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Cheryl<div><br></div><div>Yes! According to Suzanne the ones that are on the website now are for students but the specific ones don’t come out until January! I know it sounds like I’m jumping the gun but I am excited to try to go to the 2018 National Convention. </div><div><br></div><div>Owen<br><br><br><a href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Saturday, November 18, 2017, 8:59 PM, Cheryl Fields via NFBOH-Cleveland <nfboh-cleveland@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div dir="ltr">Hello All! What a great subject, NFB Scholarships!<br></div><div dir="ltr"> The National office provides 2 scholarships that may be of interest<br></div><div dir="ltr">to some of you. There is an academic scholarship and it is time to<br></div><div dir="ltr">apply now, deadline March 31, 2018.<br></div><div dir="ltr"> The Kenneth Jernigan scholarship for convention assistance, not<br></div><div dir="ltr">available for 2018 National convention yet.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">In addition, there are the Kenneth Jernigan tickets that offer the<br></div><div dir="ltr">purchaser a chance to win an all expense paid trip to the next years<br></div><div dir="ltr">convention. These tickets will go on sale in the spring! Remember, the<br></div><div dir="ltr">Jernigan raffle tickets that are purchased in 2018, winners will<br></div><div dir="ltr">redeme prize for the 2019 NFB National Convention.<br></div><div dir="ltr"> President Suzanne Turner will make these tickets available to the membership.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Please use the links below or go to nfb.org to learn more.<br></div><div dir="ltr">The Ohio Affiliate also provides academic scholarships that are<br></div><div dir="ltr">awarded during the state convention banquet. The NFB Ohio applications<br></div><div dir="ltr">are usually available during the spring.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Our Ohio Affiliate offers convention assistance too, watch Ohio-Talk<br></div><div dir="ltr">and the Cleveland list serve for details!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">So, if you are considering going back to school or a current<br></div><div dir="ltr">student... apply, apply, apply during the open application times.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks and enjoy the rest of your weekend!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Scholarship Program: The 2018 NFB scholarship program begins November<br></div><div dir="ltr">1, 2017, and ends on March 31, 2018. Chair of the Scholarship<br></div><div dir="ltr">Committee is Cayte Mendez; email <a ymailto="mailto:scholarships@nfb.org." href="mailto:scholarships@nfb.org.">scholarships@nfb.org.</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship Fund: Applications are closed.<br></div><div dir="ltr">NFB members, blind or sighted, who have not yet attended an NFB<br></div><div dir="ltr">national convention because of lack of funding are eligible to apply<br></div><div dir="ltr">next year. Chairman is Allen Harris; email <a ymailto="mailto:kjscholarships@nfb.org." href="mailto:kjscholarships@nfb.org.">kjscholarships@nfb.org.</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hope this helps.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Lets Build the federation!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cheryl E. Fields Secretary<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">National Federation of the blind of Cleveland<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a dir="ltr" href="tel:216-566-4317" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4">216-566-4317</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">nfbohio.org<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">nfb.org<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the<br></div><div dir="ltr">characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the<br></div><div dir="ltr">expectations of blind people, because low expectations create<br></div><div dir="ltr">obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life<br></div><div dir="ltr">you want; blindness is not what holds you back<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">NFBOH-Cleveland mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org">NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBOH-Cleveland:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org/ojmccaf1963%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org/ojmccaf1963%40yahoo.com</a><br></div><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div>
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