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Chicago Injury Center’s Annual Disabled Veterans Scholarship
Chicago Illinois, December 19, 2014 – The Chicago Injury Center (CIC) is proud to announce the launch of the annual scholarship program to the nation’s courageous disabled veterans who have proudly served the United States. The CIC believes quality education that leads to a rewarding career can serve as a cornerstone to rebuild the lives of veterans who have suffered emotional or physical injury.
Service men and women often join the military forces to play an active role in protecting the country from dangers on the world’s stage. In service to the nation, they typically spend significant time away from family and friends, while placing their lives in harm’s way. For many, their sense of duty often came as a sacrifice that usually went unnoticed in their long years of service as a soldier, airman, sailor, Marine or Coast Guard seaman. The sacrifice was especially challenging for those men and women who ended their military service disabled from a job-related injury or condition.
To honor their valor, the Chicago Injury Center proudly offers community college, undergraduate and graduate course scholarships to numerous disabled veterans every year. As an annual event, the CIC scholarship program includes $250 (2), $500 (1) and $1,000 (1) awards.
Earning a certification or degree through an accredited center for higher learning can enhance the lives of disabled veterans and their families. The CIC scholarship program provides funding to help offset the cost of advanced education. An award allows the disabled veteran to remain focused on studies without worrying about the cost of tuition, registration and other school-related expenses.
Every honorably discharged disabled veteran seeking financial assistance with a cumulative 2.5 minimum GPA (grade point average) can apply if planning to attend or currently enrolled in an accredited university, college, community college or trade school within the United States. Each applicant will need to complete the process by submitting a 500+ word essay on the challenges they have endured as a disabled veteran. The essay should also detail how their challenges have prepared them to succeed in their chosen course of study.
To be eligible for consideration for the available scholarships, the completed application including the 500+ word essay, a copy of an unofficial GPA transcript and proof of an honorable discharge must be received by the first day of June 1, 2015 and all subsequent years. All winners will receive an email notification on or prior to July 1, 2015 (subsequent awards will follow a similar schedule). A CIC review team will evaluate each application to select the top submissions and determine the winners of the scholarship awards through a vote. The disabled veteran can use monies received through the scholarship for registration and tuition fees, and for the purchase of books, supplies and other school related items.
Submissions for the annual Chicago Injury Center’s Disabled Veterans Scholarship are accepted only through email at pearl[at]chicagoinjurycenter.com. The email must include the word “Scholarship” in the subject line. Submission of a scholarship application serves as an agreement to have the essay published online on various social media channels and the official ChicagoInjuryCenter.com website.
The CIC provides the scholarships through an annual event to provide financial assistance to veterans suffering service-related disabilities. Through the program, the center hopes the scholarship awards serve as a positive mission statement to the courageous men and women who have been injured while putting their lives at risk to protect the United States. Read more about the scholarship program
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