General Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
(This link opens up to many scholarship opportunities)
The ELA Scholarship
Provides financial assistance to women with physical
disabilities who are enrolled in a graduate program in a college or university in the United States.
626-398-8840
Joyce Walsh Junior Scholarship for the Handicapped
Awarded to disabled instrumentalists or vocalist members of NFMC who are U.S citizens ages 12-18.
National Federation of Music Clubs
1336 North Delaware St
Indianapolis, IN46202-2481
317-638-4003
Panasonic Young Soloists Award
Awarded to vocalists or instrumentalists under age 25 who are permanently disabled and interested in studying music.
Very Special Arts
Attn: EducationOffice
JohnF.KennedyCenter for the Performing Arts
Washington, D.C.20566
202-628-2800
TDD: 202-737-0645
Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Program
The Horatio Alger Association provides financial assistance to students in the United States who have exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity and who aspire to pursue higher education. Restricted to U.S. citizens. Application Requirements include application, essay, references, and transcript.
Contact: Scholarship Coordinator
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
99 CanalCenterPlaza
Alexandria, VA22314
Louise Nacca Memorial Trust
One-time award available to student who has a visual, hearing or physical impairment. May be used at any post-secondary institution. Must be a U.S. citizen. Must demonstrate financial need. Applicant must be enrolled full or part-time at a two-year or four-year or technical institution or university. Applicant must be hearing impaired, physically disabled, or visually impaired. Restricted to U.S. citizens.
Contact: Louise C. Nacca Memorial for Educational Aid for the Handicapped Trust c/o First Union National Bank
190 River Road NJ3132
Summit, NJ 07901
908-598-3582
Fax: 908-598-3583
Central Intelligence Agency: Undergraduate Program
"CIA Summer Internship Program"
Summer employment for seniors who maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better, and are going to be offered employment with the Central Intelligence Agency after graduation. Open to undergraduate students, particularly minorities and people with disabilities, who have completed one or two years of college-level academic study. Must have a GPA of 3.0 or better. Must be over 18 years of age at time of application. Send cover letter with a resume and an unofficial copy of transcripts.
Personnel Representative
PO Box 12727
Arlington, VA22209-8727
Scholarships for Students with Learning Disabilities
Anne Ford Scholarship
The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 award given to a high school senior with an identified learning disability (LD) who is pursuing an undergraduate degree. The ideal candidate is a person who has faced the challenges of having a learning disability and who, through perseverance and academic endeavor, has created a life of purpose and achievement. Visit website for deadline information. Applicant must be enrolled full-time at a four-year institution or university, and be learning disabled. Restricted to U.S. citizens.
National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc.
381 Park Avenue South
Suite 1401
New York, NY 10016-8806
P. Buckley Moss Society Harbison Award
Scholarships available for high school seniors with learning disabilities for higher education.
601 Shenandoah Village Drive, Suite 1C
Waynesboro, VA22980
540-943-5678
Landscape Architecture Foundation
13 scholarships and internship programs to study landscape architecture at any accredited university. The scholarship is open to undergraduate or graduate landscape architecture students. Some awards are only open to women, minorities, or students with disabilities. Please contact the web site for scholarship information or call, if you cannot access the web or download the information.
American Society of Landscape Architects
636 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC20001-3736
202-898-2444
Fax: 202-898-1185
Scholarships for Students with Physical Disabilities
Venture Student Aid Award for a Physically Disabled Student
Cash awards for further education for physically disabled students ages 15 to 40. Award is based on financial need and student's ability to benefit from further education. Amount of award is set by board each year. Apply to local chapter or send self-addressed stamped envelope for more information. Award is limited to boundaries of Venture organization: U.S., Mexico, Canada, Japan and Korea.
Venture Clubs of the Americas
2 Penn Center Plaza, Suite 1000
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1883
215-557-9300
Fax: 215-568-5200
National Amputation Foundation Scholarships
Renewable award for students who have a major limb amputation. Must attend a U.S. college and must have a letter from the college indicating full time attendance at the college. Submit letter from doctor confirming amputation. Send self-addressed stamped envelope for application.
National Amputation Foundation, Inc.
38-40 Church Street
Malverne, NY11565
516-887-3600
Fax: 516-887-3667
1800Wheelchair Scholarship
This program awards monies to assist undergraduate students with their academic pursuits. To qualify, students must be enrolled undergraduate in "good standing" at an accredited college/university maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, and a legal resident of the U.S. or hold a valid student visa. Applicants will be asked to submit an essay. Details can be found at the 1800Wheelchair website:
1-800-320-7140
Scholarships for Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Recording for the Blind/Learning through Listening
This program provides three scholarships for high school seniors who are learning disabled. The award is based on academic achievement, leadership, enterprise, and service to others. Financial need is not a factor.
