National Achievement Awards
Deadline for submission is February 1, 2010!
RFB&D sponsors The Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Award (SAA) for college seniors who are blind or visually impaired and The Marion Huber Learning Through Listening (LTL) Award for high school seniors with learning disabilities.
Each year, RFB&D collects applications from outstanding students from across the country. Those who demonstrate academic excellence, outstanding leadership, and service to others will be in the running for a cash award.
Below you will find information regarding the two different awards.
The Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Awards (SAA)
The Scholastic Achievement Awards are presented to RFB&D members who are college seniors and blind or visually impaired.
A selection committee will choose nine exceptional students as recipients of this award. RFB&D gives three top winners $6,000 each, three special honors winners $3,000 each, and three honors winners $1,000 each.
Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:
- Legally blind
- Registered as an RFB&D member for at least one year, up to and including the period of February 1, 2009 - February 1, 2010 (individually or through a school)
- Have or will receive a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree from an accredited four year college or university in the United States between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010
- Overall grade point average of 3.0 or more on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent if an alternative grading system is used)
The SAA award application is available for download in the following formats:
- PDF version of SAA application
- Microsoft Word version of SAA application
- HTML version of SAA application
The Marion Huber Learning Through Listening® (LTL®) Awards
The Learning Through Listening Awards are presented to RFB&D members who are high school seniors with learning disabilities.
For the purpose of this award, a learning disability is defined as neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to receive, process, story, and/or respond to information, and the person's ability to read standard print.
A selection committee will choose six exceptional students as recipients of this award. RFB&D gives three top winners $6,000 each and three special honors winners $2,000 each.
Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:
- Have a specific learning disability (please note that visual impairment alone does not indicate eligibility for this award)
- Registered as an RFB&D member for at least one year, up to and including the period of February 1, 2009 - February 1, 2010 (individually or through a school)
- Member of the 2010 graduating class of a public or private high school (or home school) in the United States
- Overall grade point average of B (i.e. 3.0 out of 4.0) or above based on grade levels 10 through 12 at the time of application
- Plan to continue formal education beyond high school at either a two- or four-year college or vocational school
The LTL award application is available for download in the following formats:
