[NFBV-Fairfax] 30 Scholarships for Blind Students - the 2020 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program

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The National Federation of the Blind's annual scholarship program is the largest of its kind in the nation. Every year, we award more than $120,000 to blind scholars across the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in recognition of their achievements and professional aspirations.

I genuinely hope that I can continue to contribute to this organization meaningfully throughout my life. I’m so grateful for the lessons I’ve learned, the growth that I’ve experienced, the beautiful friends that I’ve made, and especially for this extremely generous scholarship which is genuinely life changing. Thank you, thank you. — Emily Eagle, 2019 Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship Recipient

Thanks to our  <https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-program/scholarship-partners> generous partners, there are thirty merit-based  <https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-program/scholarships> scholarships currently available, ranging from $3,000 to $12,000. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and leadership. The finalists are announced every spring. They then attend our  <https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention> national convention in July when the winners of each individual scholarship are selected. Scholarship winners have gone on to succeed in careers ranging from computer science and engineering to civil rights law and international diplomacy.


How to Apply


Apply online or through the mail. 

*	 <https://www.nfb.org/civicrm/scholarships/login> Apply online using the online application.
*	 <https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/files-word/2020-scholarship-application.docx> Apply through the mail using the print application.


Deadline


The application period for the 2020 program will be open from November 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020. 


Eligibility


The following requirements apply to all applicants:

*	Must be  <https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/confirmation-of-legal-blindnesspdf> legally blind (PDF) in both eyes.
*	Must be residing in the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
*	Must be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, post-secondary course of study in a degree program at a U.S. institution in the fall of the year of application (one scholarship may be given to a person employed full-time while attending school part-time).
*	Must participate in the entire NFB National Convention and in all of its scheduled scholarship program activities (finalists will receive assistance to attend the national convention).

For more information regarding eligibility, we strongly encourage you to review our  <https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-program/scholarship-program-faqs> scholarship program FAQs.

 

 

Tracy Soforenko

President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

202 285-4595

Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com <mailto:Tracy.soforenko at gmail.com> 

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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.

 

 

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