Scholarship Opportunity for Students with ADHD

Shire 2012 ADHD Scholarship Program
Deadline:  March 30, 2012
http://www.shireadhdscholarship.com

Shire US Inc. (the "Program Sponsor") is sponsoring an ADHD Scholarship Program to recognize individuals in the United States diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (“ADHD”) who are planning to pursue higher education. Each award recipient will receive a one-time, $2,000 scholarship with one year of ADHD Coaching Services by the Edge Foundation (the ADHD Coaching Service has an approximate value of $4,420 (collectively, the "Scholarship"). Fifty (50) Scholarships will be awarded to recipients meeting the criteria designated in the rules & regulations below (the “National Scholarship”). In addition, Shire wishes to recognize its employees (or their family members) by awarding an additional five (5) Scholarships. The National Scholarship and Employee Scholarship applications will be judged separately.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Scholarship, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be accepted to or enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, accredited trade, technical or vocational school or other “eligible educational institution,” as this term is defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (a "Qualifying Institution").
• Be a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia.
• At the time of submitting this application, each applicant must be diagnosed with ADHD and under the care of a licensed health care provider for ADHD, although no specific future or ongoing plan of management or treatment for applicant’s ADHD is required in order for applicant to be eligible for the Program.
• Prior Scholarship recipients may apply for subsequent Scholarships provided that they otherwise meet these eligibility requirements; however, a prior recipient will not receive any special consideration.
• Scholarships are not based on financial need.

Award Value: 

Award recipient will receive a one-time scholarship of $2,000 and one year of ADHD Coaching Services from the Edge Foundation (approximate value of coaching services: $4,420).

Applicant can visit the web site to:

• apply on-line:  https://www.shireadhdscholarship.com/application/login.aspx  
• download an application to mail http://www.shireadhdscholarship.com/documents/SHIRE3947-Scholarship2.pdf 

Shire ADHD Scholarship Program

PO Box 562

Chestertown, MD 21620

Scholarship Questions Call: 1-855-474-4732

Sponsor: Shire US Inc.: 1-800-828-2088