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ACF Robby Baker Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadline: 4/17/2021
Amount: $1,000
The Robby Baker Scholarship Fund awards one scholarship annually to a graduating senior at La Cueva High School who has a language learning, reading disability, learning barrier or related disability. Applicants must have a minimum 2.0 GPA and plan to attend a nonprofit or public education institute, or a non profit technical school, part- or full-time. For more information or to apply, please [...] More
AG Bell College Scholarship Awards
Application Deadline: 3/8/2021
Amount: $5,000
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) offers several scholarships for full-time students who are deaf and hard of hearing and use Listening and Spoken Language, and who are pursuing a four-year undergraduate degree or a graduate degree at an accredited mainstream college or university. This is a merit-based scholarship program with award selection being [...] More
Alabama Scholarships for Dependents of Blind Parents
Application Deadline: Varies
Amount: Varies
To be eligible for the Alabama Scholarships for Dependents of Blind Parents, an applicant must be an Alabama resident for at least five years; be from a family in which the head of household is blind and whose family income is at or below 1.3 times the current poverty income level; and, begin attending an Alabama public college, university or trade school within 2 years after high school [...] More
American Council of the Blind Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/14/2021
Amount: $7,500
The American Council of the Blind’s (ACB) Scholarship Program awards students with scholarships which will help with post-secondary education financial needs such as tuition, fees, room and board and other additional costs associated with adaptive technology. To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants need to be legally blind, maintain a 3.0 GPA, be a full-time student (as well as students who [...] More
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: Varies
Amount: $5,000
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, thereby gaining skills critical to our national security and economic competitiveness. The Gilman Scholarship Program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or [...] More
Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 4/14/2021
Amount: Varies
Any undergraduate student with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, or a related inherited bleeding disorder is eligible to apply for the Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship as long as all of the below criteria are also met: applicants must be diagnosed with an inherited bleeding disorder (students who do not have an inherited bleeding disorder but whose parent(s) or sibling(s) have an inherited [...] More
BRAF Cheryl D. Conkling Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadline: Varies
Amount: $12,000
This scholarship is named in honor of Cheryl D. Conkling and supports students with hearing or other physical hardships who have demonstrated a love for education. This scholarship is only open to students who live and/or attend school in Windsor, Colorado; Conroe, Texas; Wilkinson County, Mississippi; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; or West Feliciana Parish in Louisiana. Students must be a high school [...] More
California Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Grant Program (LEPD)
Application Deadline: Varies
Amount: $12,192
The Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Grant Program provides need-based educational grants to dependents and spouses of: California peace officers (Highway Patrol, marshals, sheriffs, police officers), Department of Corrections and California Youth Authority employees, and permanent/full-time firefighters employed by public entities who have been killed in the performance of duty or 100% [...] More
Candice's Sickle Cell Disease Scholarship
Application Deadline: 4/14/2021
Amount: $1,500
Candice's Sickle Cell Fund, Inc. has been established to raise awareness among the public concerning sickle cell disease. Our goal is to help alleviate the financial pressures of college-bound students in the Tri-State Area (NY/NJ/CT)with sickle cell disease by providing three scholarships annually in the amount of $1500 ($750 presented in September, and $750 presented in January).
These [...] More
Application Deadline: 4/15/2021
Amount: Varies
This award is given to a Grange individual who is preparing for a career working with the deaf, or a deaf individual who is furthering his or her education beyond high school. The recipient must be a New York State resident. Applications are available from the New York State Grange. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's [...] More
Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/3/2021
Amount: Varies
The Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship Program was established to recruit students in the 10th and 11th grades whose socio-economic backgrounds and environmental conditions may inhibit their ability to attain educational goals. The students that are selected for this program must have overcome major adversity in their lives (i.e. physical or mental abuse, catastrophic illness, etc.) [...] More
Christopher Mark Pitkin Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadline: 6/28/2021
Amount: $1,000
The Christopher Mark Pitkin Memorial Scholarship is for all members of the hemophilia and bleeding disorders community, including spouses, siblings, and children. In particular, persons living with hemophilia and HIV and their family members are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be pursuing a post-high school or college or technical/trade school education.
