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RFB&D's
2008 National Achievement Awards

UPDATE: Deadline extension for SAA Award is April 14, 2008

Each year, RFB&D sponsors two awards programs for outstanding students with print disabilities: The Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Award (SAA) and The Marion Huber Learning Through Listening® (LTL®) Award


The Mary P. Oenslager
Scholastic Achievement Awards (SAA)

The Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Awards are presented to RFB&D members who are college seniors and blind or visually impaired, in recognition of extraordinary leadership, scholarship, enterprise and service to others.

Offered since 1959, the awards are given to a total of nine students who are chosen by a selection committee. 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:

  • Be legally blind
  • Have been registered as an RFB&D member for at least one year, up to and including the period of March 3, 2007 - March 3, 2008 (individually or through a school)
  • Have received, or will receive, a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the United States or its territories between July 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008
  • Have an overall grade point average for undergraduate years of 3.0 or more on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent if an alternative grading system is used)

EXTENDED: Deadline for applications is April 14, 2008

The SAA award application is available for download in the following formats:

PDF version of the SAA application

Microsoft Word version of the SAA application

HTML version of the SAA application

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The Marion Huber
Learning Through Listening® (LTL®) Awards

The Marion Huber Learning Through Listening Awards are presented to RFB&D members who are high school seniors with learning disabilities, in recognition of extraordinary leadership, scholarship, enterprise and service to others.

Offered since 1991, the awards are given to six students who are chosen by a selection committee. RFB&D presents the three top winners $6,000 each and three special honors Winners $2,000 each.

For the purposes of this award, a learning disability is defined as a neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to receive, process, store, and/or respond to information, and which affects the person's ability to read standard print.

Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:

  • Have a specific learning disability (please note visual impairment alone does not indicate eligibility for this award)
  • Have been registered as an RFB&D member for at least one year, up to and including the period of March 3, 2007 - March 3, 2008 (individually or through a school)
  • Be a member of the 2008 graduating class of a public or private school or home school in the United States or its territories, including US military installations
  • Have an overall grade average of B or above (or equivalent), based on grades 10 through 12
  • Plan to continue formal education beyond high school at either a two- or four-year college or vocational school

Deadline for applications is March 3, 2008. No longer accepting applications.

If you have any questions about the eligibility criteria, please call RFB&D at 866-RFBD-585.

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