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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota is pleased to announce that the application window for our 2021 scholarships is open now through April 15. Legally blind postsecondary students attending school full-time in Minnesota are
encouraged to apply. Two scholarships of $2,000 and $1,500 will be awarded at our state convention in Bloomington on November 5-7, and your expenses will be paid to attend that convention. In addition, scholarship winners will have the opportunity to attend
our national virtual convention on July 6-11. The application and all pertinent information and an on-line application can be found at<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfbmn.org%2Fprograms%2Fscholarships&data=04%7C01%7C%7C3899bd140a5642433a9408d8e0a99a68%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637506366519546375%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=WuZZPX3avoAMePBjmJotGOHjulnVvqng%2FXTV9N304kI%3D&reserved=0">https://www.nfbmn.org/programs/scholarships</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that our state convention was "virtual" last year, so a decision will be made about the actual location of our state convention closer to the scheduled date.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A Microsoft Word version of the application is also attached to this note. If you use the attached Microsoft Word form, send it with the required documents to Scholarships@nfbmn.org. If it is necessary to submit the application on paper,
use the mailing address supplied with the application in the attached document. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For questions about the application process, please contact the Scholarship Committee at<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:%3cScholarships@nfbmn.org%3e">Scholarships@nfbmn.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">or call our office at 612-872-9363.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">*** A Note from our national office: Thirty schlarships will be awarded by the National Federation of the Blind. The deadline for NFB national applications is March 31, 2021. Please note that the national program is a separate program with
its own application process from the Minnesota scholarships, and details are accessible from the main page of the National Federation of the Blind website:
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nfb.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C3899bd140a5642433a9408d8e0a99a68%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637506366519556370%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=uscYScRqG6f9nkLQIQjifvSz9bLJPPJV%2BFyQ2kOzd0g%3D&reserved=0">
https://www.nfb.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NFB of Minnesota Scholarship Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
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