The deadline to apply for the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland scholarship has been extended to April 15, 2025. Remember, this scholarship is different and separate from the NFB National Scholarship Program.
State Scholarship Program: The NFB of Maryland will award up to four scholarships of $4,000 each as part of the John T. McCraw Scholarship Program. NFBMD
may award a scholarship to a former McCraw scholarship recipient.
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• Scholarships are merit-based and awarded based on academic achievement, community involvement, and leadership.
• Application materials must be submitted (online only) by 11:59PM on March 31, 2025.
• To be eligible, applicants must:
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• Be legally blind in both eyes;
• reside in Maryland or be pursuing post-secondary studies at a school in Maryland;
• be age 18 prior to July 7, 2025;
• Be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time or part-time, post-secondary course of study in a degree program in the Fall of 2025 and Spring of 2026
(priority will be given to full-time students); and
• Attend the entire National Convention of the National Federation of the Blind in New Orleans, Louisiana from July 8 through 13, 2025 and the annual convention
of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland in Maryland in February 2026 (scholarship finalists will receive convention grants).
• To apply submit an application using the online application system at
http://nfbmd.org/scholarship/apply