The deadline for receipt of applications is March 15, 2001. Jerry Whittle 506 University Blvd. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, leadership ability, service to the community, and financial need. Applicants must be legally blind residents of Louisiana. Applicants must be enrolled as full-time students in the Fall of 2001.
Previous winners are eligible for scholarships.
Please attach the following documents to your completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered by the scholarship committee. Along with your application, please include a letter telling about yourself, your goals and aspirations, your attitudes about your blindness, and how the scholarship will help you. If you have not yet attended an institution of higher learning or have not completed one year of study at such an institution, provide an official high school transcript. Three letters of recommendation.