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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h3><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Scholarship Program–Applications Open:<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Get those applications in and join an long list of illustrious Nebraskans who have won this great honor in the past.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Every year, the National Federation of the Blind awards more than $120,000 to blind scholars across the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in recognition of their achievements and professional aspirations. The NFB Scholarship Program is our investment in the future of blind people who demonstrate scholastic aptitude, leadership, and service. The cash value of our thirty scholarships, generally ranging from $3,000 to $12,000, is only one aspect of this prestigious program. Each winner also receives funding to travel to and attend the NFB’s national convention, where they have the opportunity to network with other 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The application process is open and we encourage students to start the process now. Review the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-program/scholarship-program-application-checklist">scholarship application checklist</a> and the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-program/scholarship-program-faqs">scholarship program FAQs</a>. Share this opportunity that invests in the future of blind people. Learn about the eligibility and requirements of the <a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-program">2021 scholarship program</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:459.6pt;background:#002F6D'><tr style='height:45.0pt'><td width=0 style='width:.3pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt'></td><td width=102 style='width:76.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:45.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=19091&qid=4589504"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. 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All applications and supporting documentation must be submitted no later than March 31, 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>