[nabs-l] Announcing the 2015 NFBV Scholarship Program

[Sarah Patnaude]

> Fellow Federationists,
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> I am pleased to announce that the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia (NFBV) will reward up to three James F. Nelson Jr. Scholarships in the amount of $1,500 at the 2015 state convention to be held at the Westin Tysons Corner, located at 7801 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22043 on October 30th through November 1st, 2015. 
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> The National Federation of the Blind of Virginia is an organization dedicated to creating equality, opportunity, and security for all blind people. Due to this, winners of NFBV James F. Nelson, Jr. scholarships do not need to be members of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia. The Committee will consider applicants for all eligible scholarships with one application. Individuals who have applied in previous years are encouraged to apply again. 
>  The Scholarship Committee, consisting of successful blind college graduates, will review all applications and select the scholarship recipients. The Committee will notify finalists by telephone on or before October 6, 2015. All decisions of the Scholarship Committee are final. 
>  To be eligible for these awards, each applicant must: 
>  *	Be legally blind; 
> *	Be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia or be attending school in the commonwealth; 
> *	Be pursuing--or planning to pursue--a full-time, postsecondary course of study in the 2015-2016 academic year; and 
> *	Participate in the entire NFBV state convention and in all scheduled scholarship program activities to be held October 30th-November 1, 2015 in Falls Church, Virginia.
>  Deadline: Sarah Patnaude, scholarship co-chair, must receive all documentation on or before September 25, 2015. 
> If you have any questions please contact Co-chairs Sarah Patnaude at patnaude.sarah at yahoo.com or by telephone at 804-591-6153, or Brian Miller at brianrmiller88 at gmail.com or by telephone at 703-785-9929. 
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> Thank you for you time and consideration on this great opportunity! Please encourage any blind students residing in or going to school in Virginia to apply for this program.
> 
> Sarah Patnaude
> Virginia Association of Blind Students, President 
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