Scholarship

Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship

National Federation of the Blind

$8,000
Avg. Amount Awarded
339
Days
March 31 2025
Application Deadline
1
Awarded last year
N/A
Renewable
Apply Now
What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Interview
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Transcript
Apply Now
Save
Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship
Apply Now
Save
Apply Now
Save

Description

Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship is given yearly by the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults, a nonprofit organization that works to enhance the lives of blind people. To be eligible, applicants must be legally blind in both eyes; must be 18 years of age by July 1, 2023; must be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, post-secondary course of study in a degree program at a U.S. institution in the fall of the year of application; and must participate in person in the entire NFB National Convention and in all of its scheduled scholarship program activities (finalists will receive assistance to attend the national convention). For more information, kindly visit the scholarship's website.

Amount Details

$8,000
Low Amount Awarded
$8,000
Total Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be at least 18 years old
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkMust study part-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of District of Columbia, Puerto Rico

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Interview
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Transcript
For more info, please visit our site
Contact Cayte Mendez
NFB Scholarship Chairperson
scholarships@nfb.org
Tel: 410-659-9314 ext. 2415 Address 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, MD 21230