John T. McCraw Scholarship Program 2025 Application

First Name

Last Name

Date of birth

Home street address

Home city

Home state

Home postal code

Home phone

Mobile phone

E-mail address

Institution being attended in Spring 2025

Class standing in Spring 2025

Cumulative grade point average at this institution

Number of Credit Hours Enrolled

Institution being attended in Fall 2025 (send by separate letter if admitted after submitting this application)

Class standing in Fall 2025

Number of Credit Hours Enrolled Fall 2025

High school attended

High school cumulative grade point average

List all post-secondary institutions attended with highest class standing attained and cumulative grade point average

Supporting Documents

These documents may be sent separately by electronic or postal mail.

An essay from the applicant of 500 – 700 words: The topic is you. What sets you apart from other applicants? Who are you? What are your outstanding qualities? How do you handle your blindness? What makes you unique and qualifies you for an NFB of Maryland scholarship?

One file only.
300 MB limit.
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Letter of recommendation 1 (Must include contact information for letter author)

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300 MB limit.
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Letter of recommendation 2 (Must include contact information for letter author)

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300 MB limit.
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Resume: including education, work experience, volunteer experience, and list of organizations and entities of which the applicant is a member and/or holds office

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300 MB limit.
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Transcripts

Please provide a current transcript from the institution you are now attending and transcripts from all other post-secondary institutions attended. If you have not yet attended such an institution or have not completed one year of study, send a high school transcript. If you need to attach more than four files, please create and attach a .zip file.

Current post-secondary or high school transcript

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300 MB limit.
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Additional post secondary transcript 1

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300 MB limit.
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Additional post secondary transcript 2

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300 MB limit.
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Additional post secondary transcript 3

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300 MB limit.
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