<div dir="ltr"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">The deadline is rapidly approaching to apply for the 2026 National Federation of the Blind scholarships!</span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">the National Federation of the Blind awards scholarships to recognize achievement by blind and low-vision scholars. Thanks to our generous partners, there are thirty $10,000 merit-based scholarships currently available. But the cash prize is only one aspect of this prestigious program. We also provide funding to travel to and attend the National Federation of the Blind\u2019s national convention, with opportunities to network with blind students, to exchange information and ideas, and to meet and talk with hundreds of blind professionals from diverse fields.</span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">Start your application early and submit all the required items before the deadline of March 31, 2026. Review the eligibility requirements, rules, and the submission checklist. This is an opportunity of a lifetime!</span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">2026 Scholarship Application Form: </span><a href="https://scholarships.nfb.org/" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">https://scholarships.nfb.org</span></a></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Lia Stone<br>Chair, National Federation of the Blind of NJ Scholarship Committee<br><br></div></div></div>