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The National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut offers the Brian Cummins Memorial Scholarship Leaders of Tomorow Scholarship-sponsored by the Board of Education & Services for the Blind and the Connecticut Lions Clubs Connecticut Department of Higher Education-Student Financial Aid in Connecticut The Federal Student Aid Information Center or call toll-free: 1-800-730-8913 The Special Education Teacher Incentive Grant offered through the Connecticut Department of Education
The National Clearing House for Professions in Special Education click on "Where can I get money to further my special education?" Fastweb: A database enabling students to locate funding and scholarships using specific categories of study and criteria to narrow searches In Connecticut, "Special Education Teachers" and "Speech and Language Pathologists" are currently federally designated educator shortage areas, and such individuals who are employed in Connecticut schools (as verified by their school principal) are eligible to apply for loan forgiveness in some federal loan programs and the state's Teachers Mortgage Assistance Program offered by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
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For more information, E-mail us at: info@nfbct.org |
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Federation of the Blind of Connecticut 477 Connecticut Boulevard, Suite 217 East Hartford, CT 06108 (860) 289-1971 |
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| Updated February 3, 2006 |