[Nfbnet-members-list] Start Dreaming: Holman Prize Applications Open in January

[Wunder, Gary]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SAN FRANCISCO – November 8, 2016

Start Dreaming: Holman Prize Applications Open in January

LightHouse for the Blind in San Francisco is 
thrilled to announce the return of the 
<http://www.holmanprize.org/>Holman Prize for 
Blind Ambition, our annual $25,000 award for blind adventurers and creators.
In 2017, the Prize’s inaugural year, we received 
more than 200 applications from over two dozen 
countries. We couldn't be prouder of our three 
winners, who encompass a wide range of ambition and ingenuity:
<http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/meet-ahmet-ustunel-blind-kayaker-and-holman-prizewinner/>Ahmet 
Ustunel is training to kayak Turkey’s Bosphorus 
Strait, completely solo; 
<http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/meet-penny-melville-brown-blind-baker-and-holman-prizewinner/>Penny 
Melville-Brown is taking her YouTube baking show 
to six continents; 
<http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/meet-ojok-simon-blind-beekeeper-and-holman-prizewinner/>Ojok 
Simon is teaching his fellow Ugandans to become self-sustaining beekeepers.
Named after the 19th century blind world traveler 
<https://www.holmanprize.org/jamesholman/>James 
Holman, the Holman Prize empowers blind men and 
women from around the world to complete the 
journeys and projects of their dreams.

What would you do as a Holman Prizewinner?

Applications for the prize open on January 16, 
2017 (and close February 28), and we encourage 
applicants to start planning ahead! The initial 
application is a quirky one: a 90-second YouTube 
video explaining what you would accomplish as a 
Holman Prizewinner (as well as a brief written 
questionnaire). Once applications close, a select 
group of semifinalists will be chosen to submit 
in-depth written proposals, and later, finalists 
will be interviewed by LightHouse staff.

<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBgTkRMP5uayUh22CViOjMWudaPxXScCh>Check 
out last year’s finalists’ video proposals to get 
acquainted with the types of projects you can pitch.

To learn more about the prize, please visit the 
Holman Prize <http://holmanprize.org/>website.

You can read more about the Holman Prize in the 
<http://washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2017/06/29/blindness-does-not-stop-this-beekeeper-this-baker-and-this-kayaker-from-expanding-their-vision/>Washington 
Post, 
the<http://sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-group-s-awards-allow-blind-baker-beekeeper-12224147.php> 
<http://sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-group-s-awards-allow-blind-baker-beekeeper-12224147.php>San 
Francisco Chronicle, the 
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08x4rj7>BBC and 
PRi’s 
<https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-11-07/new-technology-help-blind-captain-kayak-across-bosphorus-solo-journey>The 
World.

If our<https://www.holmanprize.org/faq/> FAQ page 
doesn’t answer your questions, feel free to get 
in touch with Max Savage Levenson, Holman Prize 
Coordinator, at 
<mailto:mlevenson at lighthouse-sf.org>mlevenson at lighthouse-sf.org.


Gary Wunder
Editor, Braille Monitor
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2360 | gwunder at nfb.org


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