BVA’s long-tenured Kathern F. Gruber scholarship program will award five $2,000 tuition scholarships to spouses, dependent children, and grandchildren of blind and low vision veterans for the 2023-24 academic year. The deadline to submit applications for the scholarships is Friday, April 28. 

The deadline for BVA’s awards program is also April 28. The awards honor each year the extraordinary professional achievements of a blind or low vision veteran, the outstanding level of service of a BVA member to their regional group, and a volunteer who has served blind and low vision veterans with extraordinary dedication and enthusiasm during the current year. The names of the recognitions are, respectively, the Melvin J. Maas, Irving Diener, and David L. Schnair Awards.

The awards program also recognizes, through annual Certificates of Appreciation, the professionals who go the extra mile in serving and supporting veterans and their families within VA Blind Rehabilitation Service or other organizations of and for the blind.

For a complete description about the scholarship program and application materials, click here.

For details about each award and nominating materials, due also on Friday, April 28 to BVA National Headquarters, click here.