[Nfbespanol-talk] {Spam?} {Disarmed} Las Becas Nacionales de Hoy en la Federación Nacional de Ciegos

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Imagineering Our Future

Edición 94

febrero de 2017

Las Becas Nacionales de Hoy en la Federación Nacional de Ciegos

La solicitud de becas de la temporada 2017 está abierta ahora. La 
Federación Nacional de Ciegos otorgará 30 becas

Laura Etori

el 15 de julio de 2017, en el banquete anual que culmina la Convención 
Nacional de la Federación. Más de 100.000 dólares, se entrega cada año.

Las metas de los ganadores son muy amplias. Los miembros de la clase 
2016 aspiran a convertirse en actuarios, investigadores científicos, 
educadores, abogados y bioquímicos, sólo para

nombrar unos pocos.

La ganadora de una beca, Jameyanne Fuller, se presentó diciendo, "Pasé 
un año enseñando inglés en Asís, Italia, por una

beca Fulbright, y luego pasé otro año de servicio voluntario en el 
centro de derechos de la discapacidad de New Hampshire, New Hampshire 
Disability Rights Center. Este año voy a ser una

estudiante de derecho de primer año en la Facultad de Derecho de 
Harvard. Estoy sumamente interesada en estudiar y ojalá que pueda 
practicar en el campo de la discapacidad, derecho y política. Esta es mi 
primera

experiencia en la Convención de la Federación. Quiero decir muchas 
gracias a todos los que me han acogido con tanto cariño y entusiasmo".

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Subject: 	National Federation of the Blind Newsletter - NFB Scholarships 
Open Doors to Education
Date: 	Fri, 17 Feb 2017 15:19:01 -0500
From: 	Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind 
<IOF at nfb.org>
Reply-To: 	Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the 
Blind <IOF at nfb.org>
To: 	FRIDA AIZENMAN <nfbfrida at gmail.com>

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National Federation of the Blind logo with tagline: Live the life you want.

  *Imagineering Our Future*

* Issue 94*

*February 2017 *

    *Message from the President* <#Message>

    *National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program History*
    <#History>

    *National Federation of the Blind National Scholarships Today* <#Today>

    *Call to Action: What Can You Do to Help? <#Action>*

    *News from around the Federation * <#News>

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    *Message from the President*

Dear Friend:

For many years I had a poster in my office of John F. Kennedy and his 
baby boy. The poster included the quote "a child miseducated is a child 
lost." I appreciated the sentiment on a number of different levels. One 
of which is that it begs the question: what happens when we create 
opportunities for education? In the National Federation of the Blind we 
create educational opportunities for blind people every day by raising 
expectations and breaking down artificial barriers. We also create 
opportunities by making a real tangible investment in education.

The National Federation of the Blind scholarship program is the largest 
of its kind for blind people in the United States. It embodies our 
raised expectations and our philosophy that blind people can live the 
lives they want; blindness does not hold us back. Scholarship winners 
become all that they can be because we provide not only financial 
support but also mentoring by a dynamic, loving network of blind people 
who challenge other blind people to raise their own expectations. To be 
an NFB scholarship winner is a distinction that is widely recognized, 
and there are hundreds of outstanding blind people across the country 
who have benefited from being a winner and getting connected with the 
network that is the Federation. Equally as significant is the benefit we 
all receive from learning about these blind scholars who are pursuing 
their dreams—often careers that many had not thought possible. Standing 
on the past work of the Federation and the groundwork laid by other 
blind leaders, our scholarship finalists are reaching for new heights 
and inspiring us in the circle of mentoring that is our organization.

I did not win an NFB scholarship, but as a result of my exposure to our 
winners I have achieved more than I would have alone. They helped me to 
believe that I could succeed academically, professionally, and 
personally. I look forward to meeting our scholarship class each year 
and learning what they bring to the diversity of perspectives within our 
movement. We know that as blind people we must overcome low 
expectations, both those held by society and by ourselves, and by their 
example our scholarship winners help to bring that lesson home.

Your contributions help make scholarships and the mentoring that goes 
along with them happen. I gave a presentation to a group of parents of 
blind children not long ago. In speaking on behalf of the Federation, I 
told them that their children are our children—that as an organization 
of and for blind people, we work daily to make sure they have greater 
opportunities. One mom yelled out, "Does that mean you are paying for 
them to go to college?" Although the remark was meant to be funny, I was 
pleased that I could say, "Yes, we are providing that opportunity 
through the most dynamic scholarship program for blind people."

