Scholarships Pennsylvania Optometric Association $3,400 four-year full tuition scholarship at Pennsylvania State College of Optometry to residents who meet pre-optometric college requirements. Candidate must be in upper half of class. Recipients must remain in upper half of class during course. Members of immediate families of optometrists are not eligible. Woman's Auxiliary to the Pennsylvania Optometric Association One $3,400 four-year full tuition scholarship to women residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for admittance to the Pennsylvania State College of Optometry. Two years of preoptometric college work and a ranking in the upper half of the class during the last academic year in college is necessary to be eligible. Each scholarship will remain in full force until graduation if the scholastic standing maintained in the professional curriculum ranks the recipient in the upper half of her class. SOUTH CAROLINA (For information on Scholarships and Loan Funds contact: David T. Mixon, O.D., Chairman, SCOA Scholarship Committee, 201 No. Broad St., Clinton, S.C.) TENNESSEE (Contact: Tennessee State Optometric Association, Whitley Building, Hillsboro Village, Nashville, Tenn. 37212) Woman's Auxiliary, Tennessee State Optometric Association. 3-year scholarship, Southern College of Optometry $500 First-year Grant of $250 by TSOA Auxiliary carries matching Loan Funds Tennessee State Optometric Association Loan funds of $300 per year at 3% interest, with terms of repay- Contact Tennessee State Optometric Association, 602-A Main VIRGINIA (Contact the Virginia Optometric Association, 2110 Spencer Road, Richmond 30, Virginia.) Scholarships Virginia Optometric Association One $500 scholarship available to a Virginia resident on completion of pre-optometry requirements and acceptance by an optometric school or college. Woman's Auxiliary to the Virginia Optometric Association One $250.00 scholarship. Available to a Virginia resident on completion of pre-optometry requirements and acceptance by an Optometric School or College. Loan Funds Alma H. Wilcox Educational Fund Loan funds may be obtained from the Alma H. Wilcox Educational WASHINGTON (Contact the Washington Optometric Association, Mr. Ted Best, Executive Secretary, 4210 S.W. Oregon, Seattle, Washington.) Scholarships Woman's Auxiliary to the Washington Optometric Association A scholarship of $250.00 shall be awarded a student who has acquired academic credit permitting enrollment in optometric courses. It can be awarded as early as high school graduation, but monies become available and are accredited toward tuition only as the student is admitted to, and actually begins his optometric studies normally his junior year, at the college of his choice. Additional tuitions 'may be received at most of the optometric schools. Assistance determined by funds available and regulations in effect at the individual institutions. WEST VIRGINIA (Contact the West Virginia Optometric Association Auxiliary Scholarship Chairman, c/o Mr. Eugene Merrill, Executive Secre tary, Room 2, Strong Building, Parkersburg, W. Va.) ONTARIO CANADA (Contact Optometrical Association of Ontario, 83 Bloor Street, West, Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada or College of Optometry of Ontario, 140 St. George St., Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada.) Scholarships Optometrical Women's Auxiliary Scholarship $75 awarded by the Women's Auxiliary to the Optometrical As- The Board of Directors in Optometry in the Province of Ontario Two $450 scholarships awarded to two Ontario applicants of outstanding ability on the basis of academic standing. No more than one of these recipients may be a resident of the City of Toronto. QUEBEC (Contact the Minister of Social Welfare, Ottawa, Quebec.) Loan Funds Provincial Government of Quebec and the Pret d Honneur of the Loan fund of $400 to $500 per year at University of Montreal. (Contact the Registrar, Saskatchewan Optometric Association, 513 McCallum Hill Building, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.) Scholarships The Saskatchewan Optometric Association offers one, $400 scholarship annually to residents of Saskatchewan who have completed their grade twelve or Senior matriculation. Application forms can be obtained from Dr. D. V. McAfee, Box 245, North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Loan Funds Student loans are also available through the Government of Saskatchewan and inquiries should be directed to the Department of Education. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Scholarships Foundation for Education and Research in Vision, Inc. Six $200 scholarship per year. The student must be enrolled and in good standing at an accredited optometric school or college. Contact Foundation for Education and Research in Vision, Inc., 308 West Fifteenth Street, Austin, Texas. American Optometric Foundation American Optometric Foundation fellowships, usually awarded annually, are for graduate study and/or research and are in the amount of $1800 each. They are made to qualified applicants who possess an academic degree, a graduate degree in optometry, who are working toward their Ph. D. degree, and who plan to make teaching or research in an optometric school or college their career. The fellowships are approved on a year-to-year basis for a three-year maximum, dependent on progress. The deadline for filing an application is February 15. Contact: American Optometric Foundation, Inc., 201 South Central Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63105. