2016NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship
Thanks to a generous contribution from NBCUniversal, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is proud to announce the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship.
The NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship will offer eight (8) scholarships, which can be used in the fall semester of 2016. Eligible applicants include 2nd year associate' students; undergraduate sophomores, juniors, and seniors; and graduate students with disabilities pursuing communications or media-related degrees. Each recipient will receive $5,625 to help cover the cost of education at their current college or university.
Tony Coelho: Disability Rights Champion
This scholarship has been named in honor of Tony Coelho, a former United States Representative from California and the primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Coelho was elected to Congress in 1978 and served for six terms until 1989. During his terms, Coelho authored the original ADA, signed into law by President George H.W. Bush. By 1994, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 800,000 more people with severe disabilities were employed than when the ADA was first enacted, in large part thanks to the work of Coelho, his successors, and predecessors.
From 1994 to 2001, after being appointed by President Bill Clinton, Coelho served as Chairman of the President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. He also worked as the Vice Chair of the National Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities. In 1998, Clinton appointed Coelho as the United States Commissioner General at the 1998 World Expo in Portugal. Clinton also appointed Coelho as Co-Chair to the U.S. Census Monitoring Board, a position he held until his appointment as General Chairman of the Gore Presidential Campaign.
From June 2009 to June 2010, Coelho served as the Chairman of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), a disability rights organization that serves as a convener, connector, and catalyst for change to increase the political and economic power of people with disabilities.
TO APPLY
●Applications must be received by 5:00pm ET on Friday, July 1, 2016.
●Applicants must submit the following items.
oCompleted application
oResume
oUnofficial transcript (for the degree you are currently pursuing)
oThree (3) 300-350 word essays (topics provided on application)
oOne letter of recommendation from a professor, academic advisor, or mentor
All applications must be submitted with all required attachments in one email. Any candidate who submits an incomplete application will be automatically disqualified.
Submit all application materials to
ELIGIBILITY
●Any 2nd year associates degree student; undergraduate sophomore, junior, or senior; or graduate student who self-identifies as an individual with any type of disability.Students must be interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry – all majors are welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE: You will not be required to disclose your specific disability; however, your application for this scholarship will signify that you consider yourself a person with a disability. This is a scholarship run specifically for students with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).
●Applicants for the 2016 NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship release information provided on their application for use by AAPD, program funders, and potential employers.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
1.Completed applications received by AAPD by5:00pm ET on Friday, July 1, 2016will be collected and submitted for an anonymous review by our SelectionCommittee.
PLEASE NOTE: All applicants will be evaluated based on demonstrated leadership characteristics, the connectivity between your degree and the disability community, engagement within the communications and/or media fields, difficulty of coursework, success in coursework, and character. AAPD reserves the right to alter this list during the selection process.
2.Applications will be selected for a final review by our Selection Committee.
3.Recipients selected to receive a scholarship will be notified in July 2016.
4.AAPD expects to mail scholarship checks directly to the recipients’ colleges or universities upon the receipt of IRS Form W9.
2016 NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship Application
Deadline: Friday, July 1, 2016 at 5:00pm ET
Please read all instructions before completing your application.
SECTION 1: Scholarship Eligibility
First Name: ______Last Name: ______
Permanent Address: ______
City: ______State: ______Zip: ______
Telephone: ______Mobile: ______
E-mail: ______
School Name: ______
Please check to attest
Disability:
□ I am a person with a disability.
Citizenship:
(You are not required to be a US citizen to receive a scholarship. However, applicants are required to reside in the United States.)
□ I am a US citizen with proof of citizenship.
□ I am not a U.S. citizen, but am a US resident with proof of legal residence.
I am currently:
□ Enrolled as a 2nd year associates degree student.
□ Enrolled as a sophomore, junior, or senior undergraduate student (degree-seeking).
□ Enrolled as a master’s degree student.
□ Enrolled as a Ph.D. Student.
Anticipated Graduation Date: ______
Please tell us how you heard about this program: ______
______
______
SECTION 2: Qualifications
Please submit an up to date resume.
Please submit an up to date unofficial transcript.
SECTION 3: Essays
Please submit your responses to the following essay questions in an accessible format (PDF preferred).
A)How will you use your degree to positively impact the disability community?
(300-350 words)
B)Why are you interested in NBCUniversal and a career in the entertainment industry?
(300-350 words)
C)If you had to pick a specific business function, which one are you most interested in and why (example: marketing, public relations, production, development, business, research, journalism, graphic design,etc.)?
(300-350 words)
SECTION 4: References
Please attach one (1) letter of recommendation.
PLEASE NOTE: Additional references and/or materials will not be considered.
SECTION 5: Demographics
AAPD is committed to encouraging diversity in education with respect to disability, gender, race, geographic location, sexual orientation, and age. To ensure AAPD’s outreach is connecting with a diverse group of applicants, you may choose to share with us the following information, but you are not required to complete this section.
Disability: ______Sexual Orientation: ______
Gender: ______Veteran Status: ______
Age: ______Race or Ethnicity: ______
Important Note:
AAPD offers the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship in order to identify and support college students and graduate students with disabilities, connect them with AAPD, engage them in the broader disability community, and expose them to career opportunities. One of the unique features of this scholarship is the ability network with a variety of other people with all types of disabilities. Thus, your willingness to identify publicly as a person with a disability is an integral part of this program. Those selected to receive this scholarship understand that any information provided in this application, including the acknowledgment of being a person with a disability, may be shared with our program funders and potential employers, as well as used on AAPD’s website, in public materials, and/or in press releases.
Applications must be received by
5:00pm ET by Friday, July 1, 2016
Submit all application materials to
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Application #: ______
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