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Federation of the Blind |
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Foundation for the Blind Scholarship applications |
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
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| American Action Fund/Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship
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Applicant must be legally blind and pursuing a full-time
course of study toward a specific degree which can range from an associates
to a graduate degree in the fall of 2003. Scholarship honors Dr. Kenneth
Jernigan who changed perceptions regarding the capabilities of the
blind in this country and throughout the world. Criteria are academic
excellence, financial need and service to one's community. Contact
organization for application. Award: $10,000. |
Contact: American Action Fund Mrs. Peggy Elliott Scholarship Administrator 805 Fifth Avenue Grinnell, IA 50112 Phone (641) 236-3366 |
| American Federation of the Blind/Karen D. Carsel Memorial Scholarship | Applicant must be a United States citizen and
submit: 1. Evidence of legal blindness; 2. Official transcripts;
3. Proof of acceptance into graduate program; 4. Evidence of economic
need; 5. Three letters of recommendation; and 6. Typewritten statement
of no more than three double-spaced pages describing educational
and personal goals, work experience, extra-curricular activities
and how scholarship monies will be used. See website for application.
Award: $500. |
Contact: American Federation for the Blind Scholarship Committee Information Center 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001 Phone: (800) 232-5463 |
| Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing /College Scholarship Awards | Awarded to qualified students with moderate to
profound hearing loss to continue their education. Students must demonstrate
a serious commitment to academic and career excellence. Applicant
must be identified as having a moderate to profound hearing loss since
birth or before acquiring language and must have a 60 dB ro greater
hearing loss in the better ear in the speech frequencies of 500, 1000
and 2000 Hz. Applicants must use speech and residual hearing and/or
speech reading as their primary and preferred mode of communication.
Applicants must attend or have been admitted to a college or university
program that primarily enrolls students with normal hearing. See website
for application. Award: Unknown. |
Contact: Alexander Graham bell Association for the Deaf Dana Hughes, Financial Aid Programs Coordinator Email: financialaid@agbell.org |
| Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)/Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship | Applicant must either be a dependent child of a
blinded veteran or a spouse of a blinded veteran. The veteran need
not be a member of the Blinded Veterans Association. The veteran's
blindness may be either service-connected or non-service-connected,
but it must meet the following definition: Central visual acuity of
20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective glasses, or central
visual acuity of more than 20/200 if there is a field defect in which
the peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest
diameter of visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than
twenty degrees in the better eye. Applicant must, at the time of application,
been accepted for admission or enrolled as a full-time student. Recipients
are selected on a 'most-highly' qualified basis utilizing the information
submitted to organization. Award: Up to $2000. |
Contact: Blinded Veterans Association Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship 477 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-2694 Phone (202) 371-8880 Fax (202) 371-8258 Email: bva@bva.org |
| Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. Scholarships | Applicant must meet the following criteria: 1)
The student must be a woman with a physical disability; 2) Must be
currently enrolled or actively applying to a graduate program in an
accredited university in the US; 3) Student must be active in a local,
state or national disability organization - either in person or electronically;
4) Student must be willing to network with the Board of Directors
and current and alumni scholarship winners on our listserv. The student
must be willing to update ELA with an annual letter on her progress
in her academic and working career. Student must submit typed application
with medical verification form, 2 letters of recommendation, transcript
and essay on topic explained on website. Awards range between $1,000
and $2,000. |
Contact: ELA Foundation Deborah Lewis, Executive Director 2460 North Lake Avenue PMB #128 Altadena, CA 91001 Phone: (626) 398-8840 Email: executivedirector@ela.org |
| National Federation of the Blind Scholarships | Applicant must be legally blind and pursuing or
planning to pursue a full-time postsecondary course study or planning
to attend part-time course study which will result in a new degree
and broader opportunities. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of
scholastic excellence, financial need and community service. Students
should remember this information when submitting their personal letter.
Application must also include two letters of recommendation, current
transcript from institution that you are now attending and a letter
from a Federation state president or designee. See website for further
information and application. Award: $3000. |
Contact: National Federation for the Blind Mrs. Peggy Elliott Scholarship Committee 805 Fifth Avenue Grinnell, IA 50112 Phone: (641)236-3366 |
| National Federation of the Blind/Kuchler-Killian Memorial Scholarship | Applicant must be legally blind and pursuing or
planning to pursue a full-time postsecondary course study in the fall
2003, in the United States. Scholarships are awarded on the basis
of scholastic excellence, financial need and community service. Students
should remember this information when submitting their personal letter.
Application must also include two letters of recommendation, current
transcript from institution that you are now attending and a letter
from a Federation state president or designee. See website for further
information and application. Award: $3000. |
Contact: National Federation for the Blind Mrs. Peggy Elliott Scholarship Committee 805 Fifth Avenue Grinnell, IA 50112 Phone: (641)236-3366 |
| National Federation of the Blind/E.U. Parker Scholarship | Applicant must be legally blind and pursuing or
planning to pursue a full-time postsecondary course study in the fall
2003, in the United States. Scholarships are awarded on the basis
of scholastic excellence, financial need and community service. Students
should remember this information when submitting their personal letter.
Application must also include two letters of recommendation, current
transcript from institution that you are now attending and a letter
from a Federation state president or designee. See website for further
information and application. Award: $3000. |
Contact: National Federation for the Blind Mrs. Peggy Elliott Scholarship Committee 805 Fifth Avenue Grinnell, IA 50112 Phone: (641)236-3366 |
| National Federation of the Blind/Howard Brown Rickard Scholarship | Applicant must be legally blind and pursuing or
planning to pursue a full-time postsecondary course study of law in
the fall 2003, in the United States. Scholarships are awarded on the
basis of scholastic excellence, financial need and community service.
Students should remember this information when submitting their personal
letter. Application must also include two letters of recommendation,
current transcript from institution that you are now attending and
a letter from a Federation state president or designee. See website
for further information and application. Award: $3000. |
Contact: National Federation for the Blind Mrs. Peggy Elliott Scholarship Committee 805 Fifth Avenue Grinnell, IA 50112 Phone: (641)236-3366 |
| Venture Student Aid Award | Venture Clubs of the Americas provides young women
the opportunity to volunteer in their communities while developing
leadership ability through association with Soroptimist mentors. Student
aid award is for physically disabled individuals (between the ages
of 15-40) who could benefit from further education. Applications are
available from a local participating Venture clubs or by sending a
self-addressed stamped envelope to the address below. Financial need
and the capacity to profit from further education are the 2 crucial
criteria by which each applicant is judged. Award: 1st-$5000, 2nd-$2500. |
Contact: Venture Student Aid Award Soroptimist International of the Americas Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 1000 Philadelphia, PA 19102-1883 |
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