[Nfbv-announce] 2009 NFBV Scholarship Program

[LPovinelli at aol.com]

>From Scholarship Committee Chairman, Mark Roane  





Attached are three documents regarding our 2009 NFBV  scholarship
program--The application, a checklist and a copy of the program  described
below:  



NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF  VIRGINIA



2009 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM





The  National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV) will award up to
three  James F. Nelson, Jr. scholarships in the amount of $1500 at  the
organization's annual state convention to be held November 13-15, 2009  in
historic Williamsburg, Virginia.



The scholarships will be  awarded to recognize academic achievement and
community service by blind  scholars.  To be eligible for these awards, each
applicant  must:



be legally blind,



be a resident of the  Commonwealth of Virginia or be attending school in  
the
commonwealth,



be pursuing or planning to pursue a  full-time, postsecondary course of 
study
in the 2009 scholastic year,  and



participate in the entire NFBV state convention and in all  scheduled
scholarship program activities.



In addition to the  scholarship, each recipient will be brought to the NFBV
state convention at  the organizations expense.  All scholarships will be
awarded at the  convention banquet.



Deadline:  All documentation must be  received by September 15, 2009.



To Apply:  Complete the 2009  Scholarship Application Form electronically 
and
e-mail it to  mwroane at mindspring.com, then mail a print copy with all
required attachments  to the NFBV Scholarship Committee.  (Or contact the
committee chairman  to receive a print copy to fill out and return by mail.)



The  National Federation of the Blind of Virginia is an organization
dedicated to  creating opportunity for all blind people.  To that end,
recipients of  NFBV James F. Nelson, Jr. scholarships need not be members of
the National  Federation of the Blind of Virginia.  Each applicant will be
considered  for all scholarships for which he or she qualifies.  All
scholarships  will be awarded based on academic excellence and community
service.   Individuals who have applied in previous years are encouraged to
apply  again.



The scholarship committee, consisting of successful blind  college 
graduates,
will review all applications and select the scholarship  recipients.
Recipients will be notified of their selection by telephone by  October 15,
2009.  All decisions of the scholarship committee are  final.


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