PLEASE CIRCULATE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL WHO MAY BE INTERESTED:
The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Disability Studies at the University
of Illinois at Chicago announces the establishment of the new Ethel Louise
Armstrong (ELA) Endowed Ph.D. Fellowship for women with physical
disabilities. The Fellowship is made possible through the generosity of
Margaret A. Staton, the founder and President of the ELA Foundation and a
disability advocate who has devoted her life to ensuring that no one will
experience the disability prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion that she
and her peers endured in the past.
The Fellowship is named in honor of Ms. Staton's grandmother, Ethel Louise
Armstrong, who exemplified self-determination and resistance in the face of
socially imposed constraints. As a young woman with a physical disability
growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Ms. Staton was inspired by her
grandmother's insistence on excelling in postsecondary education despite
social conventions during her time that denied women opportunities for
school and work. Ms. Staton earned her M.Ed in counseling, worked in
Washington DC to promote accessibility, and, in 1994, founded the ELA
Foundation to promote full inclusion of people with disabilities in the world.
Recipients of the Ethel Louise Armstrong (ELA) Endowed Ph.D. Fellowship
will receive payment of tuition in the Disability Studies program at UIC
and an annual stipend of $18,000. The funder stipulates that applicants
must be women with physical disabilities (UIC also has funding options open
to other under-represented students.). Applicants for the ELA Fellowship
must also meet admission requirements for entrance into the Disability
Studies program. The application deadline for Fall 2010 domestic admission
is May 7, 2010. For more information about the ELA Fellowship application
process, please contact:
Sarah Rothberger, MFA
Academic Coordinator
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Disability Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago (MC 626)
1640 West Roosevelt Road - Room 215
Chicago, IL 60608 U.S.A.
(312) 996-1508 v
(312) 996-1233 TTY
(312) 996-0885 Fax
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