CNIB Scholarships for the Visually Impaired

CNIB post-secondary scholarships help support people who are blind or partially sighted in their educational journeys. If you are pursuing a post-secondary diploma, degree, skilled trades certificate or apprenticeship program, you may be eligible to apply.

Eligible Programs

This award applies to all programs.

Eligibility Criteria

To be considered eligible for a CNIB post-secondary scholarship, you must be:

• Blind or partially sighted (i.e. best corrected visual acuity of 20/70" and/or you have a visual field of 20 degrees or narrower).
• Pursuing a post-secondary diploma, degree, skilled trades certificate, apprenticeship program or equivalent.
• A Canadian citizen, or have held landed immigrant status for one year prior to the date of application.
• Highly motivated, independent and able to demonstrate a reasonable level of personal achievement.

Application Details

How to Apply

Scholarship applications for the 2024/25 school year will open spring 2024. Please visit the CNIB website for more information.

Applicants will be asked to complete and submit an application form, along with:

• Proof of secondary education completion (interim).
• At least two letters of references (1 academic and 1 community source). All reference letters should be on official letterhead, professional letter format and in an accessible format.
• Letter of acceptance from an accredited post-secondary institution, college or university.
• Transcript (interim).
• A short essay (two pages max) detailing how a CNIB scholarship will change what it means to be blind for you in your education.
• List of other sources of funding.

Selection Process

CNIB will make the selections for these awards. For more information about CNIB's scholarship program, please email scholarships@cnib.ca.