Scholarships for Blind and Visually Impaired Students

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Please Distribute these two scholarship announcements

On behalf of the American Council of the Blind

2011-2012 Academic Year Scholarship Announcement

The American Council of the Blind (ACB) annually awards approximately twenty scholarships ranging in amounts from $1,000 to $2,500 to vocational, entering freshmen, undergraduate and graduate college students who are legally blind, maintain a 3.3 GPA and are involved in their school/local community.  Applications may be submitted beginning December 1^st and all materials must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on March 1^st.  

To read the scholarship guidelines and complete an on-line application, please visit:

www.acb.org/scholarship

For more information, please contact the ACB National Office at: (202) 467-5081 or (800) 424-8666. 

On behalf of the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International, we announce our CCLVI Fred Scheigert Scholarship Program.  Three scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each will be awarded for the 2011 – 2012 academic year.  Please share with others the following scholarship announcement.  If there are questions or additional information is required, please e-mail to scholarship@cclvi.org.  Thank you!

CCLVI Scholarship Announcement:

The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) will award three scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each to one full-time student in each category; entering freshmen, undergraduate and graduate.  College students who are low vision, maintain a strong GPA and are involved in their school and/or local community are encouraged to apply. 

Applications may be submitted beginning January 1^st and all materials must be received by March 1^st.  Scholarship monies will be awarded for the 2011 – 2012 academic year.

To read the scholarship guidelines and complete an on-line application, please visit:

www.cclvi.org and click on the “Scholarship’ link

Applications will be available to submit on-line until March 1^st at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time.  Please plan ahead so that documents mailed will be received by March 1^st.  Please note, no faxed materials will be accepted.  Questions may be directed to CCLVI at (800) 733-2258. 

 

 

S.K.