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    <h4>We are very excited to celebrate our Adult Learner Students!</h4>
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    <div>What is an Adult Learner you ask? Adult Learners are undergraduate students who are 25 years or older. They are sometimes referred to as non-traditional students. </div>
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    <div>During April 11th - 15th we will be celebrating you with a series of events, fun activities, workshops, freebies and more.  Check out the schedule below of events. Each event will be posted individually to RVSP and with more information.</div>
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    <strong>Monday April 11th</strong> - Professional Headshots Event</div>
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    <strong>Tuesday April 12th</strong> - Good Morning Commuter Adult Learners Meet - Up</div>
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    <strong>Wednesday April 13th</strong> - Wellness Wednesday Online Workshop and Yoga w/                                               Erica from the RAC</div>
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    <strong>Thursday April 14th</strong> - Throwback Thursday Trivia </div>
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    <strong>Friday April 15th</strong> - Bad Art Night </div>
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    <em> **There are both events online and in- person. Events are subject to change due to changing campus policies.</em>**</div>
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    <em> **There are both events online and in- person. Events are subject to change due to changing campus policies.</em>**</div>
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<Title>Returning Women Students/Adult Learners 2022-23 Scholarship</Title>
<Tagline>Accepting Applications Through April 8, 2022!</Tagline>
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    <em>This post was orginally made by The Women's Center <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter/posts/115944" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">to see the original post click here </a></em><div><br></div>
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    <h4><em>The Women's Center's Returning Women Students/Adult Learners Scholarships Application for 2022-23 is available now via <a href="https://umbc.academicworks.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Scholarship Retriever</a> to undergraduate students who meet the eligibility requirements. </em></h4>
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    <em>T</em><em>he deadline for submission via </em><em><a href="https://umbc.academicworks.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Scholarship Retriever</a> </em><em>is Friday, April 8, 2022. </em>
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    <h5>This common application which is called <em>Women's Center: Returning Women Students/Adult Learners 2022-2023</em> in <a href="https://umbc.academicworks.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Scholarship Retriever </a>enables eligible students to apply for more than one of the Returning Women Students/Adult Learner Scholarships with just one submission. Please note that <em>this opportunity to apply will only appear in Scholarship Retriever to students who meet the scholarship qualifications</em>. The six available scholarships via the Returning Women Student Scholarship Application are:</h5>
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    <li><span>Charlotte W. Newcombe Scholarship &amp; The UMBC Scholarship for Mature Students </span></li>
    <li><span>Jodi Mister/Charlotte W. Newcombe Scholarship</span></li>
    <li><span>Charlotte W. Newcombe STEM Scholarship</span></li>
    <li><span>AEGON Scholarship</span></li>
    <li><span>The Richard &amp; Roselyn Bryson Neville Memorial Fund for Returning Women Scholarship</span></li>
    <li><span>The Rosalie Tydings Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship</span></li>
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    <h5><em>Undergraduate students of any gender over the age of 25 and with at least 60 credits and 2.5 GPA may be eligible. Students must be completing their <u>first </u>undergraduate degree. </em></h5>
    <div><em>If a student does not meet these requirements, the scholarship opportunity will not appear on Scholarship Retriever. Students who have not completed the FAFSA will not see the opportunity in Scholarship Retriever. <strong>Students who wish to still be considered despite not meeting these requirements should contact the Women's Center directly. </strong>This encouragement to reach out directly to the Women's Center extends to students who have extenuating circumstances (i.e. students who are DACA/undocumented) that may prevent them from completing the FAFSA.</em></div>
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    <em>Students who are selected to be scholars are required to participate in the </em><em>Returning Women Students/Adult Learners Scholars + Affiliates program</em><em>. For more information about the program, visit <a href="https://womenscenter.umbc.edu/scholarships/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">our website </a>and be sure to attend an information session.</em>
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    <h5><em>Virtual Information sessions<span> related to the application process and scholars program requirements on: </span></em></h5>
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    <span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter/events/100140" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tuesday, February 8th from 6-7pm </a></span>OR </li>
    <li><span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter/events/100033" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Thursday, March 17th from 5-6pm</a><em> (the focus of this session will be on crafting your personal essays)</em></span></li>
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    <h5><em>Applicants are highly encouraged to attend an info session before submitting their application. For students who cannot attend a session live, a recording of the 2/8 session will be made available to those who request it. </em></h5>
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    <div><h5>If you have any questions concerning the application process or the scholars program requirements, please contact Women's Center staff at <a href="mailto:womenscenter@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">womenscenter@umbc.edu</a>. </h5></div>
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