The Lighthouse Guild offers merit-based scholarships for students with vision loss who are newly transitioning to college or graduate education. Each year, we offer scholarships for outstanding high school students who are legally blind from across the United States. We also provide an annual scholarship to at least one qualifying graduate student. Applicants must be current high school students who will be incoming college freshmen; or college students already attending, or planning to attend, graduate school (Master's degree, PhD, MD, JD, or other post-baccalaureate degree). Among each year's undergraduate and graduate student scholarship recipients, one student will be awarded the Dr. Neil S. Patel Memorial Scholarship for embodying Dr. Patel's legacy of hard work, honor, and dedication to supporting under-served populations. The Daniel M. Callahan Memorial Scholarship will also be awarded to one student who exemplifies visionary leader Dan Callahan's dedication to supporting and advocating for the community of individuals with vision loss. Applicants must submit proof of legal blindness. Verification should be in the form of a statement from a state rehabilitation agency, an ophthalmologist, or an optometrist. Applicants must also provide proof of U.S. citizenship or legal residency. Verification should be in the form of a passport, birth certificate, naturalization papers, or proof of legal residency. Three letters of recommendation are also required. Two letters should attest to the applicant's academic skills. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.