Category: Cram Session
American Council of the Blind
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO BLIND STUDENTS
The American Council of the Blind will present more than two dozen
scholarships and awards to outstanding blind students in 2006. All
legally blind,
full-time students admitted to academic and vocational training
programs at the
post-secondary level for the 2006-07 school year are encouraged to
apply for
one of these scholarships. Part-time students who are working
full-time are
also invited to apply for the John Hebner Memorial Scholarship.
A cumulative grade point average of 3.3 is generally required, but
extenuating circumstances may be considered for certain scholarships.
Applicants must be legally blind in both eyes.
Applications may be completed on line, but supporting documentation
must be
submitted in hard copy print, post-marked by March 1, 2006, and sent
to:
Terry Pacheco
American Council of the Blind
Scholarship Program
1155 15th St., NW
Suite 1004
Washington, DC 20005
Please note: We will determine for which scholarships you qualify
based on
the information you provide on your application. It is not necessary
to
submit more than one application.
Visit our web site at _www.acb.org_ (
http://www.acb.org/)
for
additional
information and to complete the online application.
If you have additional questions or wish to request a hard copy of the
application package, please call (202) 467- 5081 ext. 20.
The ACB Scholarship Committee will interview leading candidates by
telephone
in April. The winners will be notified by May 31, 2006. Scholarships
will be
presented at the 45th annual national convention of the American
Council of
the Blind to be held July 8-15, 2006, in Jacksonville, Florida.
Scholarship
winners are expected to be present at the convention if they have
reached
their 18th birthday. Generally, ACB will cover all reasonable costs
connected
with convention attendance.
Former leaders in and near the ACB community who have been
memorialized by
generous benefactors include Delbert Aman, Dr. S. Bradley Burson,
William G.
Corey, Dr. Mae Davidow, Nicholas S. DiCaprio, Eunice Fiorito, John
Hebner,
Grant M. Mack, Alma Murphey, Floyd Qualls, and Arnold Sadler. Special
thanks
should also be extended to those who remembered Duane Buckley and
James Olsen in
such fitting manners. The Ross N. and Patricia Pangere Foundation
scholarships are also given as a way of giving back to the community.
ACB also administers scholarship programs for its affiliates in
Colorado,
Maine, Massachusetts, and Oregon.
We wish to thank Kurzweil Foundation for its anticipated continued
annual
gift of the Kurzweil 1000 software to our winners.
Note: Potential candidates will be considered for other scholarships
not yet
verified, if available.
If you are a student, or even just thinking about your academic
future, be
sure to visit _www.blindstudents.org_ (
http://www.blindstudents.org/)
to
learn more about the National Alliance of Blind Students, the
nation’s leading
organization of students with visual impairments for over 30 years.
how about those who is not american?
I can't find the stuff on the site and have been looking for three weeks
It's right on the front page. Go to www.acb.org and scroll down past all the links at the top. Use your screen reader's "list links" command to look for a link called "ACB Scholarships Now Available." When you click on it, you'll see the announcement posted to this board, followed by instructions for filling out the application using a screen reader on the next page. PM me if you have problems.