ACB Scholarship Program

This is a group of awards reached through one application. Each award inside it has its own rules.

Award

$2,000 to $7,500 per scholarship for tuition, fees, room and board, assistive technology and related education costs. Complete award-specific duration and repeat-award rules are not published.

Deadline

Applications for the 2027-2028 school year open November 1, 2026 and close February 14, 2027 at 11:59 pm CST

How to apply

Register for an ACB account and submit the online scholarship application. The page lists professional certification of legal blindness, school transcripts, two separately submitted instructor, counselor or employer recommendations and proof of admission for entering or transferring students. The complete form and award-specific rules are behind account access.

What you'll need

• A separate scholarship application
• Recommendations

Who can apply

Legally blind entering freshmen, undergraduates, graduate or technical-college students at U.S. postsecondary institutions, involved in school and community. Full-time students qualify, or part-time students working at least 32 hours weekly. A 3.0 GPA is required for most awards, with extenuating-circumstance exceptions; check the particular award.

Good to know

The page explicitly identifies November 1, 2026 through February 14, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time for 2027–28. Awardees participate in the July national conference and convention. The page still references 2025–26 when discussing continuing-student admission proof; confirm that exception for the new cycle.