[NFBofSC] 2023 Student Scholarship Application process

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SC Students,

 

The link is below.

 

Please complete the application in full by March 31, 2023.

 

Online Application

 

Eligibility

 

The following requirements apply to all applicants:

 

list of 5 items

. Must be 

legally blind (PDF)

in both eyes.

. Must be residing in the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto
Rico.

. Must be 18 years of age by July 1, 2023.

. Must be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, post-secondary course
of study in a degree program at a U.S. institution in the fall of the year

of application (one scholarship may be given to a person employed full-time
while attending school part-time).

. Must participate in person in the entire NFB National Convention and in
all of its scheduled scholarship program activities (finalists will receive
assistance

to attend the national convention).

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For more information regarding eligibility, we strongly encourage you to
review our 

scholarship program FAQs.

 

4 Jim Halladay HumanWare/NFB Scholarship Opportunities

 

The National Federation of the Blind and HumanWare have proudly collaborated
over the years to offer HumanWare/NFB STEM development opportunities to
students.

For 2023, the newly renamed Jim Halladay HumanWare/NFB scholarship has
doubled the opportunities offered and will award 4 scholarships instead of
2! This

year, HumanWare is offering to each of the four winning candidates one
Brailliant BI40 braille display and $1000 to be used towards tuition fees to
help

winning students complete their studies and be ready to take on the world!
To apply for these awards, NFB scholarship applicants will have an
opportunity

to select a checkbox which will give them access to the Humanware
scholarship application questions as well.  Please note: The selection
process for these

Humanware scholarships is entirely separate from the selection process for
the 30 NFB scholarships.  Those selected as Humanware/NFB scholarship
winners

will be notified separately by Humanware of their winner status.  If NFB
scholarship applicants do not wish to fill out the application questions for
the

Humanware/NFB scholarships, simply do not check the box within the NFB
scholarship application and bypass the associated questions. 

 

Helpful Resources

list of 4 items

. Scholarship Program FAQs

. Scholarship Program Application Checklist

. "Self-Advocacy in Higher Education" (Word) by NFB President Mark A.
Riccobono

. College Scholarships and Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities (via
Affordable Colleges Online)

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For more information about the scholarship program, please contact our
scholarship committee chairperson (email is preferred).

 

Cayte Mendez, Chairperson

NFB Scholarship Committee

Email: 

scholarships at nfb.org

Phone: 410-659-9314, extension 2415

 

https://nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-progra
m