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Scholarships

An important part of preparing for college is figuring out how to pay for it. Below you will find information about scholarships, including deadlines, award amounts, and eligibility. For more funding strategies for college, consult the DO-IT publication College Funding for Students with Disabilities.

Upcoming Scholarship Opportunities

The following scholarships are listed in order by deadline.

  • Application Due: March 29, 2023
    Description:

    Children's Defense Fund California awards $10,000 to five high school freshman overcoming tremendous adversity, in addition to college preparation and career development counseling and mentoring.

    Eligibility:
    High school freshmen who live or attend school in the greater Los Angeles area planning to attend a postsecondary institution.
  • Application Due: March 31, 2023
    Description:

    ABC Law Centers is proud to offer our Disability Advocacy Scholarship! Our firm will award one annual scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to an undergraduate, graduate, or law student planning to pursue a law or public policy career focused on disability advocacy.

    Eligibility:
    An undergraduate, graduate, or law student planning to pursue a law or public policy career focused on disability advocacy.
  • Application Due: March 31, 2023
    Description:

    The Gateway Hemophilia Association selects the recipients of scholarships ranging in value, with a maximum value of $3,000, which can be renewed for an additional three years through a reapplication. Scholarships are awarded to college students with a bleeding disorder.

    Eligibility:
    Eastern Missouri and southern Illinois residents with hemophilia, vWD, or a bleeding disorder. Must be enrolled in community college, junior college, four-year college, university, or vocational school.
  • Application Due: March 31, 2023
    Description:

    This award is for students at CWU with a documented physical disability.

    Eligibility:
    Central Washington University students are eligible.
  • Application Due: March 31, 2023
    Description:

    Each year, the National Federation of the Blind awards thirty scholarships at its national Convention. Scholarship recipients are provided assistance in order to attend the NFB’s national convention. 

    Eligibility:
    Legally blind college students
  • Application Due: March 31, 2023
    Description:

    This scholarship is for young people who have learning differences. The P. Buckley Moss Endowed Scholarship provides up to$1,000.00 financial award annually to one graduating high school senior who plans a career in the visual arts. Awards are sent directly to the college to be applied towards tuition. The scholarship may be renewed for up to three consecutive years based on eligibility. The amount of the award may vary from year to year.

    Eligibility:
    This scholarship focuses on students with language related learning disabilities..
  • Application Due: March 31, 2023
    Description:

    UCB will award 30 scholarships of up to $5,000 and 3 scholarship of up to $10,000 to people living with epilepsy, their family members, and their caregivers pursuing higher education.

    Eligibility:
    People living with epilepsy, their family members, or their caregivers who are pursuing higher education.
  • Application Due: March 31, 2023
    Description:

    This $1,000 award is meant for students with bilateral hearing loss.

    Eligibility:
    Undergraduate students pursuing a Bachelor's degree are eligible.
  • Application Due: April 2, 2023
    Description:

    The scholarship is open nationally to high school seniors who have a hearing loss that requires the use of hearing aids in their daily life. The scholarship recipient, selected based on an essay, will receive two state-of-the-art ReSound Hearing Aids and a $1000 scholarship to their college or vocational school of choice. Cochlear users are eligible but will only receive the financial award.

    Eligibility:
    Graduating high school seniors who have hearing loss, requiring either the use of hearing aids or cochlear implants.
  • Application Due: April 2, 2023
    Description:

    The scholarship will award one student per school year with $1,000 towards the student’s college or vocational school of choice and ZoomText Screen Enhancement software.

    Eligibility:
    Graduating high school seniors who are visually impaired, requiring the use of visual aids other than glasses are eligible to apply.
  • Application Due: April 3, 2023
    Description:

    The Scholarship Program awards scholarships to students who are blind or visually impaired, and to Chicago Lighthouse employees, especially those who are disabled and/or Veterans. Applicants must be Illinois residents attending any school of higher education, or students from other states attending school in Illinois, to obtain accredited certifications, Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees.

    Eligibility:
    Blind/visually impaired Illinois students pursuing postsecondary education with a minimum 2.5 GPA, and Chicago Lighthouse employees.
  • Application Due: April 5, 2023
    Description:

    The Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship is a one-time $2,500 scholarship awarded to a graduating high school senior with a documented learning disability (LD) and/or ADHD who will be enrolled in a two-year community college, a vocational or technical training program, or a specialized program for students with LD and/or ADHD in the fall.

    The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 scholarship ($2,500/year over four years) granted to a graduating high school senior with a documented learning disability (LD) and/or ADHD who will be enrolled in a full-time bachelor’s degree program in the fall.

