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Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship
Organization
National Federation of the Blind
200 E Wells St. at Jernigan Pl.
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone Number (410)659-9314
Emails nfb@nfb.org
Level of Study Bachelor's Degree
Award Type Scholarship
Purpose To support educational opportunities for blind people.
Focus General studies/Field of study not specified.
Qualifications Applicant must be legally blind in both eyes; must be residing in the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico; must be 18 years old by July 1 of the scholarship year; must be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, postsecondary course of study in a degree program at a U.S. institution in the fall of the year of application (one scholarship may be given to a person employed full-time while attending school part-time); must participate in the entire NFB National Convention and in all of its scheduled scholarship program activities (finalists will receive assistance to attend the national convention).
Funds $8,000
Duration Annual.
Number of Awards 1.
To Apply Applications and details are available online.
Deadline March 31.
Contact Cayte Mendez, Chairperson, NFB Scholarship Committee; Email: scholarships@nfb.org; Phone: 410-659-9314, ext. 2415; URL: nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-program /scholarships.
For more information http://nfb.org
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