[NFB-NM] 2019 Student Scholarship Information

[Tonia Trapp]

National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico 

Scholarship Rules and Guidelines

 

The National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico (NFBNM) wants every blind
New Mexican to have the skills and opportunities to be successful and live
the life they want.  

 

So for this reason, we offer our scholarship program to blind individuals
who are eager to learn and share their successes with other blind
individuals.  The NFBNM not only offers a cash prize award, it also offers
the winner an opportunity to attend the National Convention of the National
Federation of the Blind, the nation's largest gathering of the blind.   The
2019 convention will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada during the week of July 7,
2019.

 

After attending and participating in the national convention and providing
proof of registration at the student's institution of higher learning for
the upcoming academic year, the winner will receive the scholarship award.

 

Scholarship applicants must be legally blind and attending a college,
university, or vocational school in the upcoming 2019-2020 school year.
Scholarship awards represent money in the winner's pocket! There is no
restriction on the use to which the awards can be put. All material
pertaining to the scholarship application must be turned in no later than
March 1, 2019.

 

1.            The applicant must be legally blind and a New Mexico resident.

 

2.            The applicant must have a GPA of 2.0 or better. If the
applicant has been out of school for over five years, the 2.0 GPA may be
waived, depending upon references and work or volunteer experiences.

 

3.            If the applicant is beginning his/her first year at a two or
four-year college or university, he/she must be taking no less than 9 credit
hours. For first semester students, two of the classes may be non-credit
classes. If the applicant needs to take less than 9 credit hours, this MUST
be because of medical reasons, which must be documented. Also, if 6 credit
hours are a requirement of the higher education program, there must be
verified documentation from the specific institution.

 

4.            Required application material

A)           An official copy of a current transcript;

B)            An essay (between 500 and 1,000 words) written by the
applicant and introducing the applicant as a person and discussing how the
applicant has integrated into the sighted world.

C)            Proof of legal blindness.
This can be documentation from an ophthalmologist or a letter from a New
Mexico Commission for the Blind rehabilitation counselor.

D)           Three letters of informative recommendation from the community.
Recommendations should reflect the applicant's involvement in their
community.   At least one letter of reference must be from an NFB of New
Mexico State or local board member.
for more information regarding Federation members, contact the NFB of New
Mexico State President or scholarship chair.

 

5.            Winners must be present at the state convention of the NFBNM,
April 4-7, 2019 and be present at the banquet of the NFBNM to be held at the
Embassy Suites Hotel in Albuquerque, NM on April 6, 2019.

 

6.            Winners must also attend and participate in the annual
convention of the National Federation of the Blind to be held in Las Vegas,
Nevada in July. After the winner of this year's award has been announced,
the winner must work with the scholarship committee to arrange for airline
tickets and hotel reservations for the national convention.

 

7.            Applicants MUST send ALL required application materials in ONE
final email with attachments or one envelope via regular mail.  Each letter
of recommendation must be contained in its own separate attachment or on a
separate piece of paper and it must be signed by the author.  The committee
reserves the right to ask for additional information from an applicant.

 

8.            All letters of recommendation MUST be current, within the
scholarship year.

 

9.            Scholarship Award checks will be sent to winners who have
attended the national convention and upon receipt of verification of
registration for the fall, 2019-2020 quarter or semester at the institution
which the applicant is attending.

 




Scholarship Application

(complete this form and use as cover sheet for your package)

Name:

 

Address:

 

City, State, Zip:

 

Home Phone:

 

Cell Phone:

 

Email:

 

Name of High School and location

 

Dates Attended:

 

GPA:

 

Name of College, University, or Business/Technical School and location:

 

Dates Attended:

 

GPA:

 

Total Post-Secondary Credit Hours Earned:

 

Major Field of Study:

 

List any special awards or scholarships received:

 

 

 

 

 

Return to:

NFB of New Mexico - Scholarship Committee

Caroline Benavidez

CRounds1 at msn.com

520 Mayfair Place SW

Albuquerque, NM 87121

 

 

 

 

Tonia Trapp, secretary

National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico

nfbnewmexicosecretary at gmail.com

www.nfbnm.org

 

Live the life you want.

 

The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work
together to help blind people live the lives they want.

 

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