This scholarship is limited to [...] More
CSU Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students
Application Deadline: 12/1/2020
Amount: $10,000
This CSU system-wide scholarship was established in memory of Mr. Dale M. Schoettler, a successful businessman from Mountain View, California, to support visually impaired (i.e., legally blind) students. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website. [...] More
Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship Foundation (CFSF) Scholarships
Application Deadline: 3/27/2021
Amount: $1,000
Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship Foundation (CFSF) Scholarships are available to those who will be enrolled in an undergraduate program or vocational school in the upcoming fall. Scholarships will be awarded based on a combination of financial need, academic achievement, and leadership. Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 9 credit hours per semester. If you are a high school senior or have not [...] More
Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 7/15/2021
Amount: Varies
To be eligible for the Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program, you must be a Maryland resident at the time of application and enroll at a two-year or four-year Maryland college/university, as a full-time or part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student or attend a private career school. Applicants must be related to U.S. Service members, veterans, POW/MIA from the Vietnam [...] More
ENF Emergency Educational Grants
Application Deadline: 10/31/2020
Amount: $5,000
The ENF Emergency Educational Grant program provides financial assistance to children of deceased or totally disabled Elks, who wish to obtain or further their college education. In order to apply, the Elk parent or stepparent must have been a member in good standing for at least one year at the time of his or her death or the Elk parent or stepparent must have been a member in good standing for [...] More
Faith Hope and Love Jesus, Inc. College Scholarship
Application Deadline: 5/1/2021
Amount: $500
Faith Hope and Love Jesus, Inc. is excited to offer an annual college scholarship. This will be the easiest 500 words or more essay to write in the world. It can be on any topic or subject. Please submit a letter from your doctor documenting a history of a blood disorder or cancer diagnosed before the age of 18 along with your essay. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship [...] More
First Responders Children's Foundation - Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadline: 7/1/2021
Amount: $2,000
The First Responders Children's Foundation - Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship will honor an outstanding student each year in Victoria’s memory with an award in the amount of $2000 for a single academic year. This scholarship is awarded annually to a child of a law enforcement officer who was killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Awards are based on financial need, academic merit [...] More
First Responders Children's Foundation General Scholarship
Application Deadline: 4/15/2021
Amount: $6,250
The First Responders Children’s Foundation awards scholarships to children of first responders annually. Awards are based on financial need as well as academic merit and other achievements, such as a demonstrated leadership, outstanding performance in the arts or sports, and/or volunteer activities benefiting the community. This scholarship may be renewed annually (for up to a maximum of four [...] More
GLHF Career Development Scholarship
Application Deadline: Varies
Amount: $500
The Career Development Scholarship provides funding assistance for tuition and enrollment fees relevant to continuing education in a non-traditional or non-degree format. This scholarship is intended to promote career development for those living with bleeding disorders. Parents and spouses are also eligible for this scholarship. Applicants must be a Wisconsin resident or receive care at a [...] More
Application Deadline: 3/1/2021
Amount: $3,000
The Education Scholarship is designed to assist students with a bleeding disorder (or parents, spouse or siblings if additional funding is available) with tuition assistance as they pursue their education at an accredited, not-for-profit college, university or vocational/technical school. Students must reside in the state of Wisconsin or receive care at one of the Wisconsin Hemophilia Treatment [...] More
Application Deadline: 5/15/2021
Amount: $2,000
Each year, HFA awards scholarships to promising students in the bleeding disorders community. To be eligible for the Educational Scholarships, applicants must be seeking a post-secondary education from a college, university or trade school, and be a US citizen. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's [...] More
Application Deadline: 4/1/2021
Amount: $2,500
Our Incight Scholarship Program is a long-term commitment to students with disabilities entering and attending college. It functions to help reduce the barriers of education advancement and completion by providing the necessary skills for youth with disabilities. Scholarship recipients are matched with an eMentor and are provided with internship placement experience as well. Applicants must have [...] More
JCS Newhoff Scholarship for a Jewish Student with a Diagnosed Learning Disability
Application Deadline: 3/16/2021
Amount: Varies
JCS offers several scholarships for Jewish high school seniors from the Baltimore Metro Area planning to attend an accredited U.S. college or university. There is a scholarship available for a student with a documented diagnosed learning disability. The scholarships are competitive. Recipients are chosen based upon several criteria, including academic performance, financial need, community and [...] More
JCS Scholarship for Jewish Students from Single-Parent Homes
Application Deadline: 3/16/2021
Amount: Varies
JCS offers several scholarships for Jewish high school seniors from the Baltimore Metro Area planning to attend an accredited U.S. college or university. There is a scholarship available for a student with a documented diagnosed learning disability and several scholarships available for students from single-parent homes. The scholarships are competitive. Recipients are chosen based on several [...] More
Jennifer Leigh Soper Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/4/2021
Amount: $500
Thanks to our generous donors, Blue Grass Community Foundation is pleased to offer a variety of scholarships to area students seeking educational opportunities beyond high school. The Jennifer Leigh Soper Scholarship was established by Lee Soper, in memory of his daughter. The scholarship will award at least $500 to a college-bound student with cystic fibrosis.
