[nabs-l] scholarships for international students

Anmol Bhatia anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com
Sat Dec 31 22:41:33 UTC 2011


Antonio,
I would directly call AFB to ask these questions. There is a 1800 number listed on the application.

Anmol
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--- On Sat, 12/31/11, Antonio Guimaraes <freethaught at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Antonio Guimaraes <freethaught at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] scholarships for  international students
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Saturday, December 31, 2011, 10:29 AM
> Tara,
> 
> Could you give some clarifications on the Torres
> scholarship? I would like to apply based on this description
> on the AFB page.
> 
> The Ferdinand Torres Scholarship provides one (1)
> scholarship of $3,500 to a full-time undergraduate or
> graduate student. Strong preference will be given
> to new immigrants to the United States, and to those
> residing in the New York City metropolitan area. To be
> eligible the applicant must reside in the United
> States, but need not be a citizen of the United States.
> 
> 1. I will be a citizen of the United States by February,
> more than likely.
> 
> 2. I have been in the country since 1995, which means I am
> not a new immigrant.
> 
> 3. How does AFB define "resides in the United States?" Does
> it require applicants to be Resident Alien card holders?
> 
> 4. Do people who are not new immigrants, and do not live in
> the New York metropolitan area have a good chance at
> receiving the Torres scholarship? Ie, number of recipients
> outside the "strong preference" status in the past?
> 
> I realize these questions require thought and a little
> research on your part, but you stated this scholarship is
> for international students who are not citizens. Is the
> strong preference a requirement? Part of that will depend on
> the pool of applicants you will get, but what is the general
> approach?
> 
> I applaud the effort to help fund the international student
> education since this population tends to receive less state
> agency support than others.
> 
> I appreciate your thoughtful response.
> 
> Antonio
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/30/2011 3:27 PM, Tara Annis wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > FYI: AFB has a scholarship for International students,
> those who are studying at a college/university in the United
> States but are not US citizens.  It is called the
> Torres. Visit www.afb.org/scholarships.asp to   
>   apply online.
> > 
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