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Live the life you want."><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><h1 align=center style='margin-top:0in;text-align:center'>NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<o:p></o:p></h1><h1 align=center style='margin-top:0in;text-align:center'>2021 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM<i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p></o:p></span></i></h1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>for blind high school seniors through grad school students</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:10.7pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Program Begins: November 1, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:10.7pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Deadline: Midnight, ET, March 31, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:10.7pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Don’t wait. Start your application early!</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:28.0pt'>$12,000 Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> “The Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> <i>and<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>1 scholarship</span></b><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>for</span></b><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>$10,000</span></b><b><span style='font-size:28.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>2 scholarships for $8,000 each<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> 4 scholarships for $5,000 each <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> 22 scholarships for $3,000 each <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>PLUS other gifts to our thirty scholarship finalists!</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>ARE YOU A LEGALLY BLIND HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR OR COLLEGE STUDENT?</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt'>Go to: </span></b><a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-program"><span style='font-size:22.0pt'>nfb.org/scholarships</span></a><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><h2>To apply:<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:10.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-45.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>During the five-month open period, read the rules and the Submission Checklist, complete the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:10.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-45.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>official 2021 Scholarship Application Form (online or in print), supply all required documents, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:10.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-45.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>request and complete an interview by an NFB affiliate president. Read the Frequently Asked<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:10.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-45.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Questions (FAQ) page for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2>Questions? <o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:27.8pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Contact the NFB Scholarship Program; Chairperson Cayte Mendez<br>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'><br>Office: 410-659 -9314, ext. 2415, (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET)<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>Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>202 285-4595<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>,m<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'><br>Peace,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Jacki Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<br><a href="mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>mailto:jackibruce6@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="tel:(757)291-1789" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>tel:(757)291-1789</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="http://www.nfb.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfb.org</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='color:#222222'><a href="http://www.nfbv.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.nfbv.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Follow us on Twitter @NFBVirginia<br>Find us on Facebook @NationalFederationoftheBlindofVirginia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#222222'>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222'>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>