[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: Largest Scholarship for Blind Scholars Gets Bigger

[Dorothy Griffin]

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From: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org>
Date: Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 9:15 AM
Subject: Largest Scholarship for Blind Scholars Gets Bigger
To: Dorothy Griffin <dgriffin at nfbga.org>



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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
National Federation of the Blind Enhances Largest Scholarship Program for
Blind Scholars *Thirty Winners to Receive $8,000 Each*

*Baltimore (January 5, 2022):* The National Federation of the Blind, the
transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans, is
now accepting scholarship applications. Thirty scholarships are available
for blind students who are residents of the fifty states, the District of
Columbia, or Puerto Rico and who are pursuing or plan to pursue a full-time
post-secondary course of study in a degree program at an accredited United
States institution in the fall of the 2022-2023 academic year.*

In recognition of the rising cost of tuition and after careful review of
the scholarship program, each scholarship winner will receive $8,000. This
amount will replace the tiered scholarship amounts used in previous years.
However, special scholarships will still be presented to students in
certain areas of study or with other specific qualifications. The
application period closes March 31. Scholarship finalists will be announced
later in the spring and will attend and participate in the 2022 convention
of the National Federation of the Blind, which takes place July 5-10 in New
Orleans. The class of finalists will select one from among their number who
will receive a special scholarship and have the opportunity to address the
convention banquet.

“Our scholarship program is one of our longest-running and most important
initiatives, through which we recognize academic excellence and cultivate
future leaders of the organized blind movement,” said Mark Riccobono,
President of the National Federation of the Blind. “Building on that strong
foundation, we are now significantly enhancing the awards granted and
making the experience even more inclusive, engaging, and meaningful for the
finalists.”

*Please note: One scholarship may be given to a person employed full-time
while attending school part-time. In addition, applicants must be eighteen
years of age by July 5, 2022.

For more information and to apply online, visit www.nfb.org/scholarships
<https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=24173&qid=6677352>.

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The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.