Family Mini-Scholarships

Available for 2000-2001 School Year

Grant Wood Area Education Agency and University Hospital School are making small grants available to individuals and families who want to attend conferences, classes, or training sessions in the school year 2000-2001.

You are eligible to apply for a family mini-scholarship if:

• you are a person with a disability or a family member who wants to participate in a self-advocacy conference
• you live in the Grant Wood area (the counties of Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washington)

Grants will range from $100 to $250 per person. Mini-scholarships will be awarded for registration fees, hotel, and/or travel expenses. An application may be for more than one person. Conferences must occur no later than June 30, 2001.

A sample of upcoming conferences is listed below. You are not limited to these; they are listed only to give you some ideas. Details about these and other conferences can be found at http://www.DisabilityTraining.org/calendar.html. For more information, please call Geri Pettitt at 800-332-8488.

A Mini-Scholarship Application form is available online; you may submit it online, or print it out and mail or fax in.

Family Mini-Scholarships are co-sponsored by Grant Wood Area Education Agency and University Hospital School, Iowa's University Affiliated Program. University Hospital School is a component of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, University of Iowa Health Care.

For more conferences, see the  Disability Training Calendar.

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