Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
103
Days
February 14 2025
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Certification of legal blindness from an ophthalmologist, optometrist or physician; Proof of acceptance from a post-secondary school
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Community Service
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Transcript
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ACB Oregon Scholarship

Description

The ACB Oregon Scholarship will be awarded to students who are Oregon residents. The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), in partnership with the American Council of the Blind (ACB), offers educational scholarships for entering freshman, undergraduate and graduate students, and those attending technical college. To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants need to be legally blind. Legal blindness is defined as an individual who cannot see better than 20/200 in the best eye with glasses or contact lenses or whose visual field in the best eye is 20 degrees or less at the widest diameter with glasses or contact lenses. Applicants must also be a student who works at least 32 hours per week, and be involved in their school and local community. Two letters of recommendation from a current or recent instructor, career counselor or employer must also be submitted. Scholarships are awarded to students who attend post-secondary institutions in the United States. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the American Foundation for the Blind for more information.

Amount Details

$2,000
Low Amount Awarded
$7,500
High Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student or a graduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university, a four-year college, two-year college or a vocational-tech school
  • CheckmarkMinimum 3.0 GPA
  • CheckmarkRestricted to applicants that have visual disabilities
  • CheckmarkBoth full-time and part-time students
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of Oregon

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Certification of legal blindness from an ophthalmologist, optometrist or physician; Proof of acceptance from a post-secondary school
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Community Service
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Transcript
For more info, please visit our site
Contact scholarships@acb.org
Tel: 212-502-7600 Address 2900 S Quincy St, #200
Arlington, VA 22206