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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p>The NBCC Foundation scholarship program is designed to increase the availability of counselors in underserved areas, with the current priority areas of rural and military communities.<o:p></o:p></p><p>The rural scholarship increases access to needed counseling services in remote areas, and the military scholarship encourages counselors with military experience to continue serving our nation’s finest.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Five rural scholarships and five military scholarships are available in the amount of $3,000 each.<o:p></o:p></p><p>You may apply for both scholarships, if applicable; however, only one scholarship can be awarded to you while you are pursuing a counseling education.<o:p></o:p></p><p>The Foundation is incredibly proud to support these individuals and is confident that they will make a difference for the population they’ve committed to serve. Get to know the former <a href="http://www.nbccf.org/Programs/rural">rural</a> and <a href="http://www.nbccf.org/Programs/military">military</a> scholarship recipients and see how they’re making a difference. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For information and to apply, go to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nbccf.org/Programs">http://www.nbccf.org/Programs</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Christine Suniti Bhat, Ph.D., P.C<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Assistant Professor, Counselor Education <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Department of Counseling and Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Office: McCracken Hall, 374 <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Phone: 740-593-4425 <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Fax: 740-593-0477 <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Email: <a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu">bhatc@ohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Website: </span></i><a href="http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/facultystaff/bhatc/">http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/facultystaff/bhatc/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Media: <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/ucm/media/experts/ohioexpert.cfm?formid=1822088&pageid=1844292">http://www.ohio.edu/ucm/media/experts/ohioexpert.cfm?formid=1822088&pageid=1844292</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>