Funds for this scholarship were originally donated by the Consortium on Communication in Education. Thanks to George Brown College - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services - a major sponsor of the Consortium. They allowed us to make this scholarship possible!

It is our hope to continue to provide financial support for students of George Brown College. Note: Applicants must be a member of a professional interpreter organization and provide proof of said upon request. Please share this information with your colleagues.

Applicants must submit :

a cover letter, outlining their commitment to the field and their financial need (2 pages

maximum),

updated resume,

2 reference forms (enclosed),

and a copy of official transcripts (copies are acceptable,originals are not required).

Please complete and send to:

Toronto Association of Visual Language Interpreters

668 Mortimer Ave

Toronto, Ontario

M4C 2J8

Deadline to submit applications is February 28, 2000. Recipients will be announced March 30, 2000.

Two reference forms are to be completed. The first form is to be completed by a Deaf individual. The second form is to be completed by a professional American Sign Language/English interpreter. Please copy reference forms as needed.

Name of Reference _____________________________________

Date__________________________________

How do you know this Applicant? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________

Postal Code ______________________

Phone Number _______________________

Email or Fax___________________________

Applicantıs name _____________________________________

Address_____________________________________________________

Postal Code __________________________

Phone Number_________________________

Email or Fax _______________________

College/Program of Study _____________________________________

Please answer the following questions:

A How would you rate this applicantıs willingness to learn American Sign Language and commitment to improving?

Please circle only one of the following:

1 - the student/applicant knows some ASL,

2 - average,

3 - applicant/student is very enthusiastic about learning ASL.

B How would you rate this applicantıs knowledge and level of interpreting?

Please circle only one of the following:

1 - beginner,

2 - intermediate,

3 - very proficient.

C How would you rate this applicantıs involvement within the Deaf community?

Please circle only one of the following:

1 - seldom involved in community events,

2 - regularly,

3 - often and/or volunteers to help out)

D How would you rate this applicantıs potential contribution to the interpreting field?

Please circle only one of the following:

1 - will work as an interpreter,

2 - will be involved in professional organizations,

3 - will organize and volunteer for committees and/or write articles for newsletters,

Comments ?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________