[nfbmi-talk] NFB National Scholarship Program -- 2009/2010

[Fred Wurtzel]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

 

CONTACT:  

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org


National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Scholarship Program




Thirty Scholarships Available to College and Postgraduate Students


 

Baltimore, Maryland (November 3, 2009):  The National Federation of the
Blind, the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United
States, announced today that applications are now being accepted for the
2010 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program.  Thirty
scholarships totaling $100,000 will be awarded to blind students from the
United States and Puerto Rico.  The scholarships are available to blind
students who will be enrolled in college or a graduate program beginning in
the fall of 2010, including incoming freshmen.  Scholarships range in value
from $3,000 to $12,000. 

 

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
"The National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program is the
Federation's way of recognizing outstanding academic achievement by blind
students and spreading our positive philosophy of blindness to these
students and to the general public.  Because of the collective efforts of
blind Americans, blind people today are achieving greater academic success
and entering fields of study once thought closed to the blind, and
celebrating their achievements is always a highlight of our national
convention.  I join the Scholarship Committee in inviting every eligible
blind student to submit an application, and I look forward to meeting the
dynamic individuals that will make up the 2010 National Federation of the
Blind scholarship class."

 

Information on the NFB scholarship program is posted online at
www.nfb.org/scholarships .  The deadline for applications is March 31, 2010.


Questions may be directed to the NFB Scholarship Committee Chairman, Mr.
Anil Lewis, by e-mail at Scholarships at nfb.org, or by phone at (410) 659
-9314, extension 2415.