The DIIT project is happy to offer partial scholarship awards for selected workshops to qualified applicants living in the Northeast.

Scholarship awards are supported by the Northeast Technical Assistance Center (NETAC) http://www.netac.rit.edu/. NETAC is located at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology. NETAC provides outreach and technical assistance to postsecondary programs in the Northeast. It serves individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing.

To qualify to receive a NETAC/DIIT partial scholarship award you must apply and meet all of the rules described below. If you do not meet all of the rules you cannot receive a scholarship. Awards will be made to qualified applicants until all of the funds have been used.

If you receive a scholarship it will only pay for your registration fee for one workshop. One person can not receive more than one scholarship.

The scholarship will not pay any other expenses. If you receive a scholarship award you are responsible to pay for your travel, hotel, some meals, and any other expenses you may have related to the DIIT workshop you attend.

Rules

IMPORTANT: DIIT has a limited number of scholarships. Apply early!

1. Scholarship applications will be accepted from now to June 1, 2006. If the funds for scholarship awards run out before June 1, 2006, then no more applications will be accepted.
   
2. Once workshops are full, scholarships will no longer be available. DIIT workshops can accommodate a limited number of participants.
   
3. You must be deaf or hard-of-hearing.
   
4. You must be from one of the following areas. If you do not live in one of these areas you can not receive the scholarship.

   Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, or the US Virgin Islands.

5. NETAC/DIIT scholarships will be awarded based on the information provided in the application.
   
6. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
   
7. Donna Lange, DIIT Project Director, will make all decisions regarding NETAC/DIIT partial scholarship awards. All decisions made are final.
   
8. To apply, send e-mail to diit@rit.edu with your responses to the information below. If you do not send a complete scholarship application we will be unable to consider you for an award.

NETAC/DIIT Partial Scholarship Award Application

Provide all of the following information.

• Your name
• Your legal residence address
• Your phone number (indicate voice, TTY, fax)
• Your e-mail address
• Write a short paragraph(s) telling us:
  • Why you want to attend this DIIT workshop.
  • How you will use the skills you learn from this workshop.
  • Why you want to receive a scholarship.
  • Where you live and work. (If you are not employed, please tell us that information.)
• Tell us which one of the workshops you would like to attend.

IMPORTANT: NETAC/DIIT scholarships will be awarded based on the information provided in the application. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Donna Lange, DIIT project director, will make all decisions regarding NETAC/DIIT partial scholarship awards. All decisions made are final.