Dear Destination ImagiNation Community,
Thanks to your support this past year, DISC will once again be offering up to $10,000 in scholarships to deserving candidates for the 2011-2012 Academic Year. Winners will be announced in May 2011. Awards will be paid out in September of 2011.
The DISC scholarship sub-committee is looking forward to reviewing the many exciting applications that will be sent in! The scholarship application deadline for this year is: February 1, 2011.
To be eligible, Scholarship Applicants must:
- Be pursuing a post High School degree in a Trade School, Community College or University in the 2010-2011 School year.
- Be enrolled in a Trade School, Community College or University for the 2011-2012 Academic Year.
- Must have participated in at least one of the creative problem solving programs that Destination ImagiNation has sponsored- as a team member and/or in a volunteer capacity.
If applying while pursuing Post High School graduation, the applicant should be actively continuing his or her involvement in Destination ImagiNation in some capacity- either as a team member or as a volunteer. See the website at
http://didisc.org/scholarshipshome for further details.
Participants from our international affiliates are welcomed and encouraged to apply, but should realize we do require the materials to be presented in English as we do not have translators available. Our international applicants should also be aware that the awards will are be paid to their learning institution in US Dollars.
For the DISC Scholarship search, it is the applicant's CREATIVITY and involvement that are deemed most important. We want to see you use your creativity and divergent thinking! The most weight in our scoring is applied to the creativity of the solution to our challenges, and the past and continued involvement of the applicant. Scholarship applicants may choose from the following tracks: Personal Essay, Internet and Presentation. The maximum award for the Essay track will be $500.00. Award amounts for the other two tracks will be higher determined by the quality, value and depth of the entries submitted.
Applicants are also encouraged to apply for our Founders Award. DISC established the Founders Scholarship in recognition and appreciation of VOMBO, the first booster organization for DI, and its founding members. The award will be given annually to the applicant that best exemplifies the spirit of VOMBO through volunteering in support of Destination ImagiNation and its mission. Applicants can only receive this award one time.
We wish all of our scholars luck and creativity in their endeavors.
Chris Groberg and Nancy Kornegay
DISC Scholarship Sub-Committee Co-Chairs