For more information or to apply, [...] More
Jill M. Balboni Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/23/2021
Amount: $5,000
High school seniors who complete the high school senior application and meet the following criteria may apply for this scholarship. Applicants must have a 3.2 GPA or better high school GPA and show dedication to giving back to their community (volunteer work, speaking engagements, club, and organization participation, etc.). Students will be required to attend school on a full-time basis and [...] More
Kids’ Chance of Virginia Scholarship
Application Deadline: 5/1/2021
Amount: Varies
Kids' Chance of Virginia (KCVA) is proud to provide scholarships to the children of Virginia workers who have been severely or fatally injured in a workplace accident. Eligible applicants must be 16-25, be a child of a parent whose work related injury caused a significant decline in family income and circumstances, and plan to pursue a post-secondary or trade school. For more information or to [...] More
Margaret Howard Hamilton Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/15/2021
Amount: $4,000
The Margaret Howard Hamilton Scholarship is awarded to a graduating high school senior who has been accepted into the Harvey and Bernice Jones Learning Center, housing the Ben Caudle Learning Program at the University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, Arkansas. Applications must be requested directly through the Learning Center upon acceptance into this program for learning disabled students. All [...] More
Application Deadline: 3/27/2021
Amount: $2,500
Each year, Marianjoy proudly awards scholarships to students with disabilities to help them to further their education, pursue opportunities for growth, explore new possibilities, and achieve their dreams. Scholarship recipients are selected without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, or national origin, and have a permanent physical disability or functional impairment. For more [...] More
Massachusetts Public Service Grant Program
Application Deadline: 5/1/2021
Amount: $2,500
The Massachusetts Public Service Grant Program was established in recognition of the hardship that a family experiences upon the loss of a parent and or spouse who is killed or missing in the line of public service duty in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This grant program was established to provide educational opportunity to the remaining family members. The Public Service Grant Program is [...] More
Matrix Health Group Memorial Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 8/1/2021
Amount: $2,000
At Matrix Health Group our Mission is to provide individualized, focused services to people with bleeding disorders nationwide. Our Vision is to enhance the lives of those we are privileged to serve by providing the best pharmacy and support services possible. Matrix Health Group companies offer nine educational scholarship opportunities to students diagnosed with hemophilia, von Willebrand [...] More
Matthews and Swift Educational Trust Scholarships
Application Deadline: 5/4/2021
Amount: $25,000
The Francis P. Matthews and John E. Swift Educational Trust Scholarships are available to children of members in good standing who are killed or permanently disabled, by hostile action, while serving in the U.S. armed forces in a combat zone designated as such by the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors; as well as the children of fulltime firefighters and law enforcement officers, who while in [...] More
Maximum Independence Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/30/2021
Amount: $1,000
Recognizing the ever-increasing need for financial assistance to help defray the cost of higher education, Goodwill Industries of Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas, Inc. (GoodwillSONT) will be awarding five Maximum Independence Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each in the spring to high school seniors. Our mission is to help people with disabilities and disadvantages achieve maximum [...] More
Microsoft Tuition Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: Varies
Amount: Varies
Microsoft awards tuition scholarships each year to encourage students to further their learnings in Computer Science and related STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) disciplines. Microsoft strongly encourages underrepresented groups to apply to this scholarship. Applicants must be enrolled full time in a bachelor’s degree program at a four-year college or university in the United [...] More
Millie Brothers CODA International Scholarship
Application Deadline: 4/4/2021
Amount: $3,000
The Millie Brother Scholarship is an annual scholarship awarded to hearing children of deaf adults to help them pursue their education. The scholarship can be used for undergraduate or graduate study. On average two $3000 scholarship are offered annually. These are one-time scholarships, but you may apply for as many years as you are in school. First-time winners will receive preference. Open to [...] More
Missouri Public Service Survivor Grant Program
Application Deadline: Varies
Amount: Varies
The Public Service Officer or Employee's Child Survivor Grant Program provides tuition assistance to dependent children and spouses of public safety officers or Missouri Department of Transportation employees engaged in the construction or maintenance of the state's highways, roads, and bridges who were killed or permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty. If you are a dependent child, [...] More
NCJW NY Jackson-Stricks Scholarships
Application Deadline: 3/13/2021
Amount: $10,000