Thank you for your role in helping our children live the lives they 
want—lives built on a strong foundation of education, love, hope, and 
determination through the National Federation of the Blind.

Sincerely,

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Mark A. Riccobono, President
National Federation of the Blind

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    National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program History

The National Federation of the Blind has long been dedicated to helping 
blind people overcome obstacles to achieve their dreams. One of the ways 
that the Federation empowers blind people to live the lives they want is 
by recognizing the achievements of blind scholars. Since 1965 the NFB 
has been granting merit-based college scholarships to blind students 
living and studying in the United States (and in Puerto Rico since 
1992). The year 2017 marks the fifty-second anniversary of this 
long-standing and important program, which to date has awarded over nine 
hundred scholarships and distributed over $3 million dollars.

Over the years, the program has grown to become one of the most coveted 
suite of scholarships available to blind students, receiving over five 
hundred applications last year; but like most programs, it started 
small. In 1965 there were two scholarships for up to $300 per student 
awarded, which would be equivalent to receiving $2,274 in 2016. The 
first scholarship application asked for nothing more than the student’s 
transcripts and a 250-word statement on why they were applying and how 
the scholarship would help them achieve their goals. No proof of 
blindness was requested. As the program developed more scholarships were 
added, the amounts the Federation awarded grew, and both the application 
requirements and the competition increased.

In 2016 the NFB awarded $124,000 in scholarships, with amounts ranging 
from $3,000 to $12,000 per student. Awards are based on academic 
achievement and leadership potential. Since 1971 these qualities have 
been evaluated through attendance at the NFB’s annual convention, where 
winners get to interact with blind attendees and receive mentoring 
opportunities with the scholarship committee members, all of whom are 
blind themselves. The committee uses these interactions to make the 
final determination of which student will receive each award. And while 
many Federation leaders have been former winners, membership has never 
been a requirement for applying or winning an NFB scholarship.

Now the NFB Scholarship Program annually provides thirty scholars, 
ranging from high school seniors to graduate students, with the ability 
to make their education goals a reality. Many of their stories are 
chronicled in the pages of the /Braille Monitor/, the flagship 
publication of the Federation. Some scholarships are donated by people 
in memory of a deceased loved one, some by NFB members, and some are 
funded by entities wishing to contribute to the educational success of 
blind students.

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    National Federation of the Blind National Scholarships Today

The 2017 scholarship application season is open now. The National 
Federation of the Blind will award thirty

Laura Etori Laura Etori

scholarships on July 15, 2017, at the annual banquet that culminates the 
NFB National Convention. More than $100,000 is awarded each year.

Winners’ goals are wide ranging. Members of the 2016 class aspired to 
become an actuary, research scientist, educator, attorney, and 
biochemist, just to name a few. Listen to the 2016 winners present 
during national convention 
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from the NFB website. One scholarship winner, Jameyanne Fuller, 
introduced herself by saying, “I spent a year teaching English in 
Assisi, Italy, on a Fulbright scholarship, and then I spent another year 
volunteering for the New Hampshire Disability Rights Center. This year I 
will be a first-year law student at Harvard Law School. I am very 
interested in studying and hopefully practicing in the area of 
disability law and policy. This is my very first NFB Convention 
experience. I want to say thank you so much to everyone who has welcomed 
me so warmly and enthusiastically.” Read what all of our 2016 winners 
had to say in the /Braille Monitor/ article 
<https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=6472&qid=1665473>.

Deanna Greco Deanna Greco

Past winners tell us that the national convention experience affords 
higher value than the money. “Imagine a place where there are 2,500 
people using white canes and guide dogs, a place where the sighted 
person in the room is in the minority, a place where you feel accepted, 
loved, and supported. I found this place at the National Federation of 
the Blind’s National Convention. I was fortunate enough to be one of the 
NFB’s 2016 scholarship winners.” Read more in "National Convention 
Reflections" by Deanna Greco and Laura Etori in the Fall 2016 edition of 
/The Sounding Board/ 
<https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=6473&qid=1665473>.

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    *Call to Action: What Can You Do to Help?*

Please share the link to NFB scholarships, https://nfb.org/scholarships 
<https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=6474&qid=1665473>. 
Anyone who is legally blind and will be enrolled in a degree program in 
the fall of 2017 should apply.

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    provide the foundation for our children to become high achievers.
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