1026 East 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 235-3073
Email: president@nfbmd.org
Sources for Scholarships & Accessible Financial Information for Post-Secondary Education
Blind students can take advantage of the same scholarships available to sighted students. There are additional resources available as well. The following is a list of organizations which award scholarships to legally blind post-secondary students.
The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
Information about the NFB of Maryland scholarships is available on our Students page.We typically offer two scholarships $1,800 and $1,200. The deadline for applications is June 1.
The National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson St.
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone:
(410) 659-9314
Fax:
(410) 685-5653
Web site: www.nfb.org/nfb/scholarship_program.asp
E-mail: scholarships@nfb.org
Offers thirty scholarships ranging from $3,000 to $12,000. The deadline for applications is March 31.
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Phone:
(212) 502-7600
Toll free:
(800) 232-5463
Fax:
(212) 502-7777 (fax)
Web site: www.afb.org
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
Vesper Scholarship Fund
1120 20th Street, NW, Suite 750 South
Washington, DC 20036
Web site: www.clb.org
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone:
(800) 221-4792
Web site: www.rfbd.org
E-mail: custserv@rfbd.org
Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)
Phone: (800) 433-3243
Web site: www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov/audio
Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, has a variety of resources available to help blind and visually impaired students fund their education beyond high school. Some resources such as the FAFSA are in Braille. Other resources are in audio.
Formerly called the Student Aid Audio Guide, this new audio release introduces students to resources such as Web sites (and both Braille and print publications) that will help them decide what to study, what school is right for them, what to look for—and look out for—in financing their education, what career choices to make, and much more.
For specific information about these specialized formats, contact David Rives at (202) 377-3226 or email at dave.rives@ed.gov.