"CHOICE - CHALLENGE - CONFIDENCE - CAREERS"
Association
for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)
AER Ferrell Scholarship Fund
1703 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 440
Alexandria, VA 22311
Main Telephone: 703-671-4500
Extension: 201
FAX: 703-671-6391
Email: bsherr@aerbvi.org
Web Site: www.aerbvi.org
William and Dorothy Ferrell Scholarship Award
The Ferrell Scholarship is awarded to two selected applicants who are legally blind and are studying for a career in the field of services to persons who are blind or visually impaired.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
1. Applicants for the Ferrell Scholarship must be legally blind. The definition of legal blindness is a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the best corrected eye and/or a visual field of 20 degrees or less.
2. Applicants for the scholarships must be studying at the post-secondary level for a career in the field of services to persons who are blind or visually impaired.