[NABS-L] Fw: [Ohio-Talk] 2023 NFB Ohio Scholarship!

[Shane Popplestone]

For those not on ohio-talk, I'm Forwarding this on behalf of Kinshuk 
Tella, Chairman, Scholarship Committee, National Federation of the Blind 
of Ohio.


Shane Popplestone
vice president of the Ohio Association of blind students
co-chair of the ohio newsline committee
member of the Grater Akron Chapter
member of Ohio Association of Guide Dog users
spopplestone.nfb at gmail.com
You can live the life you want!


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>From "Kinshuk Tella via Ohio-Talk" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
To "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc "Kinshuk Tella" <kinshuk.tella at gmail.com>
Date 5/1/2023 8:00:00 AM
Subject [Ohio-Talk] 2023 NFB Ohio Scholarship!

Ohio,



Please share this scholarship info with any blind students in the state! 
We are accepting applications for one more month!


Application Form link:

https://forms.gle/q8a5oCUss9KXgkaF7



The National Federation of the Blind of Ohio joyfully announces the 
opening of our 2023 scholarship program intended to benefit blind 
college students. In  the fall of 2023 NFBO will offer scholarships to 
outstanding blind students who currently live in, or are attending 
college in the state of Ohio during the 2023-2024 academic school year. 
The three scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $1,500, $2,000, 
and $2,500. The awards will be checks made directly to the winners.


Scholarship winners must attend the entire National Federation of the 
Blind of Ohio (NFBO) state convention during November 17th - 19th in 
Columbus, OH, and participate in all activities sponsored by the Ohio 
Association of Blind Students (OABS). In addition, scholarship winners 
will be required to meet with the Scholarship Committee during the state 
convention.


Scholarship winners will be notified no later than August 1, 2023. All 
convention expenses will be provided for each scholarship winner. These 
expenses will include transportation, hotel accommodations, 
registration, and banquet fees.  For more information on the NFBO state 
convention, please visit http://www.nfbohio.org 
<http://www.nfbohio.org/>.


Applicants do not need to be members of NFBO to apply for these 
scholarships.


To be eligible for these scholarships, all applicants shall:

•Be certified as being legally blind.

•Be a resident of the state of Ohio or be a full-time student at an Ohio 
college or university.

•Be pursuing a full-time postsecondary course of study during the 
2023-2024 academic school year.

•Participate in the entire NFBO 2023 state convention and all scheduled 
OABS activities.

•Complete all application requirements by May 31, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. 
(this includes: Google Form, 2 letters of recommendation (which includes 
one from an interview with an NFB Ohio leader), unofficial transcripts, 
and personal essay


Please make sure all applications are complete. The National Federation 
of the Blind of Ohio's scholarship committee does not accept 
responsibility for incomplete applications. Each application will be 
reviewed by the committee, and candidates will be notified of their 
awards by e-mail. All decisions made by the scholarship committee are 
final.


Questions should be directed to:

Kinshuk Tella, Chairman, Scholarship Committee, National Federation of 
the Blind of Ohio kinshuk.tella at gmail.com.

--
Kinshuk Tella
He/Him/His
937-708-9930
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