[Nfb-hi] FW: [NCSAB Members] AFB Scholarship program

[Milton Ota]

From: LGrupen at dhs.hawaii.gov [mailto:LGrupen at dhs.hawaii.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 9:10 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Fw: [NCSAB Members] AFB Scholarship program

For legally blind students 
  
AFB Scholarship Programs for 2012 offers 11 scholarships totaling $19,000. They are in these amounts: 
1 award for $500 – restricted to student in full-time graduate study, any field. 
5 awards for $1,000 each – 4 different restrictions (grad or undergrad in rehab field/teacher of the blind or VI; grad or undergrad female in study of classical or religious music; grad or undergrad in study of engineering or computer, physical or life sciences; 2 awards restricted to undergrad females in a four-year degree program for literature or music). 
4 awards for $2,500 each – grad or undergrad in rehab or education of the blind or VI. 
1 award for $3,500 –  grad or undergrad but preference given to new immigrants to the U.S. residing in NYC metro area. 
Information and application forms at  <http://www.afb.org/scholarships.asp> www.afb.org/scholarships.asp. Questions to AFB Information Center: (800) 232-5463 or  <mailto:afbinfo at afb.net> afbinfo at afb.net.