Elam Baer and Janis Clay Epilepsy Scholarship

Elam Baer and Janis Clay Epilepsy Scholarship
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

Eligibility
Applicants to the Elam Baer and Janis Clay Scholarship must:

Reside in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or Iowa.
Have an epilepsy or seizure diagnosis.
Be high school seniors, graduates, current college undergraduates, or graduate students.
Plan to enroll in part-time or full-time undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school during the upcoming academic year.*
Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
*Certification programs must be through an accredited institution. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length and recipients must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed.

Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $1,500 award. Up to 10 awards will be granted. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Awards can be used for certificates, undergraduate or graduate study.