<div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p align="center" style="margin:7.5pt 0in;line-height:17.12px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.6pt">The New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired </span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin:7.5pt 0in;line-height:17.12px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.6pt">Board of Trustees 2021 - 2022 Academic Year </span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin:7.5pt 0in;line-height:17.12px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.6pt">Scholarship Program </span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin:7.5pt 0in;line-height:17.12px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.6pt">Application Deadline: May 5, 2021</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.6pt"> </span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The following privately-funded scholarships will be awarded </span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 3.75pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The Nathan & Sally Rogoff</span></u></i></b><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> Scholarship for Academic Excellence </span></u></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Amount: </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">$1,000 (One Thousand Dollars) </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Sponsor:</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> NJ Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CBVI) - Board of Trustees  </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Award based on (evaluative priority order): </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> GPA, SAT score, essay quality, strength of letters of recommendation, and amount and nature of community service </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:top"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The Caroline Rose Foster </span></u></i></b><b><u><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Scholarship for Independence and Self-Determination </span></u></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:top"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Amount:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> $1,000 (One Thousand Dollars) </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:top"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Sponsors:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> The CBVI Board of Trustees </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:top"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Award based on (evaluative priority order):</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> Response to essay questions, strength of letters of recommendation, financial need, GPA, and SAT score. </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The Cathy and Herb Bodensiek</span></u></i></b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> Scholarship<b> for Students Majoring in</b> <b>Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) or Business Administration   </b></span></u></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Amount:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> $2,000 (Two Thousand Dollars) </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Sponsor:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> Estate of Herb Bodensiek </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Award based on (evaluative priority order):</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> <b><u>Candidate must major in STEM or Business Administration</u></b>; response to essay questions, strength of letters of recommendation, GPA, SAT score, amount and nature of community service and financial need. </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The Mary Louise Buckley </span></u></i></b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Scholarship<b> for Students Majoring in</b> <b>Health Services or Communications   </b></span></u></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Amount: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">$5,000 (Five Thousand Dollars) </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Sponsor: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Estate of Mary Louise Buckley </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Award based on (evaluative priority order):</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> <b><u>Candidate must major in Health Services or Communications</u></b>; response to essay questions, strength of letters of recommendation, GPA, SAT score, amount and nature of community service and financial need. </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:rgb(233,243,235)"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Eligibility Requirements  </span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">U.S. citizen or legal resident</span> </li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Resident of New Jersey </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Active/Eligible  NJCBVI Client  </span></b></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Full-time college student, undergraduate or graduate who will be registered and attend classes in the 2021 – 2022 academic year.<b> <br><b style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></b></b></span></li></ul><div><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><b><b style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Applicant must demonstrate:  </span></b><br></b></span></div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">A minimum GPA of 2.5 </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Community involvement /service to others </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Financial need (Bodensiek Scholarship only) </span></li></ul><div><b style="font-size:12pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,31,30);border-width:1pt;border-style:none;border-color:windowtext;padding:0in">What is needed to apply?</span> </b><br></div><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Follow the detailed directions that can be found on CBVI’s web site, which include the link to the application. </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Where do I find the scholarship detailed information and application? </span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Go to: <a href="https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/home/scholarships.html" target="_blank">https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/home/scholarships.html</a> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Where and when is the application and other documentation to be submitted? </span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">The application can be electronically submitted upon completion. Supporting documentation MUST be emailed by <b>May 5, 2021</b> to: </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center"><a href="mailto:CBVI.Scholarship@dhs.nj.gov" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">CBVI.Scholarship@dhs.nj.gov</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:17.12px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">(Questions should be emailed to the above address) </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Applications and supporting documentation must be received via email by or before May 5, 2021.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">  </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div id="m_4620084964269321693gmail-m_1313969220809438881x_Signature"><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><img size="0" src="cid:e8dd6a13-b0a0-42c5-b291-abfef27aea86" style="max-width: 100%;"><br></div><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></p><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><i><span style="margin:0px;font-size:9pt">Image NJCBVI Logo: </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:9pt">Dark blue </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:9pt">Braille cells that depict NJCBVI, with a gray hand hovering over the letter "N" with the finger pointed to read; to the right and directly under the Braille cells is NJCBVI in large, bold, blue block letters under which in all caps is New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired in gray letters.</span></i></span></span><br></div></div></div></div></div><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b>This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the sender and recipient(s) named above. This message may include advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material and, as such, would be privileged and confidential and not a public document. Any Information in this e-mail identifying a client of the Department of Human Services is confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it and you must delete this message. You are requested to notify the sender by return e-mail.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">...<br></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></font></div><div></div></div><div dir="auto"></div><font color="#888888"></font></div></div></div></div></div>
</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>​</span>Warmly, <br>Linda Melendez, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>732-421-7063<br></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Email: </span><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">president@nfbnj.org</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br><i>Website: </i></span><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Facebook: </i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Twitter: </i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfbnewjersey" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">@NFBNewJersey</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>YouTube: </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">NFBNJTransformDreams</span></i></a><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Live the life you want.<br></i><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><font size="1">The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Everyday we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.</font></i></span></font><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><font size="1"><br></font></i></span></font></div><div></div></div><div dir="auto"></div><font color="#888888"></font></div></div>