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JEFF THOM, President
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF THE BLIND
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
1510 J Street, Suite 125
Sacramento, CA 95814
FAX 916-441-2188
E-Mail: ccotb@ccbnet.org
Webpage: www.ccbnet.org

CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF THE BLIND
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS APPLICATION
FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2010 – 2011



Applicant's full name:_____________________________age____gender____

 

Are you legally blind: yes___no___
A doctor's or qualified professional's verification statement is required.

 

 

Applications will not be processed without this information.

 

Permanent California residence address:

 _____________________________________________________________

street                               city                zip               telephone   

 

Summer address: (if different)

_____________________________________________________________

street                               city                zip               telephone   

 

School address: (if different)

_____________________________________________________________

street                               city                zip               telephone   

 

 

E-mail address: ________________________________

 

Cumulative all college grade point average:______________________________

 

High School attended:__________________________________________­­­

                                             name                  city                        state

 

List previous colleges attended: (years attended and total units completed)

 

___________________________________­_From_____to_____Units_____

 

 

___________________________________­_From_____to_____Units_____

 

 

___________________________________­_From_____to_____Units_____

 

College now attending­­­­­­­­­­­­:__________________________________________

                                                name                           city                               state

 

College you will attend this summer:_______________________________

 

Total number of units completed:__________________________________

 

Total number of units carried this term:__________________________

 

Total number of units you will carry next Fall:________________________

(If your school measures course work in hours, please provide the total units you will receive.)

 

State your Subject Major­­­­­­­­:­________________________________________

 

Are you a client of the California Department of Rehabilitation?  YES __ NO __

If yes, please provide the name of your Rehabilitation Counselor. Your answer will not effect the validity of your application. ____________________________

 

 

PROVIDE A STATEMENT (NOT MORE THAN 200 WORDS) GIVING YOUR PURPOSE IN UNDERTAKING COLLEGE WORK AND YOUR VOCATIONAL GOALS.

 

 

 

YOU MAY ALSO MENTION YOUR INTERESTS AND AVOCATIONS:

 

 

 

 

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLETE LIST OF TRANSCRIPTS.

 

IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF THE BLIND, WE WOULD APPRECIATE A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM  THE PRESIDENT OF YOUR CHAPTER. IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER BUT YOU KNOW A MEMBER, WE WOULD APPRECIATE A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THAT PERSON. YOU MAY ALSO SEND LETTERS FROM TEACHERS OR OTHERS. EVEN IF YOU HAVE APPLIED PREVIOUSLY, PLEASE PROVIDE UPDATES TYPEWRITTEN INFORMATION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THE CCB CHAPTER NEAR YOU, PLEASE CALL THE CCB OFFICE AT 916-441-2100 OR 1-800-221-6359 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN 10:00 a.m. AND 4:00 p.m. TO OBTAIN CONTACT INFORMATION.

IN ORDER TO PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION, THIS APPLICATION, TRANSCRIPTS AND RECORDS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF THE BLIND OFFICE BY JUNE 15, 2010.

HOWEVER, IF TRANSCRIPTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME, YOU MAY SUBMIT THEM BY NO LATER THAN JULY 15, 2010.

 

WE WILL ATTEMPT TO ARRANGE A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW. ACCURATE SUMMER TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES ARE VITAL TO THE PROCESSING OF THIS APPLICATION.

 

 

STUDENT SIGNATURE:______________________________DATE:_____________