1800wheelchair is now accepting entries for its Winter 2023 Scholarship Award Contest! Keep reading to learn more.
Established in 2009, the 1800wheelchair scholarship fund now bestows one or two $500 awards each year. In the past, we've asked applicants to explore mobility issues on campus, overcoming personal challenges, and much more.
To enter the scholarship students must follow the guidelines below:
Wheelchairs are an important tool for people with mobility impairments, but they can also be a source of frustration and isolation. In this contest, we want you to use visual poetry to explore the challenges and triumphs of wheelchair mobility.
Your 'visual poem' can be about anything related to wheelchairs, such as:
You can choose to represent words, images, or both. It can be abstract or representational. Your poem should be visually appealing and thought-provoking.
Limit your 'visual poem' to materials or techniques that can be applied to an 8.5in x 11in piece of paper, such as:
Please include a personal statement that gives us an idea of (1) who you are and (2) how your visual poem relates to a challenge or a triumph you've experienced, or a challenge/triumph through which you've supported someone else. The visual poem and statement (combined) should be between 500 and 1,000 words, but feel free to write a little more or less.
Note: We will not be able to return any submissions.
Your application should include:
Winter 2023 Scholarship Award Winner To Be Announced by March 29th, 2024 |
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View Spring 2017 Scholarship Award Winner Melanie Oakes Lakehead University |
View Fall 2016 Scholarship Award Winner RuiLin Guo Western University |
View Winter 2015 Scholarship Award Winner Jaymes Bowman Emily Carr University of Art + Design |
View Winter 2014 Scholarship Award Winner Ke Fan Bei University of Toronto for Life Sciences |
View Spring 2013 Scholarship Award Winner Emily Mitchell Lakehead University |
View Winter 2012 Scholarship Award Winner Paige O'Neil McMaster University |
View Winter 2011 Scholarship Award Winner Ryan Gibson University of British Columbia |
View Spring 2011 Scholarship Award Winner Melody Thomas University of Toronto |
View Winter 2010 Scholarship Award Winner Borris Spassov William Lyon Mackenzie C.I. |