[Blindmath] 2013 stem conference scholarship stipend

[John Miller]

STEM Conference Scholarship Stipend for Blind Students
Please share this with blind STEM students.
The Science and Engineering Division of the National Federation of the Blind is now accepting scholarship applications for its STEM Conference Scholarship Stipend. The Science and Engineering Division wishes to encourage the success of blind STEM students in their chosen field of study. We believe attending a technical conference in this field will help the career of new blind professionals. Eligible candidates must be legally blind and plan to attend a full time undergraduate or graduate program in the United States in the fall of 2013. The field of study must be in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics. If the student has an interest in attending a conference in a STEM field, then we encourage you to apply for the STEM Conference Scholarship Stipend.
The STEM Conference Scholarship Stipend includes up to $1000 towards conference expenses. When receiving the STEM Conference Scholarship, the Science and Engineering Division requests receipts for the cost of the conference and a 500 word essay. The essay should describe the conference experience and how the conference will help the student in their profession. After receiving the receipts for conference expenses and the essay, the Science and Engineering Division will provide the stipend. The Science and Engineering Division hopes to invite the stipend winner to the next Science and Engineering Division meeting. The Science and Engineering Division will provide up to $500 towards costs of attending the next Science and Engineering Division meeting at the NFB national convention in 2014. The student will be invited to give a 10 minute talk about the conference experience and their interest in STEM at the Science and Engineering Division meeting.
We encourage you to select a conference that concludes by June 30, 2014. 
If you do not have an exact conference selected, provide a list of conferences from which you will be selecting.
You do not need to present at the conference in order to receive the stipend.
The stipend is to help make it possible for you to attend a STEM conference.
In order to apply, write an essay describing the blindness techniques you use to succeed in your chosen field, describe your interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and describe the conference you wish to attend using the STEM Conference Scholarship Stipend.  Tell us about the nature of your blindness. Also tell us the location and date of the conference you wish to attend.
Provide a copy of your college transcript and a letter of recommendation.
Provide your phone number and email the above information to John Miller at johnmillerphd at hotmail.com by September 1, 2013.
A complete application will also include a phone conversation with John Miller by September 7, 2013. 
We hope you take advantage of this exciting opportunity.
John Miller, president
Science and Engineering Division
of the National Federation of the Blind