Here are four scholarship opportunities for Texas students who are blind:
American Council of the Blind of Texas (ACBT)
Application packets may be obtained from the following sources:
• Texas Workforce Solutions/Blind Services Division Counselors
• Education Service Centers
• Dianna Carter, ACBT Scholarship Committee Chair
Please submit scholarship packets or requests for further information to the address below:
Dianna E. Carter, Committee Chair
12106 Swaps Drive
El Paso, TX 79936
915-539-6919
ddcarter2000@gmail.com
The applications will be available from March 1 – July 7, 2017.
American Council of the Blind (ACB) Scholarship Program (National)
For more information, contact:
American Council of the Blind Scholarship Program
Attn: Dee Theien
6300 Shingle Creek Parkway, Suite 195
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
612-332-3242
dtheien@acb.org
http://www.acb.org/scholarship-application
The deadline for applying is February 15, 2017.
National Federation of the Blind of Texas (NFBT)
Applications and information will be available beginning June 1, 2017.
The deadline is August 15, 2017.
Applications will be available at https://www.nfbtx.org.
For additional information, contact:
Lara Sowell, Scholarship Chair
lsowell@nfbtx.org
scholarships@nfbtx.org
281-968-7733
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Scholarship Program (National)
NFB is currently accepting applications.
The deadline is March 31, 2017.
Applications are available at https://nfb.org/scholarships.