
outstanding leadership qualities
similar to those exhibited by NOAH’s
dedicated current and past leaders.
Complete details and application are
available at http://albinism.
org/publications/2009/pdf/
McGowan_Scholarship-2009.
pdf. Application requirements
include a personal statement,
eye report, at least two letters
of recommendation, academic
transcripts and test scores, and letter
of acceptance to or proof of enrollment
at an institute of higher learning.
The application deadline for the
2009 McGowan Scholarship is
May 1, 2009. Please contact NOAH’s
Scholarship Committee with any
questions at scholarship@albinism.org
or 800 473-2310 (US and Canada).
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