[Blind-international-students] Financial aid for studying in the US

[Miso Kwak]

Holly,
If you are intending to start college in the fall of 2015, I assume 
that you will be applying for admissions starting from now until 
January 2015, correct?
If you are in the process of choosing schools to apply, you may want to 
contact their financial aid offices and inquire what are their policies 
of supporting international students.
You will not be able to apply to FAFSA but there are a number of 
schools that are willing to support international students.
Best wishes,
Miso

-----Original Message-----
 From: zabee faiz via Blind-international-students 
<blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
To: Holly Scott-Gardner <holly.lsg at hotmail.co.uk>; Blind International 
Students Mailing List <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tue, Jul 22, 2014 11:45 pm
Subject: Re: [Blind-international-students] Financial aid for studying 
in the US

Hi dear, my name is Zabeehullah I support poor blind students with
education in Pakistan.  My new 2015 project is to support blind
students in USA with education.  Web. www.helpingblindpeople.org


On 7/23/14, Holly Scott-Gardner via Blind-international-students
<blind-international-students at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thanks, that's really helpful, I'm looking to start in fall 2015 so 
that
> is ok.
>
>
> On 23/07/2014 07:19, Kartik Sawhney wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> It looks like international students are also eligible for the NFB 
and
>> ACB scholarships. They expect you to stay on here though. Here's the
>> appropriate text from their websites:
>>
>> NFB Scholarship FAQ's
>>
>> 7.Am I eligible if I live outside the USA? Do I need to be a U. S.
>> citizen?
>>
>> While you do not have to be a citizen of the USA, our national
>> scholarships are restricted to blind persons who live and attend
>> school where we have an affiliate of our organization, and who intend
>> to reside here after graduation. The National Federation of the Blind
>> has more than 50,000 members in 52 affiliates, which includes all 50
>> states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. If your home is
>> anywhere else, you are not eligible.
>>
>> So, even if you are not a permanent resident or a U.S. citizen, but
>> plan on residing here after school, you are eligible for the
>> scholarship. One of my friends from India applied for the scholarship
>> after confirming his eligibility from the NFB scholarship committee.
>>
>> ACB
>>
>> The only two conditions for the scholarship include a GPA>=3.3 and 
the
>> applicant being legally blind.
>>
>> Unfortunately, the deadlines for both of these scholarships for this
>> academic year have passed.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> On 7/23/14, Holly Scott-Gardner <holly.lsg at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I thought the NFB and ACB scholarships were only open to US 
residents?
>>> Though I do know that the AFB does award scholarships to non 
residents,
>>> at least that's how it appears.
>>>
>>> Holly
>>>
>>> On 23/07/2014 04:08, Kartik Sawhney wrote:
>>>> Hi Holly,
>>>>
>>>> The NFB, AFB and ACB have scholarship programs that you can apply 
to.
>>>> Of course, you can also work on-campus.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> On 7/23/14, Holly Scott-Gardner via Blind-international-students
>>>> <blind-international-students at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm a student from the UK who has just finished highschool and I 
am
>>>>> looking to study in the US. I know I'm not eligible for any 
government
>>>>> financial aid, however I am investigating scholarship 
opportunities
>>>>> and
>>>>> other sources of funding. Besides those that the school opens to
>>>>> international students does anyone have suggestions of places I 
could
>>>>> go
>>>>> to to receive funding?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Holly
>>>>>
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