[NFBV-Alexandria] Announcing the 2018 National Federation of the Blind of Virginia College Scholarship (applications due 9/25)

Fri Aug 17 12:39:10 UTC 2018

Please share with eligible students.

>From Brian Miller, National Federation of the Blind  Virginia Scholarship
Committee Chair

Materials are in this message and in the attached Word Document.

THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF VIRGINIA

2018 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The NFB of Virginia is pleased to announce the launch of its James F. Nelson
merit scholarship program for the academic year 2018-2019. Up to three
scholarships of $1500.00 will be awarded based on academic achievement,
community engagement, and leadership potential. 

The NFB of Virginia believes that all blind and visually impaired students
who apply for a James F. Nelson scholarship can benefit from the experience
of attending the state convention. As such, the NFBV will cover reasonable
costs associated with attending the convention for all eligible applicants,
including a room at the hotel shared with a fellow scholarship applicant,
most meals, and the cost of registration and a banquet ticket. Scholarship
applicants should work with their local chapter to explore transportation
options, and should notify the scholarship committee if they encounter
difficulties. Convention related expenses will be reimbursed or covered by
the affiliate at the convention. Please notify the committee if you do not
have access to a credit card or other means of covering pre-convention
costs.  Applicants are expected to pre-register in order to signal their
intention to attend the state convention and to assist the scholarship
committee to make hotel reservations. 

The Scholarship Committee will review all applications and select the
scholarship recipients. All decisions of the Scholarship Committee are
final.

Please read all instructions carefully and pay close attention to the
deadlines.

To be eligible to receive a James F. Nelson scholarship, all applicants
must:

*	Be legally blind or have a visual impairment that qualifies them to
receive services under IDEA or from a state vocational rehabilitation
program; 
*	Be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or be attending full
time an accredited institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of
Virginia;
*	Plan to pursue a full-time, postsecondary course of study in the
2018-2019 academic year; and
*	Participate in the entire NFB of Virginia state convention and in
all scheduled scholarship program activities to be held November 9 to 11,
2018, at the Fredericksburg Hospitality House, in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Individuals who have already won two James F. Nelson scholarships should
contact the scholarship committee chair before applying. The intention of
the committee is to not award scholarships more than twice to the same
individual except in extraordinary circumstances. Exceptions to this policy
will only be made by decision of the committee chair and the NFBV affiliate
president. 

Completed scholarship applications and all supporting documentation should
be sent to  the NFB of Virginia scholarship committee chair, Dr. Brian R.
Miller, at brianrmiller88 at gmail.com <mailto:brianrmiller88 at gmail.com>  with
the words "scholarship application" in the subject line.

Deadline: Applications must be received no later than 11:59pm on Tuesday,
September 25, 2018.

Applicants must submit at least one letter of recommendation from a teacher,
professor, counselor, or academic advisor who is familiar with their
scholarship. Applicants are encouraged to provide additional letters of
recommendation or references, including from employers, individuals working
in the applicant's field of interest, or leaders from the blind movement or
other groups engaged in social change advocacy. Letters of recommendation
may be submitted in email form. 

An electronic copy of the applicant's transcripts must be provided in
support of the application. Unofficial transcripts in PDF form from the
accredited institution are acceptable. 

APPLICATION

Please complete this application by entering your responses after each
prompt. All applications must be received by 11:59pm of Tuesday, September
25, 2018. All supporting documents (i.e., letters of recommendation and
transcripts) must be received by October 1, 2018.

1.         Full Name:

2.         Email address: 

3.         Preferred phone number (indicate if mobile or home):

4.         Mailing Address - Street, City, State & ZIP: 

5.         Date of birth (MM/DD/YYYY):

6.         Year of study - i.e., freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or
graduate student: 

7.         Your current or expected field of study (major): 

8.         What is your degree objective? (Associate, bachelor's, master's,
law degree, or doctorate):  

9.  Name of the high school you attended or attend if you are an incoming
freshman, and cumulative GPA: 

10.       Name of the college or university you will be attending in the
2018-19 school year: 

11.       If you are not an incoming freshman, please provide your
cumulative GPA for the college or university where you currently attend: 

12.       List other colleges or universities you've attended, degrees
earned, and cumulative GPAs as appropriate: 

Micro essay Questions: For the following items provide brief and specific
responses in complete sentences. 

13. What is your long-term career goal? Where do you see yourself in five to
ten years?

14.       Describe extracurricular activities or community service in which
you have been or are currently involved: 

15. Describe the skills and strategies you employ as a blind or visually
impaired person to accomplish your goals: 

16. Provide examples of ways in which you've demonstrated leadership - this
could be in your community, school, place of worship, or as part of a social
organization outside the home:  

17. What do you think is the most important challenge facing blind students
today?

18. Describe what you hope to gain from the experience of attending the
Virginia state convention: 

19. Please indicate whether or not one of the leaders of the Virginia state
student division may contact you, and by what preferred means - email,
phone, text: 

20. How did you hear about the NFB of Virginia James F. Nelson scholarship
program?

Please tell us anything else you think we should know about you in
evaluating your application. Feel free to list any awards you have received,
experiences that reflect who you are or anything else you think we might
find of interest. 

Only complete applications will be considered. The Scholarship Committee
takes no responsibility for notifying you if required information is missing
from your application. Be sure to review your application for completeness
before submitting. If you encounter any difficulty in submitting your
application, or if you have questions, please contact the scholarship
committee chair.

NFBV Scholarship Committee Chair Contact Information:

Dr. Brian R. Miller

Email: Brianrmiller88 at gmail.com <mailto:Brianrmiller88 at gmail.com> 

Phone: 703-785-9929

List of References:

Provide below the name or names of individuals from whom you intend to seek
a letter of recommendation, and their affiliation with you as a scholarship
applicant. Please note that only one letter of recommendation is required,
but you may submit more than one. Recommendations may be emailed to the
scholarship chair. 

Reference #1: Name, affiliation

Reference #2: Name, affiliation

Reference #3: Name, affiliation

CERTIFICATION STATEMENT

By typing my full name and the date below, I confirm that all of the
information provided above and in related attachments is true and correct to
the best of my knowledge.

Affirm by typing your name here: 

Date of affirmation: 

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