    Eligibility:
    Incoming undergraduate students are eligible.
  • Application Due: April 5, 2023
    Description:

    The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 scholarship ($2,500/year over four years) granted to a graduating high school senior with a documented learning disability who will be enrolled in a full-time bachelor's degree program in the fall.

    Eligibility:
    Must be a high school senior who will be attending a four-year bachelor's degree program in the fall with at least a 3.0 GPA and a learning disability.
  • Application Due: April 9, 2023
    Description:

    Lime Connect and BMO Capital Markets will award $10,000USD (students in the US) or $5,000USD (students in Canada) to full time college students with a disability pursuing business/commerce, computer science, engineering, math, physics, statistics, or a related discipline, with preference given to those interested in a career in Financial Services with a focus on Capital Markets.

    Eligibility:
    Undergraduate and graduate students in four-year universities in US or Canada, pursuing a business/commerce, engineering, math, physics, statistics or a related discipline.
  • Application Due: April 10, 2023
    Description:

    In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) has committed $1 million over the next four years to Scholarship America to develop and implement a special scholarship program to help people with disabilities obtain the education or training necessary to succeed in the career path of their choice. This program is administered by Scholarship America, the nation's largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals.

    Eligibility:
    Students with an identified disability, minimum GPA of 2.5 out of 4.0 scale or equivalent, enrolled in an undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university in the US for the entire 2018-2019 school year are eligible
  • Application Due: April 14, 2023
    Description:

    The Novo Nordisk Scholarship awards four $5,000 scholarships to students that will be incoming freshmen with Type 1 diabetes.

    Eligibility:
    Incoming undergraduate students with Type 1 diabetes are eligible.
  • Application Due: April 15, 2023
    Description:

    Partial scholarships are offered to legally blind young people working toward a college education.

    Eligibility:
    Full time college students who are legally blind are eligible.
  • Application Due: April 15, 2023
    Description:

    Three scholarships, two for undergraduate studies and one for graduate studies, ranging from $250 to $1,000, will be given to undergraduate or graduate students with dwarfism, whether members of LPA or not, and their immediate family members who must be paid members of LPA.

    Eligibility:
    Undergraduate and graduate students with dwarfism (do not have to be LPA members) and immediate family members (LPA members only).
  • Application Due: April 15, 2023
    Description:

    The Scott and Kim Verplank Foundation provides annually, renewable college scholarships to students with Type 1 Diabetes beginning their undergraduate studies of up to $10,000 to be used toward tuition, student fees, and books. Scholarships are renewable for up to a maximum of four years.

    Eligibility:
    High school seniors with childhood diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes and actively participating on an organized athletics team; U.S. citizen; minimum 3.0 GPA.
  • Application Due: April 15, 2023
    Description:

    The goal of the Foundation is to provide young people challenged with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) the financial ability to pursue a college education. The Scott and Kim Verplank Foundation provides annually, renewable college scholarships to undergraduate students of up to $10,000 to be used toward tuition, student fees, and books.

    Eligibility:
    Graduating high school seniors with childhood diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes are eligible
  • Application Due: April 15, 2023
    Description:

    This $500 award will be given to qualifying students with any type of disability.

    • You must be a current Washington, Oregon or California resident.
    • You must be attending higher education during the funding cycle following your application (2021-2022 School Year.) This includes college, university, community college, or vocational school. You may be pursuing any type of degree within these institutions.
    • You must be enrolled and provide enrollment verification to INCIGHT.
    Eligibility:
    Students with disabilities at a post-secondary institution are eligible.
  • Application Due: April 17, 2023
    Description:

    The Aimee Melissa Davis Memorial Scholarship was established by family and friends to remember Aimee. $5000 scholarships are given to graduating seniors from a high school within Travis, Williamson or Hays Counties, living with a diagnosis of Type I Diabetes (insulin-dependent) with financial need and academic potential.

    Eligibility:
    Graduating seniors from a Travis, Williamson or Hays County high school with Type I diabetes.
  • Application Due: April 17, 2023
    Description:

    Currently enrolled US undergraduate or graduate students with cystic fibrosis can apply for an award ranging from $1,000 to $2,500.

    Eligibility:
    Undergraduate and graduate students with cystic fibrosis; must be a US citizen.
  • Application Due: April 21, 2023
    Description:

    This scholarship is for any student with a disability enrolled in a post-secondary institution and nominated by an Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN) member. The award amount is $1,000.00 and will be payable via check to the award recipient.

    Eligibility:
    Current full-time postsecondary student in the US with a disability and nomination by an ATHEN member with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
  • Application Due: April 21, 2023
    Description:

    The Susanna and Lucy DeLaurentis Memorial Scholarships of $1,000 are awarded to college-bound high school seniors with a chronic disease or other serious challenge to physical or mental health.

