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and tagline live the life you want."><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind <br>2022 Scholarship Program<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><br>Blind and low-vision high school seniors through grad school students, apply today!<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Application Opens: December 1, 2021<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Deadline: Midnight, eastern, March 31, 2022<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Cash Value Starting at $3,000<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>PLUS more gifts and opportunities to our thirty scholarship finalists!</b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Apply Today! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="file:///C:/Users/Suzanne%20Shaffer/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/TU2APHCM/nfb.org/scholarships">nfb.org/scholarships</a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><h2>How to Apply<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>During the four-month open period, read the rules and the Submission Checklist, complete the official 2020 Scholarship Application Form (online or in print), supply all required documents, and request and complete an interview by an NFB affiliate president. Read the <a href="https://nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-program/scholarship-program-faqs">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page</a> for more information.<span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Questions? Contact the NFB Scholarship Program; Chairperson Cayte Mendez<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="file:///C:/Users/Suzanne%20Shaffer/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/TU2APHCM/Scholarships@nfb.org">Scholarships@nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office: 410-659-9314, ext. 2415, (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bonnie Lucas<br>President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Alaska<br>Cell: 907-301-6808<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:lucas.bonnie@gmail.com">lucas.bonnie@gmail.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Web: <a href="https://alaskanfb.org/">alaskanfb.org</a><a name="_Hlk16627103"><br></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16627103'>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.</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk16627103'></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#BFBFBF'>[Delegate-BML]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>