[Ohio-Talk] National Federation of the Blind of Ohio 2022 Scholarship Announcement and Instructions

[Jordy Stringer]

2022 Scholarship Program

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio



The National Federation of the Blind of Ohio joyfully announces  the
opening of our 2022 scholarship program intended to benefit blind college
students. In  the fall of 2022 NFBO will offer scholarships to outstanding
blind students who currently live in, or are attending college in, the
state of Ohio during the 2022-2023 academic school year.



Scholarship winners must attend the entire National Federation of the Blind
of Ohio  (NFBO) state convention during the month of November and
participate in all activities sponsored by the Ohio Association of Blind
Students (OABS). In addition, scholarship winners will be required to meet
with the Scholarship Committee during the state convention.  All convention
expenses will be provided for each scholarship winner. These expenses
include, transportation, hotel accommodations, registration, and banquet
fees.  For more information on the NFBO state convention, please visit
http://www.nfbohio.org.



Applicants do not need to be members of NFBO to apply for these
scholarships.



To be eligible for these scholarships, all applicants shall:

•Be certified as being legally blind.

•Be a resident of the state of Ohio or be a full-time student at an Ohio
college or university.

•Be pursuing a full-time postsecondary course of study during the 2022-2023
academic school year.

•Participate in the entire NFBO 2022 state convention and all scheduled
OABS activities.

•Complete  all application requirements by Monday May 30, 2022 no later
than 11:59 p.m.



To complete this year's application students should visit:

https://forms.gle/ohcWFzXAh1r5jbin7

If students have any questions they should contact Jordy Stringer
jssocil at gmail.com

In addition students will be able to find the application link by visiting
nfbohio.org.

Please make sure all applications are complete. The National Federation of
the Blind of Ohio's scholarship committee does not accept responsibility
for incomplete applications.  Each application will be reviewed by the
committee, and candidates will be notified of their awards by e-mail. All
decisions made by the scholarship committee are final.

Questions can be directed to:

Jordy D. Stringer, Chairman, Scholarship Committee, National Federation of
the Blind of Ohio jssocil at gmail.com

(614) 531-3945



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Jordy D. Stringer, Executive Director

Southeastern Ohio Center for Independent Living, 418 South Broad Street
Lancaster, OH 43130

E-mail: jssocil at gmail.com

Phone: (740) 689-1494 EXT (11)


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