    Eligibility:
    College-bound high school seniors with a chronic disease or other serious challenge to physical or mental health.
  • Application Due: April 23, 2023
    Description:

    All high school students with autism attending a post-secondary program in the 2021-2022 academic year may apply. In addition, all current college students with autism may apply as well who will be attending a post-secondary program in the 2021-2022 academic year. This scholarship has no geographic restrictions meaning it’s open to all upcoming and current college students with autism in the U.S and internationally! If you were selected in a previous year and/or weren’t selected you may reapply as long as you are still attending college in the 2020-2021 academic year. Just make sure to send us a new original application and essay!

    The winning applicant will receive a $500 dollar scholarship to be used to pay for their post-secondary education.

    Eligibility:
    Postsecondary Program Accepted in or Attending (I.E College, Community College, Vocational Program, etc.); Autism Diagnosis
  • Application Due: April 24, 2023
    Description:

    The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) awards up to 40 $3,000 scholarships to full-time students across the autism spectrum pursuing full-time post-secondary, undergraduate education, or vocational training.

    Eligibility:
    Full-time post-secondary students on the autism spectrum.
  • Application Due: April 28, 2023
    Description:

    Two $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to students with a bleeding disorder, one $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to the immediate family member of a person with a bleeding disorder, and one $4,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student pursuing a degree in the medical/healthcare services field.

    Eligibility:
    Students with a bleeding disorder or their immediate family members seeking a post-secondary education or a degree in the medical/healthcare services.
  • Application Due: April 28, 2023
    Description:

    Award amount of $5,000.

    Eligibility:
    Applicant must have sibling with cystic fibrosis.
  • Application Due: April 28, 2023
    Description:

    The Boomer Esiason Foundation awards up to $5,000 quarterly to people living with cystic fibrosis and those students who are the children of parents with cystic fibrosis (living or deceased) who are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees. 

    Eligibility:
    Undergraduate/graduate students living with cystic fibrosis or the children of parents with cystic fibrosis.
  • Application Due: May 1, 2023
    Description:

    Faith Hope and Love Jesus, Inc. is excited to offer an annual $500 college scholarship. This will be the easiest 500 words or more essay to write in the world. Why? Because it can be on any topic or subject.

    Eligibility:
    Students with a medically-documented blood disorder or cancer diagnosed before the age of 18 are eligible
  • Application Due: May 1, 2023
    Description:

    The Scholarship will be awarded to qualified youngsters seeking to further their education by attending college. The amount of the scholarship is up to $5,000. At least four scholarships will be awarded in 2017. John Lepping was extremely proud of disabled students who mustered the courage and determination to finish their college education despite their setbacks. This scholarship will help to deter the costs of college for disabled individuals who may not have the resources due to overwhelming medical costs.

    Eligibility:
    Students with a disability living in the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) are eligible
  • Application Due: May 29, 2023
    Description:

    Eligibility:

    • Have, or consider themselves to have a visible or invisible disability
    • Current high school senior in the U.S. or Canada graduating in the Spring or Summer of 2019
    • Accepted to, or applied and awaiting acceptance to, a 4-year university or college in the U.S. or Canada for the 2019-2020 academic year
    • Intending to be enrolled full time in that 4-year university or college in Fall 2019

    Scholarship amount: $1,000

    Eligibility:
    Have, or consider themselves to have a visible or invisible disability; current high school senior in the U.S. or Canada graduating in the Spring or Summer
  • Application Due: May 31, 2023
    Description:

    Scholarships are provided to graduating high school seniors. Preference will be given to students with hearing or other physical impairments, financial need and students from Windsor, Colorado; Conroe, Texas; and Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Scholarship awards are $1,500 per semester (fall and spring only) for eight semesters or $12,000.

    Eligibility:
    Graduating high school seniors are eligible to apply.
  • Application Due: June 1, 2023
    Description:

    Three $1,000 awards will be will be given to students with spina bifida, transverse myelitis, or a spinal cord injury.

    Eligibility:
    Full-time U.S. college students with spina bifida, spinal cord injury, transverse myelitis, neurogenic bladder, or ostomy.
  • Application Due: June 1, 2023
    Description:

    This scholarship will be awarded to a student with a bleeding disorder who is active in the community.

    Several other related scholarships can be found on the National Hemophilia Foundation scholarship page.

    Eligibility:
    Incoming college freshmen and full-time college students are eligible.
  • Application Due: June 15, 2023
    Description:

    This scholarship of $1000 is open to students who have been diagnosed with cancer themselves, as well as those who have stood by a loved one. Survivors, current cancer patients, and the allies of patients and survivors are welcome to apply.

