"CHOICE - CHALLENGE - CONFIDENCE - CAREERS"
American
Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Information Center
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-502-7661
Toll Free: (800) 232-5463
FAX: (212) 502-7771
TDD: (212) 502-7662
www.afb.org
1. DELTA GAMMA
FOUNDATION FLORENCE MARGARET HARVEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - $1,000
Purpose: Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student in the field
of rehabilitation and/or education of persons who are visually impaired or blind.
Eligibility: Applicants must be legally blind junior, senior, or graduate
U.S. citizens; studying in the field of rehabilitation and/or education of visually
impaired/blind persons.
Special Features: Applications must include a typewritten statement,
up to two pages in length, describing educational and personal goals, work experience,
extracurricular activities, and how scholarship monies will be used. This scholarship
is supported by the Delta Gamma Foundation and administered by the American
Foundation for the Blind.
2. FERDINAND
TORRES AFB SCHOLARSHIP
American Foundation for the Blind
Attn: Scholarship Committee
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600
(800) 232-5463
Fax: (212) 502-7771
TDD: (212) 502-7662
Purpose:
To provide financial assistance to blind students who wish to engage in postsecondary
study.
Eligibility: Applicants must be legally blind and reside in the United
States, although U.S. citizenship is not necessary. They must present evidence
of economic need, legal blindness, and acceptance into a full-time postsecondary
program. Preference is given to residents of the New York City metropolitan
area and new immigrants to the United States. Applications include a typewritten
statement of 3 double-spaced pages describing educational and personal goals,
work experience, extracurricular activities, how scholarship monies will be
used, and, for new immigrants, a description of the country of origin and the
reason for coming to the United States.
Financial Data: The stipend is $1,000.
Duration: 1 year.
Number awarded: 1 each year.
Deadline: March of each year.
3. KAREN D.
CARSEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Purpose: To provide financial assistance to a legally blind graduate
student.
Eligibility: Applicants must be legally blind U.S. citizens who have
been admitted into a full-time graduate program and submit evidence of economic
need.
Financial Data: The stipend is $500. Duration 1 year.
Special features: Applications must include a typewritten statement,
up to 2 pages in length, describing educational and career goals, work experience,
extracurricular activities, and how fellowship monies will be used.
Number awarded: 1 each year.
Deadline: March of each year.
4. R.L. GILLETTE
SCHOLARSHIP
Purpose: To assist Legally blind female students attending a four-year
baccalaureate degree program in literature or music.
Financial Data: $1,000
5. RUDOLPH DILLMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - $2,500
Purpose: To provide financial assistance to legally blind undergraduate
or graduate students studying in the rehabilitation and/or education of visually
impaired and blind persons.
Eligibility: To be eligible, applicants must be able to submit evidence
of legal blindness, U.S. Citizenship, and acceptance in an accredited undergraduate
or graduate training program within the broad field of rehabilitation and/or
education of blind and visually impaired persons.
Financial Data: The fellowship award is $2,5000 per year.
Duration: 1 Academic year.
Special Features: Applications must include a typewritten statement,
up to two pages in length, describing educational and personal goals, work experience,
extracurricular activities, and how scholarship monies will be used.
Number awarded: four each year-three without consideration of financial
need and one to an applicant who can submit evidence of financial need.
Deadline: March of each year.