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align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:48.0pt'>$12,000 Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> “The Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> 1</span></b><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Scholarship</span></b><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>for</span></b><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:28.0pt'>$10,000</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> 2 Scholarships for $7,000 each<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> 4 Scholarships for $5,000 each <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> 22 Scholarships for $3,000 each<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> PLUS other gifts to our 30 scholarship winners!</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>ARE YOU A LEGALLY BLIND COLLEGE STUDENT?</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Go to</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships">www.nfb.org/scholarships</a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>2014 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:10.7pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Contest begins: November 1, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:10.7pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Deadline</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>: Midnight, Eastern Time,</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <b>March 31, 2014</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:10.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:76.95pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-59.85pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:10.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-45.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To apply:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> During the five-month's open period, read the rules and the Submission Checklist, c</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>omplete the official 2014 Scholarship Application Form (online or in print), supply all required documents, and request and complete one interview by an NFB affiliate president. Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:27.8pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:25.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:27.8pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:17.1pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:27.8pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:17.1pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Questions to:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> NFB Scholarship Program. Chairperson Patti Chang, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:27.8pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:Scholarships@nfb.org">Scholarships@nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:27.8pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:76.95pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-59.85pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Office: (410) 659 -9314, extension 2415 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern Time Zone)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>