IMPORTANT DATES

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

JAIN Foundation scholarship opportunities

Merit-Based Scholarship

Entrants will be ranked based on their academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and leadership experience as well as their ability to teach their friends, family and acquaintances about LGMD2B/Miyoshi myopathy to help spread awareness.

 The top four applicants will win merit-based scholarships. Applications must be submitted by Thursday, April 30, 2015 at midnight PDT and winners will be announced by Monday, June 1st, 2015.

 Social Media Scholarship

Entrants will post a message and a picture (optional) on the Jain Foundation Scholarship Facebook Tab with information about LGMD2B/Miyoshi myopathy to spread disease awareness.

 The contest will run weekly for 20 weeks starting on a Wednesday and ending the following Wednesday. The first week will begin Wednesday, January 7th, 2015 at 12:01 am PST and the final week will end on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 12:00am PDT.  Students may submit a post each week during the contest to improve their score and the single highest one-week score for each applicant will be used to determine the winners.

 Each week, the 4 highest scores will be posted on the Jain Foundation website and Facebook Page so that students will know the scores they need to beat to win.

 For more information, visit http://www.jain-foundation.org/scholarship.