LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS GRANT CYCLE

The University of Northern Colorado, Distance Opportunities for Interpreter Training Center, was awarded a 4-year grant (2006-2010) from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs to establish the National Project for the Preparation of Professional Educational Interpreters (#H325K060224A).

• This grant-funded project will sponsor up to 24 students who are prepared to:

• Engage in second semester sophomore coursework via the University of Northern Colorado’s Distance Opportunities for Interpreter Training Center Bachelor of Arts in ASL-English Interpretation program

• Select educational interpreting as emphasis area

• Provide a 4-year service obligation in exchange for the OSEP sponsorship

•      Sponsorship to underwrite educational expenses will be up to $20,000 per student.

•      Applications for the OSEP sponsorship will be available when the student has been accepted as a UNC student and accepted & placed in the DO IT Center BA ASL-English Interpretation major.

 

Application deadline for the Summer 2008 Cohort is February 29, 2008

See our website: www.unco.edu/doit for more information.