{"id":437,"date":"2020-02-05T10:08:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T15:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/?page_id=437"},"modified":"2025-03-27T08:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:53:28","slug":"scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/?page_id=437","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WBU is proud to offer five scholarships aimed at empowering individuals who are blind or partially sighted. With a special focus on supporting those from developing countries, these scholarships are designed to provide opportunities for personal and professional development, enabling recipients to pursue educational achievements and enhance their leadership skills. Through this initiative, the WBU is committed to fostering inclusivity and accessibility in education, helping to build a brighter future for all. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Barbara Marjeram Braille Literacy Scholarship for Blind Women and Girls in Developing Countries\u00a0 \u2013 eligibility: women and girls 14 \u2013 30 years old.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Apply or Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

Gerald Dirks Scholarship for Advancement of Braille Literacy and Post-Secondary Education for Blind and Partially Sighted Persons \u2013 eligibility: individuals who are blind or partially sighted between 18 \u2013 35 years old<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Apply or Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

Mary Hochhausen Prize for Music and Braille Literacy \u2013 Eligibility: young blind and partially sighted persons, 18 \u2013 35 years old, or qualifying organizations<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Apply or Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

Pedro Zurita Youth Fund \u2013 eligibility: individuals who are blind or partially sighted who are 15 \u2013 30 years old<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Apply or Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

Hermoine Grant Calhoun Fund for Blind women and girls studying in their own country \u2013 eligibility: women and girls who are blind or partially sighted who are at least 16 years old<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Apply or Learn More<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please visit each scholarship page to discover specific background and eligibility criteria. In order to make the application process as simple as possible, we have developed one common application form which you can access here. Application Form<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

All completed applications should be sent via email to the WBU office at: scholarships@wbu.ngo<\/a>.\u00a0 Applications can be received throughout the year and will be reviewed following April 30th<\/span>\u00a0of each year for distribution prior to September.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your generous support for our scholarship programs is greatly appreciated. Donations can be conveniently made online via Canada Helps.<\/a> Alternatively, you may also contribute via cheque or wire transfer. For detailed information on how to direct your donation to the specific scholarship fund of your choice, please contact the WBU office at info@wbu.ngo<\/a>. Every contribution helps us continue our mission to empower individuals who are blind or partially sighted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The WBU is proud to offer five scholarships aimed at empowering individuals who are blind or partially sighted. With a special focus on supporting those from developing countries, these scholarships are designed to provide opportunities for personal and professional development, enabling recipients to pursue educational achievements and enhance their leadership skills. Through this initiative, the… View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":109,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"DefaultContentPage.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/link-title":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/exclude-page":false},"class_list":["post-437","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=437"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5931,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/437\/revisions\/5931"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}