<div><div dir="auto">Good Morning,</div></div><div dir="auto">Read about another awesome opportunity being offered by the National Federation of the Blind. Please pass this information along to others who might benefit from this experience.</div><div dir="auto">Cathy</div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">NFB EQ Program</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:STEM@nfb.org">STEM@nfb.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 2:30 AM<br>Subject: Plan for Summer Now. Attend NFB EQ!<br>To: Cathy Jackson <<a href="mailto:cathyj1949@gmail.com">cathyj1949@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<h1><span style="font-size:24pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif"><strong>Applications Open: Apply for Our STEM Summer Program</strong></span></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif"><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15926&qid=3255731" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Para Español</a></span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:18pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif"><strong><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=16049&qid=3295649" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">NFB Engineering Quotient (EQ) Program</a><br>
June 21-27, 2020<br>
St. Paul, Minnesota</strong></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif"><em>“NFB EQ gave me more confidence to keep doing what I want—no one can stop me! The program opened my eyes to even more options in the field [of engineering] and it gave me some confidence that I can do some mechanical stuff that I didn’t think I could do before.” – Michael, Texas</em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif">Join the National Federation of the Blind this summer at the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15889&qid=3255731" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Science Museum of Minnesota</a> for a week-long program of hands-on lessons and various recreational activities. No specific level of previous engineering experience. Not a student? Share with a blind or low-vision teen today! </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif">Meet new people. Learn new things. Have an exciting adventure!</span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:18pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif"><strong>Transportation and Hotel</strong></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif">Participant’s transportation to and from the program will be arranged by the National Federation of the Blind. Students will travel to St. Paul/Minneapolis on Sunday and will travel home on the following Saturday. This is a residential program; students will stay in a hotel (with a roommate) paid for by the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute and all meals will be provided.</span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:18pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif"><strong>How to Apply</strong></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif">Blind or low-vision students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 school year in a school (public, private, charter, residential, or home school) in the United States and available to attend the entire program are encouraged to apply.</span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:18pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif"><strong><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=16049&qid=3295649" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Apply Now!</a></strong></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif">Applications are due March 29, 2020. No registration fee and minimal costs! Read the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=16050&qid=3295649" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">FAQs</a> for more details about cost.</span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:18pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif"><strong>Contact Us</strong></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif">Contact us at <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15892&qid=3255731" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">STEM@nfb.org</a>, 410-659-9314, extension 2418, or by mail:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif">National Federation of the Blind<br>
c/o NFB EQ<br>
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/200+East+Wells+Street+%0D%0A%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09Baltimore,+Maryland+21230?entry=gmail&source=g">200 East Wells Street</a><br><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/200+East+Wells+Street+%0D%0A%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09Baltimore,+Maryland+21230?entry=gmail&source=g">
Baltimore, Maryland 21230</a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",serif">This material is based upon work supported by the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=15893&qid=3255731" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">National Science Foundation</a> under Grant No. 1712887. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.</span></span></p>
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