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Attend NFB EQ!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#0075C9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/top-blue-bar.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="nfb.org"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/images/nfb-logo-for-email-template.jpg" alt="National Federation of the Blind logo and tagline live the life you want"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-color:initial'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=0 style='width:6.25in'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><h1><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Applications Open: Apply for Our STEM Summer Program</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h1><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15926&qid=3255731">Para Español</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15888&qid=3287812">NFB Engineering Quotient (EQ) Program</a></span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>June 21-27, 2020</span></strong><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>St. Paul, Minnesota</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>“NFB EQ gave me more confidence to keep doing what I want—no one can stop me! The program opened my eyes to even more options in the field [of engineering] and it gave me some confidence that I can do some mechanical stuff that I didn’t think I could do before.” – Michael, Texas</span></em><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Join the National Federation of the Blind this summer at the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15889&qid=3255731">Science Museum of Minnesota</a> for a week-long program of hands-on lessons and various recreational activities. No specific level of previous engineering experience. Not a student? Share with a blind or low-vision teen today! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Meet new people. Learn new things. Have an exciting adventure!</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Transportation and Hotel</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Participant’s transportation to and from the program will be arranged by the National Federation of the Blind. Students will travel to St. Paul/Minneapolis on Sunday and will travel home on the following Saturday. This is a residential program; students will stay in a hotel (with a roommate) paid for by the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute and all meals will be provided.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>How to Apply</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Blind or low-vision students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 school year in a school (public, private, charter, residential, or home school) in the United States and available to attend the entire program are encouraged to apply.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15888&qid=3287812">Apply Now!</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Applications are due March 29, 2020. No registration fee and minimal costs! Read the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15891&qid=3287812">FAQs</a> for more details about cost.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Contact Us</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Contact us at <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15892&qid=3255731">STEM@nfb.org</a>, 410-659-9314, extension 2418, or by mail:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind<br>c/o NFB EQ<br>200 East Wells Street<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21230</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>This material is based upon work supported by the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15893&qid=3255731">National Science Foundation</a> under Grant No. 1712887. 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