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FROM THE THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION (Contact National Auxiliary President, American Optometric Association, Administrative Office, 4030 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110) Many state auxiliary affiliates provide $250 scholarships, with matching grants available from the following: Illinois College of Optometry Indiana University, Division of Optometry SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND LOAN ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY (Contact the Illinois College of Optometry, 3241 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago 16, Illinois.) Scholarships Midwest Optometric Scholarship Fund Established by anonymous donors, this fund provides several full or part tuitional scholarships and is administered by the college. They are available to any student who has completed the pre-optometry curriculum required for admission to Illinois College of Optometry and are granted on the basis of scholarship and need. The Dr. John J. Brady Memorial Scholarship This fund provides for tuitional grants to deserving students and is administered by the college. They are available to students showing evidence of completion of the pre-optometric curriculum required for admission to Illinois College of Optometry and are granted on the basis of scholarship and need. Foreign Scholarships Two tuitional scholarships available to qualified students who are residents and citizens of foreign countries and show evidence of completion of the pre-optometric curriculum required for admission to Illinois College of Optometry. Fellowships One or more full or half tuitional fellowships are offered to students entering their first professional year of study. Applicants must present evidence of the satisfactory completion of two years of college work at an accredited institution. Awards will be based on scholarship, student interviews, recommendation from professional and community leaders, and the performance in a competitive essay on "The Contribution of Optometry to My Community." Fellowships are also available at the end of the first and second years of study. One or more full or half fellowships in the amount of a half year tuition will be awarded at the end of these respective years to those students who maintain an excellent academic record and also make distinguished contributions in leadership and service. One half of this amount will be applied toward tuition in each semester in the year in which it is awarded. Loan Funds Four student loan funds are presently available at Illinois College of Optometry. The Doctors Wesley-Jessen Fund, Morris Manas Memorial Fund, Martha Gudbaur Student Aid Fund, and the Illinois College of Optometry Student Loan Fund total over $14,000. Loans are limited in amounts to approximately $500. These student loan funds are available to any student who has satisfactorily completed one academic year of study at the Illinois College of Optometry. A loan must be repaid no later than one year after graduation. National Defense Student Loan Fund Loans are available to students who are citizens regardless of what year of professional study they are in. Approximately $200,000 is available in this fund. Loans are repayable over a ten year period after graduation. Dr. Seymour G. Schneider Memorial Loan Fund Applicant must be Florida resident attending ICO. Loan bears 3% interest on unpaid balance, and must be repaid within one year after graduation. INDIANA UNIVERSITY (Contact Director of Scholarships and Financial Aids, Maxwell Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.) General University Scholarships At least two state scholarships are offered to students in each county of the state. There are some 250 Merit Scholarships awarded each year as well as many endowed scholarships. University Loan Funds Students in good standing in the Division of Optometry are eligible for loans which are available to University students in general. For other scholarships see Indiana, page 5 LOS ANGELES COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY (Contact Registrar, Los Angeles College of Optometry, 950 West Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles 7, California.) Scholarships Alpha Gamma Sigma Honorary fraternity in California junior colleges may nominate one man and one woman annually to receive scholarships. Given only to students in junior colleges. Information available from chapter representative on junior college campuses. Los Angeles College of Optometry Alumni Association Alumni, in cooperation with local societies, jointly sponsor $100 scholarships each to students enrolled in pre-optometry |