Allen-Sprinkle Memorial Gift Grant

National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
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The National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia is a 501c(3) nonprofit volunteer membership organization comprised of blind and interested sighted persons of all ages, their families and friends. Our committed local chapters, divisions, committees, programs, and well-trained leaders help newly blind people adjust to vision loss, and promote the full participation and integration of blind people in our communities.
Each year the National Federation of the Blind of West Virginia (NFBWV) awards a scholarship to a worthy blind individual who is pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time program of post-secondary study or training and is a resident of West Virginia. This award is known as the Allen-Sprinkle Memorial Gift. Both Sid Allen and Jack Sprinkle were long time leaders in the organized blind movement in West Virginia. The gift is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and the scholarship will be given at the annual banquet of the NFBWV State Convention.

Eligibility

The Allen-Sprinkle Memorial Gift is awarded on the basis of academic excellence, service to the community, and financial need. To be eligible, an applicant must be legally blind, as defined by the Social Security Administration. The applicant must also fall within one of the following categories: a high school student in the State of West Virginia who is planning to enter an accredited program of college, university, or post-secondary vocational education in the summer or fall of the calendar year the scholarship is being applied for; or a West Virginia resident currently enrolled in an accredited program of college, university, or post-secondary vocational education with at least two semesters or quarters remaining after June of the year the application is submitted.College students in this category may be enrolled in programs at either the graduate or undergraduate level. Students in either of the first two categories must be enrolled on a full-time basis, that is they must be taking twelve hours of study per semester or quarter, if in undergraduate programs, or nine hours per semester or quarter if in graduate programs.
The recipient of the award need not be a member of the NFBWV.