<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">National Federation of the Blind</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:webmaster@nfb.org">webmaster@nfb.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 4:04 PM<br>Subject: Scholarships for Blind & Low-Vision Students: Application Open<br>To: NFBGA <<a href="mailto:dgriffin@nfbga.org">dgriffin@nfbga.org</a>><br></div><br>It IS OPEN NOW! Please ashre this information with any and all students bound for or already in college.<br>
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<p style="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt"><span style="color:black">Scholarship Opportunity Available: Start Your Application Today</span></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black">We are invested in the future of blind people. Each year, the National Federation of the Blind awards scholarships to recognize achievement by blind and low-vision scholars. Thanks to our generous partners, there are thirty $8,000 merit-based scholarships currently available. And the cash value is only one aspect of this prestigious program. The program also provides funding to travel to and attend the National Federation of the Blind’s national convention with the opportunity to network with more blind students, to exchange
information and ideas, and to meet and talk with hundreds of blind people who are successfully working in many occupations and professions. Apply for the scholarship program now.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black">Colin Wong, winner of the 2022 Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship, said at the national convention in New Orleans:</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black">“The Federation is a place of support. It's a place of love, hope, and determination. The Federation has given me so much more than I have been able to give to it. Today it has given me an educational opportunity. Collectively it has given all of us standing on this stage a future. For that I am eternally grateful.”</span></span></i></span></span></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin-top:3px"><span style="font-size:22pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">How to Apply</span></span></span></h2>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black">Start your application early to submit all the required items before the deadline of March 31, 2023. Review the eligibility requirements, rules, and the submission checklist. A complete application includes:</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black"><span style="line-height:normal"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The official <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=28077&qid=8079804" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2023 Scholarship Application Form</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black">All required documents, which include an essay, transcripts, proof of blindness, and a letter of recommendation</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black">An interview by your state affiliate president of the National Federation of the Blind</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-top:11px;margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=28086&qid=8079804" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for more information</a>. Take advantage of this opportunity and apply for the scholarship program.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<h2 style="margin-top:3px"><span style="font-size:22pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Contact Us</span></span></span></h2>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="color:black">If you have questions, please contact Cayte Mendez, Scholarship Committee Chair, at <a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=28088&qid=8079804" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">scholarships@nfb.org</a>, or call 410-659-9314, extension 2415, (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. eastern time).</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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