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CONTACT: 

Chris  Danielsen 

Director of Public  Relations 

National Federation of the  Blind 

(410) 659-9314, extension  2330 

(410) 262-1281 (Cell) 

_cdanielsen at nfb.org_ (mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org)  

National  Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship  Program 


Thirty Scholarships Available to College  and Postgraduate Students 


Baltimore, Maryland  (November 3, 2009): The National Federation of the 
Blind, the oldest and  largest organization of blind people in the United 
States, announced today  that applications are now being accepted for the 2010 
National Federation of  the Blind Scholarship Program. Thirty scholarships 
totaling $100,000 will be  awarded to blind students from the United States and 
Puerto Rico. The  scholarships are available to blind students who will be 
enrolled in college  or a graduate program beginning in the fall of 2010, 
including incoming  freshmen. Scholarships range in value from $3,000 to  
$12,000. 


Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the  National Federation of the Blind, said: 
"The National Federation of the Blind  Scholarship Program is the 
Federation's way of recognizing outstanding  academic achievement by blind students 
and spreading our positive philosophy  of blindness to these students and to 
the general public. Because of the  collective efforts of blind Americans, 
blind people today are achieving  greater academic success and entering fields 
of study once thought closed to  the blind, and celebrating their 
achievements is always a highlight of our  national convention. I join the 
Scholarship Committee in inviting every  eligible blind student to submit an 
application, and I look forward to meeting  the dynamic individuals that will make up 
the 2010 National Federation of the  Blind scholarship class." 


Information on the NFB  scholarship program is posted online at 
<_http://www.nfb.org/scholarships>www.nfb.org/scholarships_ 
(http://www.nfb.org/scholarships>www.nfb.org/scholarships) .  The deadline for applications is March 
31, 2010. 

Questions  may be directed to the NFB Scholarship Committee Chairman, Mr. 
Anil Lewis, by  e-mail at <_mailto:Scholarships at nfb.org>Scholarships at nfb.org_ 
(mailto:Scholarships at nfb.org>Scholarships at nfb.org?) ,  or by phone at (410) 
659 -9314, extension  2415. 

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