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Debbie Van Cleave Scholarship

East Tennessee Foundation
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About the Scholarship

Opens: 12/15/2025
Closes: 3/15/2026

The Debbie Van Cleave Scholarship seeks legally blind students who reside in the 25-county service area of the Eastern Tennessee Foundation. Students who demonstrate financial need are eligible to apply.

Win up to
$1,400
  • Essay Required: No
  • Need-Based: Yes
  • Merit-Based: No
  • Website
Requirements
  • Blind with a vision of 20/200 or less AFTER correction and/or visual field reduced to 20 degrees or less
  • Resident of Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, or Washington counties, Tennessee
  • High school senior or undergraduate student
  • Seeking a professional certification, associate, or bachelor's degree
  • Demonstrate financial need

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Professional Certification, 1-year Certificate, Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    High School Senior, Community College Freshman, Community College Sophomore, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, 5th Year College Undergraduate, Nth Year College Undergraduate
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: TN
    • County: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington
    Condition
    Blindness

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