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CCLVI Scholarships

CCLVI Fred Scheigert Scholarship Guidelines

Introduction and Guidelines

Dear Scholarship Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in applying for the Fred Scheigert Scholarship offered through the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI). Please read through these guidelines before starting to complete the application. You will need to fill out the online application completely and provide all required supporting documentation as indicated. Scholarship applications for 2010-2011 must be received by March 1, 2010.

To qualify to receive a scholarship award, you must be:

If you believe you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from meeting these conditions, such as an additional disability or work requirements, please provide us with a complete explanation.

Vision requirements

Scholarships are offered to students with low vision from 20/70 in the better eye with best possible correction, or a field restricted to no greater than 30 degrees, to those who have less vision but are still able to benefit from the use of low vision devices to perform daily visual tasks.

Applicants must submit a completed Certification of Low Vision form from an ophthalmologist indicating that the applicant meets low vision criteria. You must have your doctor complete CCLVI's eye report form after December 15, 2009. No other eye report documentation will be accepted.

Please mail the following documents:

Mail your documents to:

Dr. Cathy Schmitt Whitaker
Attn: Fred Scheigert Scholarship
324 S. Diamond Bar Blvd. #128
Diamond Bar, CA 91765

Please note the following important information:

This is a publicized award. Additionally, as part of the finalist application process, you may be contacted for a phone interview. Lastly, any additional information that was not requested by way of this notice will be dismissed and not included with review of your application.

We want to make the application process as easy as possible for you, so please follow these steps:

Please check back with this website on January 1st, 2011 to complete the online application