[Ohio-Talk] 2023 NFB Ohio Scholarship!!!

[Kinshuk Tella]

Ohio,


Please share this scholarship info with any blind students in the state! We
are accepting applications for a little less than 2 months from now!

Application Form link:

https://forms.gle/q8a5oCUss9KXgkaF7


The National Federation of the Blind of Ohio joyfully announces the opening
of our 2023 scholarship program intended to benefit blind college students.
In  the fall of 2023 NFBO will offer scholarships to outstanding blind
students who currently live in, or are attending college in the state of
Ohio during the 2023-2024 academic school year. The three scholarships will
be awarded in the amount of $1,500, $2,000, and $2,500. The awards will be
checks made directly to the winners.

Scholarship winners must attend the entire National Federation of the Blind
of Ohio (NFBO) state convention during November 17th - 19th in Columbus,
OH, 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.

Scholarship winners will be notified no later than August 1, 2023. All
convention expenses will be provided for each scholarship winner. These
expenses will 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 2023-2024
academic school year.

•Participate in the entire NFBO 2023 state convention and all scheduled
OABS activities.

•Complete all application requirements by May 31, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. (this
includes: Google Form, 2 letters of recommendation (which includes one from
an interview with an NFB Ohio leader), unofficial transcripts, and personal
essay

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 should be directed to:

Kinshuk Tella, Chairman, Scholarship Committee, National Federation of the
Blind of Ohio kinshuk.tella at gmail.com.




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Kinshuk Tella
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937-708-9930