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Established by her parents in memory of Debbie Van Cleave, an East Tennessee award winning artist whose talent in pottery was not diminished by the fact that she was blind. The scholarship is intended to benefit legally blind students pursuing higher education.
$1,400 one-year award
The Debbie Van Cleave Scholarship is for graduating seniors or current college students whose permanent address is within East Tennessee Foundation’s 25 county service area and who are blind (those with vision of 20/200 or less after correction, or whose visual field is reduced to 20 degrees or less) and who require financial need to attend college.
For an alternative format to the online application please call (865)524-1223.
Complete the East Tennessee Foundation Common Application between December 15 and March 15 to see if you are eligible for this and other scholarship awards.