[NFBV-Announce] $2500 NFBV Scholarship deadline fast approaching

[jackibruce6 at gmail.com]

Good morning,

This is the email that I sent to you last week. I will forward you the PDF version of the file when I get home this evening.

 

Jimmie Morris

 





On Aug 28, 2022, at 1:42 PM, Jimmy Morris <jimorris0116 at gmail.com <mailto:jimorris0116 at gmail.com> > wrote:



***September 26, 2022 Deadline to apply for the 2022 NFBV Scholarship****

 

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

2022 Scholarship Program

 

The NFB of Virginia is pleased to announce the launch of its James F. Nelson merit scholarship program for the academic year 2022-2023. Up to three scholarships of $2500.00 will be awarded based on academic achievement, community engagement, and leadership potential. One of these three scholarships will be directly pledged to a qualifying first-year student or sophomore. 

 

The NFB of Virginia believes that all blind and vision-impaired students who apply for a James F. Nelson scholarship can benefit from the experience of attending the State Convention. The NFBV will cover the 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, the cost of registration, and a banquet ticket. Scholarship applicants should work with their local chapters to explore transportation options and should notify the scholarship committee if they encounter any 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 for the gathering to signal their intentions to attend the state convention, and to assist the scholarship committee in making hotel reservations. 

 

Eligibility - 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 Virginia, or attending an accredited institution of higher education in Virginia full-time 

 

• Plan to pursue a full-time, postsecondary course of study in the 2022-23 academic year 

 

• Participate in the entire NFB of Virginia in-person state convention at the Westin Tysons Corner in Falls Church, Virginia and participate in all scheduled scholarship program activities to be held October 28 to October 30, 2022. If you are not able to attend, please contact the scholarship chair to discuss and request any exceptions. All exceptions will be reviewed and approved by the scholarship committee 

 

To submit an online application, please visit https://www.nfbv.org/scholarship

 

Deadline:  Applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Monday, September 26th, 2022

 

For any questions, please contact Jimmy Morris.

Email: jimorris0116 at gmail.com <mailto:jimorris0116 at gmail.com>  Phone: (434) 547-2720

 

Jimmy L. Morris, MA NOMC 

 

 

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