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Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:27.8pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:25.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:27.8pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:17.1pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Questions? </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Contact the NFB Scholarship Program; Chairperson Cayte Mendez<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:27.8pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:Scholarships@nfb.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Scholarships@nfb.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:27.8pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:76.95pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-59.85pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Office: (410) 659 -9314, ext. 2415, (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>///<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002F6D;letter-spacing:-.6pt'>2019 Scholarship Submissions Checklist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>A complete application submitted before the deadline consists of the 2019 Scholarship Application Form, the required documents listed below, and one interview. See the </span></b><a href="https://nfb.org/scholarship-faq"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Frequently Asked Questions</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> (FAQ) document for detailed information on each item. </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>DEADLINE: March 31, 2019, midnight, EST</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> (online date or postmarked mail)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>FILE FORMATS</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>: Documents submitted via uploading to your online application form or sent via attachment to an email must be in DOC, DOCX, RTF, or PDF file format. (We do not accept faxed documents.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>[ ] One completed 2019 Scholarship Application Form, online or in print </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>(See FAQ #11): Non-applicable questions should be marked N/A. Until the deadline you may return to your online application as often as you wish to edit or change it or to delete or replace any attached documents.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>[ ] One essay, <i>limited to 700</i> <i>words or less</i></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> (See FAQ #12)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>[ ]</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> <b>At least one letter of recommendation</b> (See FAQ #15): You may send more than one letter of recommendation if you wish. The author may send his/her letter directly to us (via email or to the address at the bottom of this document) or, if the author permits, you may forward the letter to us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>[ ]</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> <b>Transcript(s)</b> (See FAQ #14): Provide a transcript (original or copy) from the institution you are currently attending and from all other postsecondary institutions you’ve attended. If you have attended less than one year of higher education, provide your high school transcript. We accept transcripts sent by your institution, by a forwarding service, or by you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>[ ] High school seniors only—Report(s) on college entrance examinations should be submitted, if available</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> (See FAQ #14): Send a copy of your report summary from the ACT, SAT, or other such standardized tests.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>[ ]</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> </span><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/confirmation-of-legal-blindness.pdf"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Proof of Legal Blindness</span></b></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> (See FAQ #3 through #6): Do not send actual medical records. Provide a clear statement from a qualified professional that certifies you are "legally blind" <i>in both eyes</i> according to the federal definition. You may use our "</span><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/confirmation-of-legal-blindness.pdf"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Confirmation of Legal Blindness</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>" form (which shows the preferred information) or a signed statement on business/agency letterhead. You may scan and upload a signed statement or send a copy of the original document. <i>Certifying Authority:</i> The statement must be completed by a trained certifying authority, such as an optician, optometrist, ophthalmologist, physician; rehabilitation counselor, itinerant teacher, or other professional in work with the blind; or the president of an NFB state affiliate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>[ ]</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> <b>One </b></span><a href="https://nfb.org/state-and-local-organizations"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Affiliate President's</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <span style='color:#333333'>interview </span></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>(See FAQ #16): Before the deadline of March 31, applicants must request AND accomplish an interview (usually by telephone) with the NFB affiliate president (or the president's appointee) located in the student's home state or college state, unless the state president chooses to schedule the interview after March 31. Phone/email information for state presidents is available at </span><a href="https://nfb.org/state-presidents-list"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://nfb.org/state-presidents-list</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.<span style='color:#333333'> Contact the Scholarship office if your request for an interview is not answered within a week.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:Scholarships@nfb.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Scholarships@nfb.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><span style='color:#333333'>Scholarship Office: (410) 659-9314, extension 2415 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern Time)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Mailing address:<br>Scholarship Program<br>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<br>200 East Wells Street <br>Baltimore, Maryland 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Suzanne Hartfield-Turner, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBOH-Cleveland Chapter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>P: (641) 715-3900<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ex: 582705<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A: PO Box 141077<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cleveland, Ohio 44114<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>E: <a href="mailto:President.NFB.ClevelandOhio@Gmail.com">President.NFB.ClevelandOhio@Gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please visit and take a moment to like our Facebook Page!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/">https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>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.<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>