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Scholarship & Grant Resources Financial Aid for Disability.gov provides an overview of the major
federal student aid grant programs. The federal government provides grant funds for students attending colleges, including
career colleges and universities. Grants, unlike loans, do not have to be repaid. Go to http://www.disability.gov/education/financial_aid/grants for more resources. The American
Council of the Blind Scholarship application and instructions are now available online from the ACB website at http://www.acb.org/scholapp-instruct2008.html The
Council of Citizens with Low Vision International an ACB affiliate, announces the online Fred Scheigert Scholarship
program. Three scholarships in the amount of $3,000 a piece will be awarded to
entering freshmen, undergraduate and graduate college students who are visually impaired, maintain a strong GPA and are involved
in their school/local community. For scholarship guidelines and an on-line application, please go to www.cclvi.org/scholars.htm For questions or additional information, please e-mail to scholarship@cclvi.org . The National Federation
of the Blind Scholarship application is now available. Go to NFB’s website www.nfb.org/scholarships Christine H. Eide Memorial Scholarship In memory of his daughter,Torris
Eide established this Scholarship for students who have been designated as legally blind. The $500 scholarship is available
to full-time undergraduate or graduate students entering or attending an accredited college or university, with a maximum
of $1,000 per year for any individual. Application Deadlines: occur in September or the fall semester
or in January for the spring semester For more information, or to receive information on next fall’s
application date contact Gina Obando at gobando@lighthouse.org or go to www.lighthouse.org. The AER Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce
the William & Dorothy
Ferrell Scholarship of $1,000 per recipient.
This scholarship helps to support two legally blind individuals enrolled in a university program studying to
become a professional in the field. Friends
in Art Scholarship is offered annually for achievemanet, talent and excellence in the arts to a high school or college
student who is visually impaired and plans to or is majoring in the fields of music, arts drama or creative writing.
Write to Harvely Miller, 196 E. French Broad St., Brevard NC 28712-3410 (include a self-addressed stamped envelope) or email
hhmiller@citcom.net for an application. Sendero Scholarship: Sendero has started an annual scholarship fund
to be awarded to a student with the most impressive travel adventure for the year. Appications will be accepted beginning
9/10 with a $2500 scholarship for one student. The scholarship will be announced in mid March.
Interested parties
should think about adventure travel already taken in 2009 or about future possibilities. The focus is on independent
travel. In other words, a cruise would not be rated highly in terms of independence. Travel with sighted friends, colleagues
or family is fine as long as the blind student is demonstrating independent travel, a leader rather than a follower.
They want to hear how the student's orientation and mobility tools and techniques are used. It doesn't matter if one is
using a cane or a dog but more about what one is doing, sailing, hiking, exploring a big city and the like. Use of GPS is
not required but will weigh in the applicants favor if used.
Independence, innovation and uniqueness are the qualities
they are looking for when the applications are evaluated. Documenting the travel through photos and/or audio recordings
will be very helpful. This documentation along with the written travel story will be the bulk of the scholarship submission.
More details about the application will be published by early September. Recommendation letters will be requested. The funds
can be used for, school, technology, travel or whatever the winner chooses.
Please spread the word to other students
and teachers so photos, audio and a journal can be captured on any upcoming trips. If a trip isn't planned before the February
2010 deadline, start planning for next summer.
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