News  National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts 2024-2025 Scholarships

The National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts (NFBMA) is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Up to three scholarships will be awarded, including one for $3,000.00 and two for $1,500.00 each. The deadline to apply for a scholarship is January 31, 2024.

As a scholarship applicant, you must:

• Be legally blind or have a visual impairment that requires you to obtain services from a teacher of the visually impaired;
• Be a resident of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
• Plan to pursue a full-time, postsecondary course of study in the 2024 - 2025 academic year;
• Have not previously won a NFBMA scholarship more than twice for the same degree.

To apply for a scholarship, you must:

• Arrange for three reference letters from professors, counselors, and/or employers who have worked with you within the past year to be sent to scholarships@nfbma.org with the word “reference” and your name in the subject line by January 31, 2024;
• Participate in the entire National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts state convention, to be held in-person Friday, March 15 through Sunday, March 17, 2024 at the Salem Waterfront Hotel and Suites located at 225 Derby Street, Salem, Massachusetts;
• Send your completed scholarship application to scholarships@nfbma.org with the word “scholarship” in the subject line by Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

Please see the National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts Scholarship Application 2024 for more details. Be sure to read all instructions carefully and pay close attention to the deadline.

If you have any questions about the application process or the scholarships, please email the NFBMA Scholarship Committee at scholarships@nfbma.org.

Thank you and we look forward to a successful 2024 scholarship program!