ACBNY 2024 Scholarship Application

ACBNY 2024 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 Albany NY the weekend of September 26th - September 29th, 2024. 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: 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 or email by Friday, September 7, 2024.

*ACBNY will not accept handwritten documents or incomplete application packages.