Would you like to learn how blind people tackle the supposedly visual-only subject of organic chemistry successfully? Do you have a general love for science? Do you want to learn how you can do chemistry as a blind person just as successfully as your sighted peers? Do you want to apply the chemistry you learned to food such as olive oil? Are you interested in how blind professionals use science in their careers every day? Then the 2012 California Chemistry Camp is for you!

Join the LightHouse for the Blind, National Federation of the Blind of California, California Association of Blind Students, University of California, Davis, chemistry department, TPG Capital, and up to 15 blind and low vision high school students for an educational, exciting and fun-filled weekend of science.

Join the LightHouse for the Blind, National Federation of the Blind of California, California Association of Blind Students, University of California Davis Chemistry Department, TPG Capital, and up to 15 blind and low vision high school students for an educational, exciting and fun-filled weekend of science.

Where: Enchanted Hills Camp, 3410 Mount Veeder Rd., Napa, CA 94558
Who: Up to 15 blind high school students ages 14 to 18 will be selected to participate
Cost: There is no cost to apply for the program
Application deadline has been extended to April 5, 2012.

To read more about Chemistry Camp and apply online today, visit http://sixdots.org/2012/02/2012-chemistry-camp/. All applications will be reviewed, and each applicant will be informed whether he or she has been accepted. Travel to and from camp will be provided.

Read about last year’s Chemistry Camp here: http://conta.cc/youthandmentors2011.

As part of their ongoing commitment to advancing computing and technology, Google is pleased to support the work of their partner organizations in providing scholarships to students studying computer science.

They are now accepting applications for the following scholarship opportunities in North America:

• Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilities – Deadline: February 5, 2012
• Google AISES Scholarship – Deadline: February 29, 2012
• Google Hispanic College Fund Scholarship – Deadline: March 1, 2012
• Google UNCF Scholarship – US Application ; Canada Application – Deadline: March 18, 2012

In addition, they are still accepting applications for the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship (Deadline: February 6, 2012).

Links to specific scholarship Information and applications are available at http://googleforstudents.blogspot.com/2012/01/google-scholarships-in-north-america.html.

Scholarship recipients will each receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year and will be invited to attend the all-expenses-paid annual Google Scholars’ Retreat at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA. Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of the applicants’ academic background and their demonstrated passion for computer science.

For complete details on all Google scholarships, visit www.google.com/jobs/scholarships.

Here are two new scholarship announcements from the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International:

Scholarships for College Students – The Fred Scheigert Scholarship Program
The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) will award three scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each to full-time entering freshmen, undergraduate and graduate college students who are low vision, maintain a strong GPA and are involved in their school/local community. Application materials must be received by March 15. Scholarship monies will be awarded for the 2012 – 2013 academic year. To read the scholarship guidelines and complete an on-line application, please go to http://www.cclvi.org/scholarships/.  Applications will be available to submit on-line until March 15 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Questions may be directed to CCLVI at 800-733-2258.

Dr. Sam Genensky Video Magnifier Memorial Award
The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) announces the Dr. Sam Genensky Video Magnifier Memorial Awards. A total of five video magnifiers will be awarded to at least 2 students (K-12, undergraduate, graduate and vocational levels) and 2 non-students (adults and seniors). Applications may be submitted beginning January 25 and all materials must be received by March 31. To read the award guidelines and complete an on-line application, please go to http://www.cclvi.org/scholarships/. Applications will be available to submit on-line until March 31 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. To receive a hard copy application, please call 800-733-2258.