Blind/Learning through Listening
20 Rozelle Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
1-609-452-0606
Gladys C. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to legally blind women who are U.S citizens to study religious or classical music in college.
American Foundation for the Blind
Attn: Scholarship Committee
11 PennPlaza, Suite 300
New York, NY10001
212-502-7600
NFB Humanities Scholarship
For students (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Master's, Doctoral) studying Art, English, Foreign Languages, History, Humanities, Philosophy or Religion. Applicant must be legally blind and pursuing a full-time course of study. Selection is based upon academic excellence, service to the community, and financial need.
NFMC Music for the Blind Composition Awards
National Federation of Music Clubs
1336 North Delaware St
Indianapolis, IN46202-2481
317-638-4003
R.L. Gillette Scholarship
Awarded to College Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior studying Literature or Music. Applicant must be a woman who is legally blind and is a U.S. citizen. Selection is based upon transcript, three recommendations, and personal statement.
Arthur E. and Helen Copeland Scholarships
Scholarship is awarded annually to a college student who is blind and visually impaired. All applicants must be current members of USABA. Applicant must be enrolled full-time at a two-year or four-year or technical institution or university. Applicant must be visually impaired. Restricted to U.S. citizens.
United States Association for Blind Athletes
33 North Institute Street
Colorado Springs, CO80903
719-630-0422 Ext. 13
Fax: 719-630-0616
Floyd Qualls Memorial Scholarships
Award available to undergraduate, graduate, vocational or technical students who are legally blind in both eyes. Submit certificate of legal blindness and proof of acceptance at an accredited post-secondary institution.
American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004
Washington, DC20005
202-467-5081
Fax: 202-467-5085
National Federation of the Blind: Computer Science
"Computer Science Scholarship" The scholarship is awarded to legally blind people pursuing postsecondary education. Selection is based on academic excellence, service to the community, and financial need. Unsuccessful applicants are urged to reapply.
National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Committee
805 Fifth Avenue
Grinnell, IA50112
(515) 236-3366
National Federation of the Blind: Rickard
"Howard Brown Rickard Scholarship" The scholarship is open to legally blind people pursuing postsecondary education in the areas of Law, Medicine, Engineering, Architecture, or Natural Science. Selection is based on academic excellence, service to the community, and financial need. Unsuccessful applicants are urged to reapply.
National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Committee
805 Fifth Avenue
Grinnell, IA50112-1653
641-236-3369
Scholarships for Students who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired
Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship Award
Several scholarships for applicants who were born with profound or severe hearing loss (of at least 60dB) or have experienced such a loss before acquiring language. Must use speech or speech reading to communicate. Must be attending or have been admitted to a college or university that primarily enrolls students with normal hearing.
Financial Aid Coordinator
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC20007-2778
Scholarship Trust for the Deaf and Near Deaf
This is a special fund established by TPA in order to assist children and others with hearing loss or difficulty. Scholarship applicants need not be members of TPA to apply for assistance. All who need assistance can be eligible to receive help from TPA based on financial need. Restricted to U.S. citizens.
Travelers Protective Association of America
3755 Lindell Boulevard
St. Louis, MO63108-3476
314-371-0533
Fax: 314-371-0537
Sertoma Scholarship for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Student
Twenty $1000 scholarships for hearing-impaired students or those with communicative disorders. Available for citizens of the U.S. and Canada. Minimum 3.2 GPA required.
Sertoma Scholarship for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students
1912 East Meyer Boulevard
Kansas City, MO64132
816-333-8300
Fax: 816-333-4320
National Association of the Deaf: Stokoe
"William C. Stokoe Scholarship" - This scholarship is open to part-time or full-time graduate students who are deaf, studying a field related to sign language or the deaf community, who are committed to graduate studies in a field related to sign language or the deaf community. Must be a graduate student developing a special project on these topics.
Stokoe Scholarship Liaison
National Association of the Deaf
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD20910-4500
(301) 587-1788
TTY: (301) 587-1789
Fax: (301) 587-1791
EAR Foundation: Minnie Pearl Scholarship Program
Awarded to high school seniors with severe to profound deafness who are mainstreamed into society in any field of study.
