AWARD:
16 – $3,000 scholarships.
TO STUDY:
Any field of study.
AT:
Any college or university.
OPEN TO:
High school seniors who have applied to a college or university, and college students continuing with college or graduate school. Applicants must be currently under a physician’s care for the treatment of epilepsy and must be currently taking anti- epileptic medication. More than 650 applied last year.
SELECTION BASED ON:
Academic merit and extracurricular activities.
DEADLINE:
March 1.
PROCEDURE:
1. Obtain application materials.
2. Submit completed application and 250-word essay, along with one letter of recommendation from your physician, and one from a teacher, principal, coach, or employer. Attach a copy of your college application or acceptance letter and a current unofficial high school or college transcript.
CONTACT:
Jeffrey Tarnoff
Parke-Davis Epilepsy Scholarship Award
c/o IntraMed
1633 Broadway, 25th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(800) AWARD-PD
(212) 827-6547
E-mail: [email protected]
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