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and tagline live the life you want."><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>National Federation of the Blind <br>2023 Scholarship Program<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>Blind and low-vision high school seniors through grad school students, apply today!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Application Opens: December 1, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Deadline: Midnight, eastern, March 31, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>$8,000 Awards & More<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>PLUS more gifts and opportunities to our thirty scholarship finalists!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Apply Today! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="file:///C:/Users/Suzanne%20Shaffer/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/TU2APHCM/nfb.org/scholarships"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>nfb.org/scholarships</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>How to Apply<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>During the four-month open period, read the rules and the Submission Checklist, complete the official Scholarship Application Form (online or in print), supply all required documents, and request and complete an interview by an NFB affiliate president. Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Questions? Contact the NFB Scholarship Program; Chairperson Cayte Mendez<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Email: </span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Suzanne%20Shaffer/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/TU2APHCM/Scholarships@nfb.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Scholarships@nfb.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Office: 410-659-9314, ext. 2415, (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jimmy L. Morris, MA NOMC <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><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>