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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Diversity and Identity Studies Collective at OSU (DISCO) Interdisciplinary Programs Scholarship is designed to support students who are enrolled in any of the
undergraduate DISCO interdisciplinary programs: <a href="http://americanindianstudies.osu.edu/academic-program">
American Indian Studies</a> minor, <a href="http://asianamericanstudies.osu.edu/Minor">
Asian American Studies</a> minor, <a href="http://disabilitystudies.osu.edu/AcademicPrograms/Minor">
Disability Studies</a> minor, and/or <a href="http://sexualitystudies.osu.edu/Academics">
Sexuality Studies</a> minor or major. Students must have officially declared their enrollment in one of these five programs in order to apply for the scholarship and should work with the relevant program advisors (click on the program names above for more
information) to ensure they are officially enrolled. Please also note that previous recipients are permitted to reapply for these scholarships, but that, all else equal, first-time applicants will receive priority consideration.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Scholarship applications for the 2013-2014 academic year will be due
<u>Monday, February 17, 2014</u></span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Applications are comprised of a completed
<a href="http://disco.osu.edu/2013-2014-disco-interdisciplinary-programs-scholarship-application" title="2013-2014 DISCO Interdisciplinary Programs Scholarship Application Form">
online application form </a>as well as a 500-word essay describing how the particular DISCO program in which they are enrolled has helped them, and/or how they expect it to help them and/or is expected to help them personally, educationally, and/or professionally.
Decisions will be made by April 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For information about how to apply, please see: <span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://disco.osu.edu/Students/InterdisciplinaryProgramsScholarship">http://disco.osu.edu/Students/InterdisciplinaryProgramsScholarship</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nick Spitulski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#BB0000;background:white">Nick Spitulski</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Program Coordinator</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (<a href="http://cmrs.osu.edu/" target="_blank">http://cmrs.osu.edu</a>)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Center for the Study of Religion (<a href="http://religion.osu.edu/" target="_blank">http://religion.osu.edu</a>)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Diversity and Identity Studies Collective at OSU (<a href="http://disco.osu.edu/" target="_blank">http://disco.osu.edu</a>)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">614-292-7495 (CMRS) / 614-688-8010 (CSR)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333">
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