RFB&D's 2009 National Achievement Awards
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
2009 Deadline Extended to April 6, 2009!
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 2, 2008 - March 2, 2009 (individually or through a school)
- Have received, or will receive, a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the United States or its territories between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009
- Have an overall grade point average for my undergraduate years of 3.0
or more on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent if an alternative grading system
is used)
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
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:
- I have a specific learning disability (please note that visual impairment alone does not indicate eligibility for this award).
- I have been registered as an RFB&D member for at least one year, up to and including the period of March 2, 2008 - March 2, 2009 (individually or through a school)
- I am a member of the 2009 graduating class of a public or private school or home school in the United States or its territories, including U.S. military installations
- I have an overall grade average of B (i.e. 3.0 out of 4.0) or above,
based on grade levels
10 through 12 at the time of application - I plan to continue my formal education beyond high school at either a two- or four-year college or vocational school
If you have any questions about the eligibility criteria, please call RFB&D at 866-RFBD-585.
PDF version of the LTL application
