[Oabs] NFB Ohio scholarship program 2017

[Jordy Stringer]

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> From: Jordy Stringer <jordystringer83 at gmail.com>
> Date: February 11, 2017 at 12:18:26 PM EST
> To: ohio/talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: NFB Ohio scholarship program 2017
> 
> The National Federation of the Blind of Ohio is pleased to announce
> its 2017 scholarship program benefiting blind college students.  This
> year, we will offer three scholarships to outstanding blind students
> who currently live in, or are attending college in, the state of Ohio
> during the 2017-2018 academic school year.
> Scholarship winners will be required to attend the entire state
> convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio and
> participate in all activities sponsored by the Ohio Association of
> Blind Students. In addition, scholarship winners will be required to
> meet with the Scholarship Committee during the state convention.  The
> 2017 convention will take place October 27-29 in Columbus, Ohio.
> Scholarship winners will be notified no later than September 1, 2017.
> All convention expenses will be provided for each scholarship winner,
> including 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 a member of the National Federation of
> the Blind of Ohio to apply for these scholarships.
> 
> To be eligible for these scholarships, all applicants must:
> •Be certified as being legally blind
> •Be a resident of the state of Ohio or be a full-time or part-time
> student at an Ohio college or university.
> •Be pursuing a full-time or part-time postsecondary course of study
> during the 2017-2018 academic school year. Part-time is defined as
> having no fewer than eight scheduled class hours.
> •Participate in the entire NFB of Ohio 2017 state convention and all
> scheduled scholarship activities
> •Submit all required application materials by July 1, 2017, no later
> than 11:59 EST
> 
> Application materials can be submitted electronically to:
> jordystringer83 at gmail.com
> 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 no
> later than September 1, 2017.
> All decisions made by the Scholarship Committee are final.
> Kind regards,
> Jordy D. Stringer, Chairman, Scholarship Committee, National
> Federation of the Blind of Ohio