Jackson-Stricks Scholarship provides financial aid that enables students with physical challenges to pursue academic study or vocational training which leads to independent living. Scholarships are available to students with physical challenges that affect mobility, vision or hearing who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in the New York Metropolitan Area. For more [...] More
Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarships
Application Deadline: Varies
Amount: $25,000
Students are eligible for the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarships if they either live in households with incomes up to 300 percent of the free and reduced-price lunch program or attend or live in the attendance zone of a public school designated by the state as “in need of improvement.” Once a student has received a scholarship, that student and his or her siblings remain eligible [...] More
Pine Cone Foundation Scholarship
Application Deadline: 4/1/2021
Amount: $3,500
The Pine Cone Foundation supports LD students who wish to attend a California community college. The PCF scholarship is an academic support program that can total up to $3,500 distributed over a 3 year period. Students seeking associate, bachelor, technical and vocational degrees at one of 113 California-based community colleges can apply if they have documented learning disabilities (SLD [...] More
Powering Education Scholarship
Application Deadline: 4/1/2021
Amount: $2,000
This annual scholarship was established by Alpha One to assist people with disabilities who wish to pursue post-secondary education. The scholarship will provide up to per candidate who is accepted into post-secondary school education (e.g., after high school), including undergraduate college education as well as graduate programs. Applicants must have a documented disability, be [...] More
Rheumatoid Patient Foundation Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 6/15/2021
Amount: $1,000
The Rheumatoid Patient Foundation provides financial support to students whose lives have been affected by rheumatoid disease (RD), as they advance their education. Applicants must be U.S. residents applying to a post-secondary/vocational institution or already enrolled at a college or vocational school. Applicant has a confirmed diagnosis of RA or JRA/JIA, or has a parent with such a diagnosis [...] More
Richland County Foundation Mansfield Noon Lions Club Scholarship Fund
Application Deadline: 4/1/2021
Amount: Varies
The Mansfield Noon Lions Club Scholarship Fund provides scholarships and or educational assistance for the visually handicapped pursuing their education either part or full-time, giving priority to those students graduating from the visually impaired program at Mansfield City Schools, and whose visual handicap, which means an impairment which, even with correction, adversely affects a child's [...] More
Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/15/2021
Amount: $10,000
Eligible applicants for the Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarship must be dependents of roadway workers killed or permanently disabled in work zone construction or maintenance activities within the work zone, including mobile operations and the installation of roadside safety features. Spouses of fallen workers and parents with custody or legal guardianship of surviving children are also eligible. [...] More
SCTPN Undergraduate Scholarship
Application Deadline: 7/24/2021
Amount: Varies
SCTPN awards children and young adults living with sickle cell/and or thalassemia, for their scholastic achievements. This award is offered to full-time undergraduates, and applicants must have a 2.75 GPA. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website. [...] More
Sertoma Hard of Hearing or Deaf Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/30/2021
Amount: $1,000
Sertoma's Scholarship for the Hard of Hearing or d/Deaf, is the leading funder of scholarships for Hard of Hearing or d/Deaf students since the program's inception in 1994. Students with a clinically-significant bilateral hearing loss, graduating from high school, or undergraduate students pursuing four-year college degrees in any discipline are eligible for the scholarship.
Applicants must [...] More
Application Deadline: 3/31/2021
Amount: $10,000
SFM Foundation is a non-profit organization created to administer a post-secondary education scholarship program to benefit children of workers disabled or fatally injured in work-related accidents. Basic eligibility requirements: -Must be the natural, adopted, step-child or full dependent of a worker injured or killed in a work-related accident during the course and scope of employment with a [...] More
Soozie Courter Hemophilia Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 5/3/2021
Amount: $4,000
Scholarships will be awarded to applicants with hemophilia A or hemophilia B who present the best combination of a creative and persuasive essay, excellent recommendations, and superior academic standing.
Applicants must have been diagnosed with hemophilia A or hemophilia B, must be a U.S. resident attending a school in the U.S. and be a high school senior or graduate, have completed high [...] More
The Ability Center of Greater Toledo Scholarships
Application Deadline: 3/31/2021
Amount: $2,000
Ensuring that people with disabilities have opportunities to achieve higher education and the accompanying rewards is important to The Ability Center. Therefore, the Center provides college scholarships to area students with disabilities. Last year, The Ability Center and its Auxiliary collaborated to give out several scholarships totaling $20,000.