The EAR Foundation
1817 Patterson Street
Nashville, Tennessee37203
Phone Toll Free (voice/TDD): 1-800-545-HEAR
Phone (voice/TDD): 615-329-7807
Fax: 615-329-7935
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Scholarships for Students with Psychological Disabilities
Lilly Reintegration Scholarship
Scholarships available to students diagnosed with schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, or a schizoaffective disorder. Must be currently receiving medical treatment for the disease, including medications and psychiatric follow-up. Must also be U.S. citizen and actively involved in rehabilitative or reintegration efforts.
Lilly Reintegration Programs
PMB 1167, 734 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL60610
800-809-8202
Fax: 312-664-5454
Scholarships for Students with Health Related Disabilities
Award of Excellence Asthma Scholarship Program
One-time award to high school seniors with asthma who are furthering their education in a post-secondary school. Must demonstrate academic excellence. Must be a United States citizen.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
611 East Wells
Milwaukee, WI55202
414-272-6071
Fax: 414-272-6070
Bill McAdam Scholarship Fund
Awarded to persons with hemophilia, von Willebrands, and other related hereditary bleeding disorders, their partners, spouses, parents, children, siblings, or other significant family members.
Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan
22226 Doxtator
Dearborn, MI48128
Phone: 313-563-0515
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Scholarship
Awards for young adults with cystic fibrosis to be used to further their education after high school. Awards may be used for tuition, books and fees.
Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship Foundation
2814 Grant Street
Evanston, IL60201
847-328-0127
Fax: 847-328-0127
EricDostieMemorialCollege Scholarship
Awarded to a person with a bleeding disorder (their sibling or child) to attend any accredited college or university. Must be a U.S. citizen.
Kelley Communications
21 Sawmill Way
Georgetown, MA01833
978-352-7657
Fax: 978-352-6254
Hemophilia Health Services Memorial Scholarship Fund
One-time award open to full-time students with hemophilia or another bleeding disorder. Scholarship may be used at any accredited, nonprofit college, university, or vocational/technical school. Selection based on academic achievement in relation to tested ability, involvement in extracurricular and community activities, and financial need.
Hemophilia Health Services
6820 Charlotte Pike
Suite 100
Nashville, TN37209-4234
615-850-5175
Fax: 615-352-2588
Hemophilia Resources of America
One-time award for persons with hemophilia or Von Willebrand disease. Sons and daughters of those afflicted are also eligible.
Hemophilia Resources of America
45 Route 46 East, Suite 609, Box 2011
Pine Brook, NJ 07058
Phone: 973-276-4944
Immune Deficiency Foundation Scholarship
One-time award available to individuals diagnosed with a primary immune deficiency disease. Must submit medical verification of diagnosis. Available for study at the undergraduate level at any post-secondary institution. Must be U.S. citizen.
Immune Deficiency Foundation
40 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 308
Towson, MD21204
800-296-4433
Fax: 410-321-9165
Matt Stauffer Memorial Scholarship
To support the financial needs of college students who are battling or have overcome cancer who display financial needs. Available to U.S. and non-U.S. citizens.
Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
PMB #505, 4725 Dorsey Hall Drive
Suite A
Ellicott City, MD 21042
410-964-0202
Fax: 410-964-0402
Pfizer Epilepsy Scholarship Award
Award for students with epilepsy who excel academically and in extracurricular activities. Must be pursuing an undergraduate degree or be a college senior entering first year of graduate school. Must be under the care of a physician for epilepsy to qualify.
Pfizer, Division of Warner-Lambert Company
Intra Med Educational Group
230 Park Avenue South
New York, NY10003
Phone: 800-292-7373
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Books on Scholarships
Financial Aid for the Disabled and Their Families 2002-2004
By Gail A. Schlachter and R. David Weber
ISBN 1-58841-042-0
495 pages, 2002, Hardbound, $40.00
Complete College Financing Guide 1995
By Marguerite J. Dennis, 3rd edition, Barron's Education Series, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, 1995.
ISBN 0-81201-635-1 ($14.95 plus $2.32 shipping in the US or $15.69 for overseas shipping).
282 pages. 1-800-645-3476 or write to Barron's, 250 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY11788.
Dollars for College - Students with Disabilities
Garrett Park Press, Garrett Park, Maryland, 1997 ($6.95 + $1.50 shipping).
Approximately 70-90 pages long, this booklet is revised every 18 months. To order a copy, call 1-301-946-2553 or write to Garrett Park Press, PO Box 190, Garrett Park, MD 20896.