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Educational Interpreter Scholarship Opportunity

The University of Northern Colorado -
Distance Opportunities for Interpreter Training Center
is the recipient of a 2010-2014 grant award from the
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs

This grant-funded project will sponsor
28 BA students who are prepared to:

Engage in specified sophomore coursework within the program;
Select educational interpreting as their emphasis area;
Provide a 4-year service obligation in exchange for the $20,000 OSEP scholarship.
Application Deadline is
January 15, 2011
Qualifying applicants will be invited to apply for the OSEP scholarship
after being accepted into the program.

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