Mid-Atlantic Regional Group
Blinded Veterans Association
PRESS RELEASE
For Additional Information, Contact:
Scholarship Coordinator
Website: www.bva.org
(202)
371-8880.
Email:
bva@bva.org
BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABILITY FOR 2008-2009 ACADEMIC YEAR
The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) will award 6 scholarships under its Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship Program for the 2008 - 2009 academic year. There will be six (6) scholarships for $2,000 each available. The Scholarship Committee will choose 6 recipients and three alternates. This is the 25th year of the program.
Only dependent children and spouses of blinded veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible for the scholarships. The veteran must be legally blind; the blindness may either be service-connected or non-service-connected. The veteran need not be a member of the Blinded Veterans Association. Additionally, to be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must have been accepted for admission, or already be enrolled, as a full-time student in an accredited--institution-of higher education, or business, secretarial or vocational training school.
The scholarships are intended to be used to defray a student's educational expenses, including tuition, books and other academic fees. Scholarship payments will be made by the BVA directly to the educational institution.
Applications for the scholarship may be obtained from: The Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship Program, Blinded Veterans Association, 477 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001-2694.
Completed applications and supporting materials must be returned to the BVA by no later than Monday, April 14, 2008 to qualify for the 2008-2009
academic year scholarship program. Due to time constraints related to processing the applications for the Scholarship Committee's review, applications arriving subsequent to the aforementioned deadline WILL NOT be accepted.
The scholarships will be awarded on a "most-highly-qualified" basis utilizing the following criteria: answers to questions in the application form; transcripts of high school and/or college records; three letters of reference; and a 300-word essay on the applicant's post-education, lifetime career goals and aspirations.
Kathern F. Gruber scholarships are awarded for one year only. Applicants are advised that the BVA National Board of Directors' policy concerning Kathern F. Gruber scholarships is that the number of scholarships a recipient may receive under this program is limited to four (4).
The Blinded Veterans Association is a national non-profit organization concerned with the welfare of blinded veterans. Founded in 1945 by a group of veterans who were blinded in World War II, the BVA- is chartered- by the U. S. Congress and serves as the official representative of blinded veterans throughout the United States. The Blinded Veterans Association has been providing service to blinded veterans for over 62 years.
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