Last Chance: Deadline to Apply for Scholarship to Teen Institute on Drug Abuse is Today

Today's the deadline for teens to apply for a scholarship to attend the Illinois Teenage Institute on Substance Abuse, which is taking place this summer July 22 - 26. The institute will be held at Wesleyan University in Bloomington.

The Illinois Teenage Institute is open to anyone who meets the following qualifications:

• A freshman, sophomore, junior or senior in the 2012-2013 school year and is under 18 years old
• Willing to attend the entire Institute
• Willing to serve as a youth leader and prevention resource in his or her school, neighborhood or community
• Responsible
• Positive and flexible

There will be 60 scholarships awarded throughout the state. Scholarships will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Participants will be given tuition, lodging, t-shirt, photo, workshop materials, recreation and meals. Transportation is not included.

The Illinois Teenage Institute is a drug prevention program, not a treatment program.

Any student who wants to go can contact the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office at 630-407-2000 for an application. Applications also may be picked up Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Office at 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, Illinois.

Applications must be turned in by May 1, 2012 to be considered.

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