2012/2013,National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program ...

To recognize achievement by blind scholars, the National Federation of the Blind annually offers blind college students in the United States the opportunity to win one of thirty national scholarships worth from $3,000 to $12,000.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
All applicants for these scholarships:
1. must be with permission blind (PDF document) in both eyes, and
2. must be residing in the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, and
3. must be pursuing or plotting to pursue a full-time, postsecondary course of study in a degree program at a United States the upper classes in the 2011 scholastic year, except that one scholarship may be given to a person employed full-time while attending school part-time, and
4. must participate in the entire NFB national convention and in all scheduled scholarship program actions.

In addendum to a scholarship, each winner will receive help to concentrate the 2011 National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention in July, providing an brilliant opportunity for high-level networking with active blind persons in many different professions and occupations.

Each year, information on the NFB Scholarship Program is made available online, in print, and in a fall issue of the Braille Monitor (available in large print, in Braille, on cartridge, and online). Subscribe to a free e-mailed copy of the Braille Monitor (11 issues per year) to know when to apply for each year's contest and to read additional news of interest to blind Americans.

TO APPLY FOR AN NFB SCHOLARSHIP, BEGIN HERE:
* Confirmation of Legal Blindness (PDF document). Are you eligible?
* "The Surprise to Winning a National Federation of the Blind Scholarship" by Scholarship Chairperson Patti S. Gregory-Chang, Esq.
* Submissions Checklist. A complete application consists of one Scholarship Application Form (any online or print), one essay, additional documents as detailed in this checklist, and one interview. Complete applications tend to have an advantage in the competition. The NFB Scholarship Committee takes no responsibility for notifying you if required information is missing from your application.
* Frequently Questioned Questions (Scholarships FAQ). Answers include useful advice for any applicant.
* 2011 Scholarship Application Form, online edition. The application period is open from November through the following March. (Complete any the online edition or the print edition)
* 2011 Scholarship Application Form, print edition. The application period is open from November through the following March. (Complete any the print edition or the online edition.)
* 2011 List of Scholarships, $12,000 to $3,000. Fill out only one application for the program to be in competition for all 30 scholarships.
* Podcast — THRU OUR EYES with host Joe Ruffalo interviews NFB Scholarship Program Chairperson Patty Chang, Esq., on an Internet telephone system program (October 27, 2010).

All questions should be directed to the chairperson. E-mail is preferred.

Chairperson Patti Chang, Esq.

NFB Scholarship Program
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
at Jernigan Place
200 East Wells Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Office: (410) 659-9314, extension 2415
E-mail: scholarships@nfb.org

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