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The American Nystagmus Network announces
the Academic Year 2009-2010 Scholarship Program

This program is closed for the 2009-2010 academic year. Please visit us after April 1, 2010 for new opportunities

The American Nystagmus Network is pleased to present ANN members, who are pursuing a post secondary education the opportunity to apply for an academic scholarship. ANN intends to award two $2,000.00 (two thousand dollar) scholarships and one $1,000.00 (one thousand dollar) scholarship.

Scholarship rules are listed below.

• Applicants must have nystagmus and submit medical certification with a diagnosis of nystagmus.

• Applicants must be a current ANN Member or be an ANN Family Members (family membership includes children or grandchildren up to age 21, or if a full time student, up to age 25).

• Applicants must be accepted as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited institute of higher learning. The application must include the school’s name and address as the check will be sent directly to the school on behalf of the student.

• Applicants must submit a 500 word or less essay about his/her experiences living with nystagmus and how he/she has been able to overcome obstacles in doing so. Essays that exceed 500 words will be disqualified.

• By submitting an application, Applicant grants ANN a non-exclusive right to use, or cause others to use, the contents of the Application or any parts thereof for any purpose, including publication and posting in the ANN list serve and published in ANN’s newsletter the ANNagram. All submissions will become the sole property of ANN and will not be returned.

• Download an application here. The application is in MS Word format and can be opened using MS Word 2003 or WordPad. An Adobe PDF version is available here.

• Applications must be postmarked by June 15th, 2009 to the address above. Applications received after this date will be disqualified. The decision to award a scholarship is the responsibility of the ANN Board of Directors and their decision is final. ANN has no obligation to make an award and reserves the right to waive any defects, reject any or all Applicants for any reason or terminate the process at any time.

• Scholarship winner(s) will be notified no later than August 1, 2009.

Any questions about the scholarship should be e-mailed to scholarship@nystagmus.org

ANN, Inc. Caveat: Though discussions on specific problems are permissible and expected, remember that no posting here shall constitute professional health care or medical advice, and you should never rely on any contribution to this, or any, Internet discussion forum on important medical or professional health care questions.  Indeed, no Internet discussion forum is a substitute for the careful advice and treatment of a competent professional health care provider or doctor.

ANN, Inc. is a volunteer, nonprofit organization for persons and families involved with nystagmus. ANN, Inc. does not diagnose or treat, or provide professional counseling. It is involved in self-help, while trying to promote research and education, among other goals contained in its mission statement.