[Tall-Corn] Reminder: 2025 NFBI Scholarship Application

[Emily Wharton]

Please share with any  blind Iowans or blind folks attending school in Iowa who are  attending post-secondary education this fall. We are giving preference to students who have never won a national scholarship and want to make students in all types of post-secondary training feel encouraged to apply. . The application form can be found at: https://nfbi.org/scholarship25 and all of the information about how to apply can be found at: https://nfbi.org/scholarships . I also pasted it below. If you have any questions, please contact scholarships at nfbi.org. Thanks much!

NFB of Iowa Scholarships

The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa will be offering two scholarships in 2025. One scholarship is in the amount of $1000 and the other is in the amount of $500. The winners expenses involved in attending the NFBI State Convention will also be covered including hotel, dinner Friday plus lunch and dinner Saturday, convention registration, Saturday night banquet, and transportation if needed.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to receive an NFBI scholarship, applicants must:

  *   be enrolled in a degree or credential granting post-secondary program.
  *   be legally blind.
  *   be an Iowa resident or physically attending school in Iowa.
  *   be able to attend the NFBI state convention in Des Moines October 17-19, 2025.

Preference will be given to applicants who have never won an NFB National Scholarship.. Anyone meeting the eligibility requirements is strongly encouraged to apply. We are interested in choosing from as wide a pool of applicants as possible.

Deadline

The application form must be completed , including transcript submission, by September 10, 2025. Winners will be notified no later than the week of September 20th.

How To Apply

To apply:

  1.  complete the Scholarship Application<https://nfbi.org/scholarship25>
  2.  Email a copy of your most recent educational transcript to scholarships at nfbi.org<mailto:scholarships at nfbi.org>. An unofficial transcript is acceptable.

Both of these items must be completed no later than 11:59 PM CDT September 10, 2025.

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