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id=AOLMsgPart_0_44d1f777-8c75-425e-9b2a-b2b0aca81633>FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE <BR> <BR> <BR>CONTACT: <BR> <BR>Chris
Danielsen <BR> <BR>Director of Public
Relations <BR> <BR>National Federation of the
Blind <BR> <BR>(410) 659-9314, extension
2330 <BR> <BR>(410) 262-1281 (Cell) <BR> <BR><A
title=mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org
href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org">cdanielsen@nfb.org</A> <BR> <BR>National
Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship
Program <BR> <BR> <BR>Thirty Scholarships Available to College
and Postgraduate Students <BR> <BR> <BR>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. <BR> <BR> <BR>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." <BR> <BR> <BR>Information on the NFB
scholarship program is posted online at <<A
title="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships>www.nfb.org/scholarships"
href="http://www.nfb.org/scholarships%3Ewww.nfb.org/scholarships"
target=_blank>http://www.nfb.org/scholarships>www.nfb.org/scholarships</A>.
The deadline for applications is March 31, 2010. <BR> <BR>Questions
may be directed to the NFB Scholarship Committee Chairman, Mr. Anil Lewis, by
e-mail at <<A title="mailto:Scholarships@nfb.org>Scholarships@nfb.org?"
href="mailto:Scholarships@nfb.org%3EScholarships@nfb.org?">mailto:Scholarships@nfb.org>Scholarships@nfb.org</A>,
or by phone at (410) 659 -9314, extension
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