    Eligibility:
    Current or incoming US undergraduate/graduate students with a minimum 3.0 GPA; either a current/former cancer patient, or have stood by a loved one who was diagnosed with cancer.
  • Application Due: June 15, 2023
    Description:

    This program provides $6000 for full-time undergraduate/graduate students. Through the program, recipients will propose and complete a research project on non-invasive technology for deaf/hearing communication.

    Eligibility:
    Undergraduate/graduate student, permanent US residency, minimum GPA of 3.0.
  • Application Due: July 1, 2023
    Description:

    Thirty awards ranging from $3,000 to $12,000 will be given to qualifying students who are legally blind in both eyes.

    Eligibility:
    Full-time students enrolled in post-secondary institutions who are legally blind in both eyes.
  • Application Due: July 31, 2023
    Description:

    Auger & Auger is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship, given twice a year, to assist with tuition and expenses at a qualifying undergraduate institution. Applicants will be judged on their academic merits as well as the content of the application and essay they provide.

    Eligibility:
    Current graduating high school seniors with acceptance to an accredited school or current undergraduate at an accredited institution in the US with at least a 2.8 GPA.
  • Application Due: August 1, 2023
    Description:

    Six scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded to full-time college students with hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease, with each award exclusive to a specific demographic in the bleeding disorder community including women, men, inhibitor patients and immediate family members. 

    Eligibility:
    US resident, full-time college students with hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease or their immediate family members.
  • Application Due: August 31, 2023
    Description:

    CAPED Scholarships awards 11 scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $1,500 to students with disabilities in post secondary education.

    Eligibility:
    California undergraduate/graduate students with a disability and a minimum GPA of 2.5 or 3.0, respectively.
  • Application Due: September 1, 2023
    Description:

    A $1,000 scholarship for undergraduate students with dyslexia and/or auditory processing disorder in the US or Canada; awarded based off applicant's essay on either "Living with Dyslexia" or "Living with Auditory Processing Disorder."

    Eligibility:
    Currently enrolled undergraduate students with dyslexia and/or auditory processing disorder.
  • Application Due: September 15, 2023
    Description:

    Vitality Medical's Student Disability Scholarship program is designed to encourage and support outstanding students who work hard and want to make a significant impact on their school and community.

    Eligibility:
    Enrolled as a senior in high school or in undergrad and GPA 3.0 or higher; at least 16 years of age.
  • Application Due: September 30, 2023
    Description:

    Cochlear Graeme Clark Scholarship

    • The Cochlear Graeme Clark Scholarship is a unique award open to Cochlear Nucleus Implant recipients. Applicants must be a citizen of the United States or Canada.

    Anders Tjellström Scholarship

    • The Cochlear Anders Tjellström Scholarship is a unique award open to Baha and Osia recipients. Applicants must be a citizen of the United States or Canada.

    Scholarship applicants must be a Baha, Osia, or Nucleus Cochlear recipients. Available to graduating high school seniors, and undergraduate or graduate students that have applied or will be enrolled in an accredited college, university or technical school, and must receive a 3.0 GPA (unweighted) or above, from their current academic institution, to apply for and maintain the scholarship. Cochlear employees or their family members are not eligible to apply.

    Scholarship value is $2,000 per year for up to four years, and is paid in annual installments upon completion of each year of study.

    Eligibility:
    Baha, Osia, or Nucleus Cochlear recipients who are high school seniors, undergrad or graduate students with at least a 3.0 GPA.
  • Application Due: November 7, 2023
    Description:

    The AIA/AAF Diversity Advancement Scholarship provides financial assistance between $4,000 and $20,000. to minority and/or financially disadvantaged students who intend to pursue a professional degree in architecture.

    Eligibility:
    Undergraduate college students who are minorities studying in an NAAB Accredited Architecture program are eligible.
  • Application Due: January 31, 2024
    Description:

    The scholarships cover a part or all of an education ranging from G.E.D. to Ph.D. The Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Foundation supports the efforts of organizations working to stimulate education, research and direct care in the mental health field. A businessman and consultant, Mr. Baer personally faced mental health challenges during his lifetime and sought to alleviate the suffering of those living with mental illness. Though he attended Yale University, he was unable to complete his studies, so he returned to his hometown of St. Louis where he worked in the family business, the department store Stix, Baer & Fuller. Through his hard work, he was able to increase the family fortune and upon his death left it in trust to be distributed to programs that serve the mission of reintegration.

    -Scholarship is open now-

    Eligibility:
    Reintegration is an achievable goal and dreams are possible for those who have been touched by mental illness.