[nabs-l] NFB Scholarship Program Information

[Cindy Bennett]

Hi,

If you couldn't make the call, here is a quick rundown of the
scholarship website, the eligibility requirements, and the application
submission checklist.

The deadline to apply for a scholarship is March 31. I highly
recommend that you all get your applications completed early! You
don't have a chance of winning if you don't apply! Please also
encourage your blind friends who are not subscribed to this list to
apply.

Scholarship web page:
www.nfb.org/scholarships

Feel free to email me with questions or to post them to the list with
a relevant subject line.

eligibility Requirements
All applicants for these scholarships:

1. must be
legally blind (PDF document)
in both eyes, and
2. must be residing in the United States, the District of Columbia, or
Puerto Rico, and
3. must be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, postsecondary
course of study in a degree program at a United States institution in
the 2015 scholastic
year, except that one scholarship may be given to a person employed
full-time while attending school part-time, and
4. must participate in the entire NFB national convention and in all
of its scheduled scholarship program activities. In addition to a
scholarship, each
winner will receive assistance to attend the 2015 National Federation
of the Blind Annual Convention which takes place in July in Orlando,
Florida, providing
an excellent opportunity for high-level networking with active blind
persons in many different professions and occupations.


Submissions Checklist
FILE FORMATS:  Documents submitted via uploading to your online
application form or sent via attachment to an email must be in DOC,
DOCX, RTF, or PDF file
format. (We do not accept faxed documents.)

[   ] One completed
2015 Scholarship Application Form,
online or in print, is required. (See FAQ #11)
      Non-applicable questions may be marked N/A.  Until the deadline
you may return to your application as often as you wish to edit or
change it or to
delete or replace any attached documents.

[   ] One Essay, limited to 700 words or less, is required. (See FAQ #12)

[   ] Two Letters of Recommendation are required. (See FAQ #15)
      The authors may send their letters directly to us or, if the
authors permit, you may forward them.

[   ] Transcripts are required. (See FAQ #14)
      Provide a transcript from the institution you are currently
attending and from all other postsecondary institutions you've
attended. If you have
attended less than one year of higher education, provide your high
school transcript. We accept transcripts sent by your institution, by
a forwarding service,
or by you.

[   ] High school seniors only--Reports on College Entrance
Examinations are required. (See FAQ #14)
      Send a copy of your report summary from the ACT, SAT, or other
such standardized tests.

[   ]
Proof of Legal Blindness
 is required. (See FAQ #3 through #6)
     Do not send actual medical records. Provide a clear statement
from a qualified professional that certifies you are "legally blind"
according to the
federal definition. The NFB form shows the information that is
preferred. You may use our "
Confirmation of Legal Blindness"
form or a signed statement on business/agency letterhead. You may scan
and upload a signed statement, or send a copy of the original
document. Certifying
Authority: The statement must be completed by a trained certifying
authority, such as an optician, optometrist, ophthalmologist,
physician; rehabilitation
counselor, itinerant teacher, or other professional in work with the
blind; or the president of an NFB state affiliate.

[   ] One
Affiliate President's
 interview is required. (See FAQ #16)
     Before the deadline, applicants must request AND accomplish an
interview (usually by telephone) with the NFB affiliate president (or
the president's
appointee) located in the student's home state or college state,
unless the president chooses to schedule the interview after March 31.
Phone/Email information: State Presidents List. Contact the
Scholarship office if a request is not answered in a week. Email:
 Scholarships at nfb.org
Scholarship Office: (410) 659-9314, extension 2415 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Eastern Time)

Mailing address:
NFB Scholarship Program
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 East Wells Street
      at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Cindy


-- 
Cindy Bennett
1st Year Ph.D. Student, University of Washington
Human Centered Design and Engineering

Treasurer of the National Federation of the Blind of Washington
an Affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind

clb5590 at gmail.com