College Resources

Association of Massachusetts Educators of Students with Visual Impairments

Improving and Enriching the Lives of Students with Visual Impairments

Succeeding in College and Work: Students with Disabilities Tell Their Stories
Watch their stories online
or
request a DVD:
DBTAC - New England ADA Center
800-949-4232 voice/tty
adainfo@NewEnglandADA.org
www.NewEnglandADA.org
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Internships for STEM Students with Disabilities
http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2008/02/14/nidrr-releases-funding-opportunities-for-2008/
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Scholarship Resouces:
MAVIS Scholarship Resource Page at
http://www.massblindstudents.org/scholarships.html.

The American Council of the Blind Scholarship application and instructions are now available online from the ACB website at http://www.acb.org/scholapp-instruct2008.html

The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International an ACB affiliate, announces the online Fred Scheigert Scholarship program. Three scholarships in the amount of $3,000 a piece will be awarded to entering freshmen, undergraduate and graduate college students who are visually impaired, maintain a strong GPA and are involved in their school/local community. For scholarship guidelines and an on-line application, please go to www.cclvi.org/scholars.htm For questions or additional information, please e-mail to scholarship@cclvi.org .

The National Federation of the Blind Scholarship application is now available. Go to NFB’s website www.nfb.org/scholarships

Christine H. Eide Memorial Scholarship In memory of his daughter,Torris Eide established this Scholarship for students who have been designated as legally blind. The $500 scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate or graduate students entering or attending an accredited college or university, with a maximum of $1,000 per year for any individual. Application Deadlines: occur in September or the fall semester or in January for the spring semester For more information, or to receive information on next fall’s application date contact Gina Obando at gobando@lighthouse.org or go to www.lighthouse.org.

The AER Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the William & Dorothy Ferrell Scholarship of $1,000 per recipient. This scholarship helps to support two legally blind individuals enrolled in a university program studying to become a professional in the field.

Friends in Art Scholarship is offered annually for achievemanet, talent and excellence in the arts to a high school or college student who is visually impaired and plans to or is majoring in the fields of music, arts drama or creative writing. Write to Harvely Miller, 196 E. French Broad St., Brevard NC 28712-3410 (include a self-addressed stamped envelope) or email hhmiller@citcom.net for an application.

Sendero scholarship:

Sendero has started an annual scholarship fund to be awarded to a student with the most impressive travel adventure for the year. Appications will be accepted beginning 9/1/08 with a $2500 scholarship for one student. The scholarship will be announced in mid March.

Interested parties should think about adventure travel already taken in 2008 or about future possibilities.

The focus is on independent travel. In other words, a cruise would not be rated highly in terms of independence. Travel with sighted friends, colleagues or family is fine as long as the blind student is demonstrating independent travel, a leader rather than a follower.

They want to hear how the student's orientation and mobility tools and techniques are used. It doesn't matter if one is using a cane or a dog but more about what one is doing, sailing, hiking, exploring a big city and the like. Use of GPS is not required but will weigh in the applicants favor if used.

Independence, innovation and uniqueness are the qualities they are looking for when the applications are evaluated. Documenting the travel through photos and/or audio recordings will be very helpful. This documentation along with the written travel story will be the bulk of the scholarship submission. More details about the application will be published by early September. Recommendation letters will be requested. The funds can be used for, school, technology, travel or whatever the winner chooses.

Please spread the word to other students and teachers so photos, audio and a journal can be captured on any upcoming trips. If a trip isn't planned before the February 2009 deadline, start planning for next summer.

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