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James R Carlock Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY

1. legally blind which can be verified by either an ophthalmologist or optometrist report dated no later than January, 2006,
2. an Arizona resident or attending school in Arizona, and
3. enrolled on a full-time basis.

The National Federation of the Blind is an organization dedicated to creating opportunities for all blind persons. In the furtherance of this goal, we have established our scholarship award program. Recipients of Federation scholarships need not be members of the National Federation of the Blind. Federation scholarships and awards are judged on the basis of academic excellence, service to the community and financial need.

NOTIFICATION

The Scholarship Committee will review all applications which are received no later than April 30, 2007, and notify winners by telephone followed by a confirmation letter no later than the last week of May 2007. The scholarship will be awarded during the banquet of the annual state convention sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind of Arizona in September 2007. Winners are required to attend all activities of the convention (as our guest) beginning at 5:00 pm Thursday through 12:00 pm Sunday. Winners will be responsible for all incidental costs which are not covered by the registration packet. Some examples of such costs are but not limited to: meals not covered by the registration packet or personal spending money.

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