R.I. Gillette, Gladys C. Anderson and Karen D. Carsel Memorial

American Foundation for the Blind

Award: $3,500

To support outstanding students who are blind or have low vision. Qualifications: Applicants must be eligible for a scholarship, applicants need to be legally blind, maintain a 3.0 GPA to be eligible for most scholarships, be a full-time student or a part-time student who works at least 32 hours per week, and be involved in their school and local community. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee criteria. How to apply: Applicants must submit the online application form; Certification of legal blindness from an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or physician (legal blindness is defined as an individual who cannot see better than 20/200 in the best eye with glasses or contact lenses or whose visual field in the best eye is 20 degrees or less at the widest diameter with glasses or contact lenses); Transcript(s) from the school the applicant is currently attending (entering freshmen must include high school transcripts and graduate students must include undergraduate transcripts; unless extenuating circumstances exist, a 3.0 cumulative grade point average is required); Two letters of recommendation from a current or recent instructor, career counselor, or employer (each letter must be submitted separately); Proof of acceptance from a post-secondary school (entering and transferring students must submit a notice or letter from the admissions office certifying acceptance or consideration for admission; if this is not available when the application is submitted, it must be submitted as soon as it is available; students continuing at the same school attended during the last term will not need to submit this document). Focus: Computer and information sciences; Engineering; Life sciences; Physical sciences.

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