Each year at its national convention in July, the National Federation of the Blind gives a broad array of 30 scholarships to recognize achievement by blind scholars. The scholarship application deadline is March 31, 2008.

In addition to a scholarship, each winner will be brought to the 2008 National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention in July at Federation expense, providing an excellent opportunity for high level networking with active blind persons in many different professions and occupations.

All applicants for these scholarships:

1. must be legally blind, and

2. must be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, postsecondary course of study in a degree program at a United States' institution in the 2008 scholastic year, except that one scholarship may be given to a person employed full-time while attending school part-time, and

3. must participate in the entire NFB national convention and in all scheduled scholarship program activities.

Scholarship awards include:

• Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship for $12,000
• 1 Scholarship for $10,000
• 2 Scholarships for $7,000 each
• 4 Scholarships for $5,000 each
• 22 Scholarships for $3,000 each
• Plus other gifts to scholarship winners!

To Apply: Complete the official 2008 Scholarship Application Form online, then mail a print copy with the required attachments to the NFB Scholarship Committee of the National Federation of the Blind. Full details are available online at www.nfb.org/scholarships. For questions or paper forms contact Anil Lewis, chairman of the NFB Scholarship Committee: phone (404) 371 - 1000, email scholarships@nfb.org.

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