Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship Program
Type  of  award:  Scholarship, renewable.
Intended use: For full-time undergraduate or graduate study at accredited postsecondary  institution  in United States.
Eligibility:  Applicant  must  be  U.S. citizen.  Applicant must be dependent of disabled  veteran; or spouse of disabled veteran who served in the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy or Coast Guard.

Application requirements: Recommendations, essay, transcript.
Additional information: Dependent children, spouses, and grandchildren of blinded U.S. Armed  Forces veterans are eligible, as well as blinded active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Veteran must meet definition of blindness used by Blinded Veterans Association; blindness may be service­ connected or non-service-connected. Katherine Gruber scholarships are awarded for one year only. The number of scholarships a recipient may receive under this program is limited  to four. Notification  begins  in late June.
Amount  of award: $2,000
Number  of awards: 6
Number of applicants: 18
Application  deadline: April 15
Total amount awarded: $12,000
Contact:
Blinded  Veterans Association
125 NW Street 3rd Floor Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 202-371-8880
Fax: 202-371-8258
Web: www.bva.org