Scholarship Undergraduate Graduate

Norma Schecter Scholarship

American Foundation for the Blind

Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
294
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 Recommendations Or References
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Norma Schecter Scholarship
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Description

The Norma Schecter Scholarship is for general studies. Applicants must be an entering freshman, undergraduate, or graduate student, or attending technical college. To be eligible, applicants need to be legally blind and be involved in their school and local community. Scholarships are awarded to students who attend post-secondary institutions in the United States. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

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
  • CheckmarkBoth full-time and part-time students

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 Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Transcript
For more info, please visit our site
Contact Sylvia Stinson-Perez
Chief Programs Officer
communications@afb.org
Tel: 212-502-7600 Address 1101 Wilson Blvd, 6th Floor
Arlington, VA 22209