Heading to college? Would a scholarship help?

It’s the time of year for college visits, SATs, GMATs, GREs, and all the other dreadful standarized testing. Oh and don’t forget those lengthy applications, interviews, and the rest of the nightmare that comes along with selecting the college or university of your dreams. Meanwhile, the cost of a college education can be extreme so a little extra help to cover the cost never hurt.

Since 2004, UCB has awarded over $1 million in scholarships to more than 200 deserving people affected by epilepsy. The award was created to help those in the epilepsy community achieve their goals. This includes those seeking an undergraduate or graduate degree.

So, if you are a person living with epilepsy, a family member or a caregiver of a person living with epilepsy who demonstrates academic and personal excellence you may be eligible for the UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program.

Eligibility Requirements
To apply, you must certify that you are:

A US citizen and/or a legal and permanent resident of the United States
A person living with epilepsy or a family member/caregiver of a person living with epilepsy
Seeking an undergraduate or graduate degree
A student who demonstrates achievement, possesses a strong record of participation in activities outside of school, and serves as a positive role model
Graduating from high school in 2011 or have already graduated from high school
Enrolled in, or awaiting acceptance from, a United States–based center for higher learning for fall semester 2011
Not a previous recipient of the UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program

To Apply
To apply, please visit http://ucbepilepsyscholarship.com/ will need to log in and submit a complete application and all required supporting documents listed below by no later than May 20, 2011.

Jessica K. Smith Founder and CEO; Executive Director

Jessica Keenan Smith is a patient advocate and epilepsy community leader with more than 15 years of experience. As Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy and Executive Director of ASENT she bridges the gap between the scientific and patient communities, with a particular focus on the needs of the epilepsies. Jessica Keenan Smith is Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy, an award winning online resource for people affected by epilepsy to share stories and access in-depth information on the disease. Since 2009, Living Well With Epilepsy (https://livingwellwithepilepsy.com) has been featured in Forbes, Wired, NBC, NPR and the cover story of Epilepsy Advocate Magazine and has partnered with companies such as UCB, Lundbeck, Sunovion, Eisai, and more. Ms. Smith is also the Executive Director of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT) (https://asent.org), an organization that brings together leaders from industry, academia, government and advocacy who are engaged in bringing drugs and devices to market across all neurologic disease states. In this role she is responsible for leading a successful scientific journal and annual scientific conference with speakers from all over the world.

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