[MD-Sligo] NFB of Maryland Increases Scholarship Amounts - Application Deadline Approaching!

[president at nfbmd.org]

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland (NFBMD) is thrilled to
announce changes to the John T.  McCraw Scholarship Program for Academic
Year 2022-2023.   The NFBMD Board of Directors voted to nearly double each
individual scholarship and to add an additional scholarship.  The Program
will award up to four individual scholarships of $4,000 each.  These
scholarships will be given to qualified blind students who exhibit academic
achievement, community involvement, and leadership.

 

The John T. McCraw Scholarship Program has been established to promote
post-secondary educational opportunities for Maryland's blind students.  The
recipients may use these scholarships to defray the cost of educational
expenses incurred at any post-secondary institution during the 2022-2023
academic year.  All John T. McCraw scholarships are merit-based and are
awarded based on academic excellence, community service, and leadership.

 

NOTE: A special scholarship may be awarded to former McCraw Scholarship
recipients.  To apply for this special scholarship, former recipients must
still meet all of the requirements for the McCraw Scholarship Program and
submit a new application.

   

WHO IS ELIGIBLE

A)  Any legally blind student is eligible to receive a scholarship who:

      1.   Resides in the State of Maryland, or is pursuing post-secondary
studies in the State of Maryland;

      2.   Will turn age 18 before July 5, 2022;

      3.   Will be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at any
post-secondary institution in the Fall of 2022 and the Spring of 2023.
Priority will be given to full-time students.

B)  Recipients are required to attend the annual Convention of the National
Federation of the Blind in its entirety, July 5-10, 2022, in New Orleans,
Louisiana, as well as the annual Convention of the National Federation of
the Blind of Maryland, November 11-13, 2022, in Towson, Maryland.  Financial
assistance to attend the Conventions will be provided. 

C)  Applications must be submitted by April 15, 2022.  Shortly thereafter,
the scholarship committee will select the recipients, but will not award the
scholarships until personally interacting with the recipients at both
conventions.  Scholarships will be awarded at the state convention banquet
on November 12, 2022.  Recipients' participation in both conventions in
their entirety is mandatory in order to qualify for these scholarships.

D)  The scholarship committee may request additional information from an
applicant.  The scholarship committee's decision concerning the recipients
of the John T. McCraw Scholarship Program is final.

(Blind students are also invited to apply for the nationwide scholarships
offered by the National Federation of the Blind.  The application deadline
for the national NFB scholarships is March 31, 2022.  Visit
<http://www.nfb.org/scholarships> www.nfb.org/scholarships to apply for the
national scholarships.)

 

Note: Applicants who are not selected to receive a John T. McCraw
Scholarship may be considered for a grant to participate in the NFB National
Convention, NFB of Maryland State Convention, or both.  Those interested in
this grant should notify the Scholarship Committee.

 

Please  <https://nfbmd.org/scholarship/apply> apply online (visit
https://nfbmd.org/scholarship) or download, fill out, print, and mail the
<http://nfbmd.org/sites/default/files/mccraw_scholarship_form_2021.doc>
offline application which is attached.

 

 

 

Ronza Othman, President

National Federation of the Blind of Maryland

443-426-4110

Pronouns: she, her, hers

 

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not
the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.

 

 

 

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