CRS - Scholarships

Partial scholarships are offered to legally blind young people striving to obtain a college education. Scholarships are given on a limited basis to those who qualify.

The amount Christian Record Services gives for scholarships varies from year to year. The actual amount given to each student is in proportion to the funds available.

For the school year of 2008-2009, we had 23 applications from outstanding and worthy students. We wish we could help all of them, but our budget constraints prevented us from doing that. Ten students were selected to receive scholarships of $500 each, payable in installments of $250 per semester. Unfortunately changes in the economy prevented Christian Record Services for the Blind to offer any scholarships for the 2009-10 school year.

An applicant must meet two requirements before the application will be considered:

• Applicant must be legally blind (20/200) with correction).
• Applicant must be planning to attend college as a full-time student on the undergraduate level to secure training that will enable independence and self-support.

If you or someone you know qualifies, please print, complete, and return the *application and *character reference forms. Applications for tuition scholarships are accepted between November 1 of the present year and April 1 of the following year for assistance the next fall term.

For example, if tuition assistance is desired for the school year 2008-2009, the application should be received in our office between November 1, 2008, and April 1, 2009.

The committee will meet soon after the application deadline of April 1 to determine which applicants qualify for a scholarship for the coming school year. You will receive a letter informing you of the committee's decision by June.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

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