Scholarship Undergraduate Graduate Postgraduate

Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship

National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
178
Days
March 31 2023
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Proof of legal blindness. For HS senior applicants: report(s) on college entrance examinations should be submitted.
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
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  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Test Scores
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Description

This scholarship is given yearly by the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults, a nonprofit organization that works to assist blind people and distributes Twin Vision?« books. Applicant must be a resident of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico. Recipient (s) must be able to attend the entire national convention of the National Federation of the Blind.

Amount Details

$12,000
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student, a graduate student or a postgraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university, a four-year college or two-year college
  • CheckmarkRestricted to applicants that have visual disabilities
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Proof of legal blindness. For HS senior applicants: report(s) on college entrance examinations should be submitted.
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Interview
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Test Scores
  • Checkmark Transcript
For more info, please visit our site
Contact scholarships@nfb.org
Tel: 410-659-9314 ext. 2415 Address 200 East Wells Street
Baltimore, MD 21230