ACBNY 2021 Scholarship Application

ACBNY 2021 Scholarship Application

The American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc. (ACBNY) is proud to
award a one thousand dollar ($1000) scholarship and a five hundred dollar ($500) scholarship
to qualified, deserving students.
Scholarship recipients must attend the annual ACBNY State Convention in Buffalo
(Cheektowaga), NY the weekend of October 15-17, 2021. Expenses for travel, lodging and
meals will be covered by ACBNY.
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must:
• Provide evidence of legal blindness in accordance with the New York State Commission for
the Blind (NYSCB) criteria;
See NYSCB website: https://ocfs.ny.gov/main/cb/
• Provide evidence of enrollment and good standing (passing grades) in a college, tech or trade
school or other training program following high school graduation;
• Present three (3) letters of recommendation (cannot be a family member);
• Provide evidence of community involvement. This may be documented via one of your
recommendation letters. Said letter or document must be clearly marked as such.
• Compose a 1000 word essay per the instructions below;
• All finalists must participate in an interview process;
• Applications and all documentation may be submitted by web-form, email or by regular mail
in print or braille by September 10, 2021.
*ACBNY will not accept handwritten documents or incomplete application packages.