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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>The National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. Please spread the word widely!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Up to four scholarships will be awarded: one in the amount of $3,000.00, 2 in the amount of $1,500.00, and one in the amount of $1,000.00. Please read all instructions carefully and pay close attention to the deadlines.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scholarship application deadline: February 15, 2025. No late application materials will be considered.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As a scholarship applicant, you must:<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black'>Be legally blind;</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black'>Be a resident of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Plan to pursue a full-time, postsecondary course of study in the 2025-2026 academic year;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black'>Have not previously won a NFBMA scholarship twice for the same degree.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To apply for a scholarship, you must: <o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black'>Complete the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnnPuVIutta_h38GnT7t-TqdUuAoPWoqfTZN7Ja2Ijdg226Q/viewform?usp=sf_link">NFBMA Scholarship Application Form</a><span style='color:black'>. Please fill out the form to the best of your ability. Submit the form no later than February 15, 2025;</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a name="_Hlk179297344"><span style='color:black'>Email proof of legal blindness and most recent academic transcript to </span></a><a href="mailto:scholarships@nfbma.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk179297344'>scholarships@nfbma.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk179297344'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk179297344'><span style='color:black'> no later than February 15, 2025;</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk179297344'></span><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='color:black'>Arrange for three reference letters from professors, counselors, and/or employers who have worked with you within the past year to be sent to </span><a href="mailto:scholarship@nfbma.org">scholarships@nfbma.org</a><span style='color:black'> with the word “reference” and your name in the subject line no later than February 15, 202</span>5<span style='color:black'>;</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Participate in a 30-minute interview with a member of the scholarship committee in February or early March 2025;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Participate in the entire National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts state convention, to be held in-person on Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16, 2025 at<span style='font-size:9.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel in Springfield, MA. All applicants will be expected to attend the convention and participate in all activities of the convention, including a breakfast specifically for scholarship applicants. Scholarship winners will be announced at the convention banquet.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions, please send an email to <a href="mailto:scholarships@nfbma.org">scholarships@nfbma.org</a> with the word “scholarship” in the subject line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We look forward to welcoming an exceptional class of scholarship applicants at our convention in March of 2025!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>