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Social Connectedness Group Social Connectedness will begin meeting Spring term. An informational meeting is being held Tuesday, March 4 at 4:30 pm in 360 Oregon Hall. More information is available here or through Eliza Harley, 346-1071 or eharley@uoregon.edu. University of Oregon Scholarships None at this time. External Scholarship and Internship Opportunities Rehabilitation Counselor Education Graduate Program Scholarship available! Information here. Offered through Western Oregon University's Rehabilitation Counselor Education Program. Deadline: March 18, 2008 Entry Point! Internship and Scholarships This is offered through the American Associate for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The AAAS offers outstanding internship opportunties for students with disabilities in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science. You can find full details and application information on their websites www.entrypoint.org and www.aaas.org and a brochure at Disability Services, 164 Oregon Hall. AccessSTEM Team Paid internships and other work-related opportunities are offered through DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology). AccessSTEM is the Northwest Alliance for Access to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, a project funded by the National Science Foundation. Their most current newsletter and announcment are here. Full information on programs and application materials can be found through the following sources: Mobility International USA 2008 US/Costa Rica: Cross Cultural Perspective on Disability Rights Leadership Exchange Program Thirteen emerging leaders will be exploring Costa Rica and participating in an exciting cross-cultural and cross-disability exchange program! They will become ambassadors of disability pride by sharing cross-cultural disability perspectives with members of the local the community! Delegates will be developing leadership skills, building self-confidence, making friends, and learning Spanish! Delegates will experience Costa Rican culture, food and customs by living with a host family! MIUSA strives to organize programs that include people with and without disabilities and people from diverse cultural backgrounds. First time travelers with disabilities who are from a cultural minority and of low socioeconomic status are included every year. MIUSA exchange programs are inclusive of people who are Deaf and hard of hearing, or have cognitive, visual, physical, psychiatric, systemic, non-apparent, or other types of disabilities.
Deadline: March 28, 2008 To Apply:Their application form and more information on their website.
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