Scholarship Alert – Varilux Student Grant Award program 2011-2012

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Reported By: Antonio Chirumbolo SUNY 2013
December 5th 2011-
Essilor of America and Varilux are sponsoring their Student Grant Award program for yet another year. This grant is open to optometry students who have spent time in their clinic’s dispensary. Students are encouraged to submit case reports involving patients that they have fit with Varilux lenses to school officials, faculty, or staff who will select one case for submission. The case should be no longer than 2000 words and should include patient’s old and new Rx, occupation, hobbies, and any other pertinent information. Students must be sure to include in their submission their name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, and W9 form (available at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf). Entries must be postmarked or received via e-mail by February 1, 2012.

The student with the selected case report at each school will receive $1000.00 and entry into national judging, and the national winner as well as faculty advior will each receive and all expense paid trip for two to Optometry’s Meeting to be held in Chicago, IL, on June 27-July 1st!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:

Danne Ventura, F.A.A.O.
Director, Professional Relations
Essilor of America, Inc.
13555 N. Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75234
(800) ESSILOR, x8669

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