Applicants must be an individual with a [...] More
Application Deadline: 11/12/2020
Amount: $10,000
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. Applicants must be a graduating high school senior who will be attending a four-year bachelor's degree program in the fall; have an overall 3.0 GPA, demonstrate [...] More
The Armando J. de Moya Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/1/2021
Amount: $5,000
The Armando J. de Moya Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor's degree in civil Engineering at the University of Florida, Gainesville, who shows financial need, has completed a minimum of 59 credit hours, and needs financial support to complete their studies. Applicants must maintain a 3.0 GPA at the University of Florida (UF), be a Florida resident, be [...] More
The de Moya Foundation Tutoring Support Scholarships
Application Deadline: 6/1/2021
Amount: $5,000
The de Moya Foundation provides a yearly scholarship to a University of Florida student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and who needs financial assistance to succeed in preparing for competitive employment. Applicants must be enrolled full-time at the University of Florida for the upcoming school year, declared major in Civil Engineering with at least 59 credits, have a minimum [...] More
The Guthrie-Koch PKU Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2/15/2021
Amount: Varies
The Guthrie-Koch PKU Scholarship is open to applicants with PKU who is on diet treatment and is not in graduate school. Applicants must be accepted to an accredited college or technical school before the scholarship is awarded, but may apply for the scholarship before acceptance is confirmed. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website. [...] More
The Pinnacol Foundation College Scholarship Program
Application Deadline: 2/15/2021
Amount: $4,500
The Pinnacol Foundation College Scholarship Program ensures that the children of seriously injured and killed Colorado workers have the opportunity to pursue their dreams by continuing their education. Applicants must be the natural child, adopted child, stepchild or full dependent of a worker who was injured or killed in a compensable work-related accident during the course and scope of [...] More
Application Deadline: 4/1/2021
Amount: $1,000
The American Foundation for the Blind removes barriers, creates solutions, and expands possibilities so people with vision loss can achieve their full potential.
All applicants must be U.S. citizens or naturalized citizens. All applications must include the following items, without exception:
-Completed online application including all sections of the essay
-Official transcripts
-Two [...] More
The Scott and Kim Verplank Foundation Scholarships
Application Deadline: 4/15/2021
Amount: $10,000
To be eligible for the The Scott and Kim Verplank Foundation Scholarships, applicants must: be a high school senior; have Type 1 diabetes and are properly managing in; have participated in athletics; and, have a 3.0 GPA. Candidates are notified in June. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website. [...] More
Application Deadline: 3/13/2021
Amount: $1,500
The Tommy Tranchin Award was established at The Dallas Foundation to support students with physical, emotional or intellectual disabilities who have shown promise or passion in a chosen field of interest. To be eligible: you are a student in North Texas in grade level 8 - 12; you have a physical, emotional or intellectual disability; you want to participate in an activity that will help [...] More
UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship
Application Deadline: 3/6/2021
Amount: $5,000
The UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program offers educational scholarships to people living with epilepsy, family members and caregivers to help them fulfill their dreams. Applicants must be a legal resident of the United States who is living with epilepsy or a family member/caregiver of a person living with epilepsy and must be seeking an associate's, undergraduate, or graduate degree or [...] More
Virginia Military Survivors & Dependents Education Program
Application Deadline: Varies
Amount: Varies
The purpose of VMSDEP is to provide undergraduate or other postsecondary education to eligible participants by providing a waiver of tuition and all required fees associated with tuition at any public institution of higher education or other public accredited postsecondary institution granting a degree, diploma, or certificate in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Benefits are available for up to 36 [...] More
VSA Emerging Young Artists Program
Application Deadline: 5/20/2021
Amount: $20,000
The VSA Emerging Young Artists Program, a Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Program, recognizes and showcases the work of emerging young artists with disabilities, ages 16-25, living in the United States. Fifteen artists will be selected by a jury. Winning artists will receive an all-expenses-paid professional development workshop at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Recipients are [...] More
VSA International Young Soloists Award
Application Deadline: 2/8/2021
Amount: $2,000
Each year, outstanding young musicians with disabilities, ages 14-25, are recognized by the VSA International Young Soloists Competition. The Kennedy Center selects up to four winners from around the world. Applicants can apply as an instrumental or vocal soloist, or as ensembles. The competition is open to all genres. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's [...] More
Wings Over America Scholarships
Application Deadline: 3/1/2021
Amount: Varies
The Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation is sponsoring scholarships to further the post-secondary education of deserving students. Scholarships are to be used only for tuition and tuition-based fees charged by the college for A.A, A.S., B.A, B.S. or technical certification. This is for undergraduate work only. Applicants must be dependents of active duty members or former members (retired, [...] More