Washington Council of the Blind Scholarship Program

Website: WCB Scholarship Program open_in_new

Eligibility

To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must satisfy all of the following eligibility requirements:

  1. the applicant must be legally blind in both eyes. Legal blindness is defined as an individual who has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the corrected eye and/or 20° or less visual field in the corrected eye,
  2. The applicant must be enrolled or have been accepted to enroll in an accredited vocational school, college or university located in the United States.
  3. The applicant must be a resident of Washington State. A resident of Washington State is an individual who has physically resided in the state of Washington for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months at the time of application.

First consideration will be given to those applicants who have not previously received a WCB scholarship. However, all legally blind Washington state residents admitted to an academic or vocational training program for the following academic year are encouraged to apply. Before receiving a scholarship, recipients must provide proof of registration for the following academic year.

Student Type
  • 1st Year
  • 2nd Year
  • 3rd Year
  • 4th Year
  • 5th Year
  • Graduate
Citizen Type
  • US Citizen
  • Permanent Resident
  • Undocumented
Description

By providing financial support to selected blind and visually impaired Washington residents, the Washington Council of the Blind:

  • supports their personal growth and realization of educational goals
  • increases the visibility of blind and visually impaired students on campuses
  • and promotes the development of future leaders in our communities.

The Washington Council of the Blind awards scholarships to blind college or vocational/technical school students who are residents of Washington State.

Procedure

Applicants must complete an online application form. It can be accessed via the program website.

History

Did you know that WCB has awarded more than $141,000 to scholarship winners in just the last 6 years?  Since 2019, forty individuals have applied for and received scholarship awards.  Since our scholarship endowment was created in 1999, WCB has been committed to supporting blind and low vision Washingtonians in their educational aspirations.

Contact Information

Scholarship Committee Chair: Kim L. Moberg

e-mail: awardscholarship123@gmail.com