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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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