Scholarships
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Criteria: Evidence of legal blindness or visual impairment.
Amount of Scholarship: varies
Additional Information: www.acb.org
Contact: American Council of the Blind
Scholarship Office
1155 15th St N.W., Suite 720
Washington, D.C. 20005
American Foundation for the Blind
Criteria: Evidence of legal blindness or visual impairment.
Amount of Scholarship: varies
Additional Information: www.afb.org
Contact: American Foundation for the Blind
Scholarship Committee
11 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
Christian Record Services Scholarship
Criteria: Applicant must be legally blind. Applicant must be planning to attend college on the undergraduate level to secure training that will enable independence and self-support.
Deadline: April 1
Amount of Scholarship: $500
Additional Information: www.christianrecord.org/
Contact: Christian Record Services
4444 South 52nd St.
Lincoln NE 68516
E.U. Parker Scholarship
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need.
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $3,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
Four National Federation of the Blind Scholarships
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need.
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $5,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
Frank Walton Horn Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need.
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $3,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
Frederick A. Downes Scholarship
Criteria: Must be a legally blind, full-time undergraduate student. Must also be a U.S. citizen and 22 years of age or less. Selection is based on academic merit, letters of recommendation, statement of goals, and financial need.
Deadline: April 30
Amount of Scholarship: $2,500
Additional Information: www.actionfund.org
Contact: American Foundation for the Blind
Elga Joffee, Director
11 Pen Plaza
Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Howard Braown Rickard Scholarship
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need.
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: Up to $24,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $21,000
Additional Information: www.actionfund.org
Contact: American Action Fund for the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
Kuchler-Killian Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need.
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $3,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
Lilly Diabetes Scholarship Program
Criteria: Must have been diagnosed with Type I diabetes. Plan to attend an accredited public or private college or university in the Fall as a full-time undergraduate student. Must be able to show involvement in the diabetes community. Must have contributed to diabetes awareness or overcome obstacles with respect to living with diabetes.
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $2,500
Additional Information: www.lilly.com
Contact: Eli Lilly and Company
(888) 885-4559
Melva T Owen Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need.
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $7,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
Mozelle and Willard Gold Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need.
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $3,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
National Federation of the Blind Computer Science
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need
Deadline: Not available
Amount of Scholarship: $3,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
National Federation of the Blind Educator of Tomorrow Award
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need.
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $3,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
National Federation of the Blind Humanities Scholarship
Criteria: Must be studying art, english, foreign languages, history, religion and philosophy. Must be legally blind and pursuing a full time post secondary course of study in the fall semester of 2000. All scholarships based on academic excellence, community service, and financial need
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $3,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)
Criteria: Please visit web site for application and more information.
Deadline: June 1
Amount of Scholarship: not available
Additional Information: bhpr.hrsa.gov/dsa/sds.htm
Stanley E. Jackson Scholarship
Criteria: Entering freshmen with a disability
Deadline: February 1
Amount of Scholarship: not available
Additional Information:
Contact: Foundation for Exceptional Children
1920 Association Drive
4th Floor
Reston, VA 22091
Thirteen National Federation of the Blind Scholarships
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing a full time post secondary course of study in the fall semester of 2000. All scholarships based on academic excellence, community service, and financial need.
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $3,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
Two National Federation of the Blind Scholarships
Criteria: Must be legally blind and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need.
Deadline: March 31
Amount of Scholarship: $7,000
Additional Information: www.nfb.org
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
Peggy Elliot, Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
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