<p dir="ltr" id="m_5726827862324683636docs-internal-guid-56ffb9f4-7fff-29c4-069a-a7b29325da84" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="3" style="font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Ohio,</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" id="m_5726827862324683636docs-internal-guid-56ffb9f4-7fff-29c4-069a-a7b29325da84" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(49,49,49)"><font size="3" style="font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" id="m_5726827862324683636docs-internal-guid-56ffb9f4-7fff-29c4-069a-a7b29325da84" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(49,49,49)"><font size="3" style="font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please share this scholarship info with any blind students in the state! We are accepting applications for one more month! </span></font></p><br style="font-size:16px;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1rem;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Application Form link: </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://forms.gle/q8a5oCUss9KXgkaF7" target="_blank" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(66,133,244)">https://forms.gle/q8a5oCUss9KXgkaF7</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">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.</span></p><br style="font-size:16px;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">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. </span></p><br style="font-size:16px;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">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 <a href="http://www.nfbohio.org/" target="_blank" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(66,133,244)">http://www.nfbohio.org</a>.</span></p><br style="font-size:16px;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Applicants do not need to be members of NFBO to apply for these scholarships.</span></p><br style="font-size:16px;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">To be eligible for these scholarships, all applicants shall:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">•Be certified as being legally blind.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">•Be a resident of the state of Ohio or be a full-time student at an Ohio college or university.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">•Be pursuing a full-time postsecondary course of study during the 2023-2024 academic school year. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">•Participate in the entire NFBO 2023 state convention and all scheduled OABS activities.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">•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</span></p><br style="font-size:16px;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">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.</span></p><br style="font-size:16px;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";word-spacing:1px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Questions should be directed to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:16px;word-spacing:1px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:-apple-system,"Helvetica Neue";border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Kinshuk Tella, Chairman, Scholarship Committee, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio <a href="mailto:kinshuk.tella@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:Arial;border-color:rgb(66,133,244)">kinshuk.tella@gmail.com</a>. </span></p><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Kinshuk Tella<br>He/Him/His<br>937-708-9930</div>