Category: communication disorder scholarships

Disability Scholarships for Financial Aid

There are really nice disability scholarships offered by some new disability related organizations worth looking into. Summary of disability financial aid.

Disability Scholarships for Financial Aid
Disability Scholarships for Financial Aid

There are really nice disability scholarships offered by some new disability related organizations worth looking into. Below are a summary of those disability financial aid.

Rehabmart.com Disability Scholarships

Rehabmart.com that are worth looking into because there are multiple awards given out yearly which increases the chances of winning. Rehabmart.com has established a $25,000 scholarship fund for students with disabilities, and for students pursuing a college degree in a health sciences/healthcare-related field, along with students pursuing special education degrees.

Rehabmart is owned and operated by Occupational and Physical Therapists who also happen to be parents of disabled children. They have designed their Scholarships to promote awareness to the cause of making higher education accessible for students living with disabilities. Rehabmart.com strongly feels that this is a way for them to give back, while at the same time showing their gratitude for the healthcare, health sciences and special education professions.

In 2016 there were 35 Rehabmart scholarship winners from a pool of 900 applicants who responded. This was the very first year that the scholarship was offered by Rehabmart.

Students can apply online for a chance to win from $250 to $2,500 by writing a short thoughtful essay about this question posted on their scholarship website page:

“What medical device, technology, or therapeutic technique do you believe has made the biggest difference in the life (or will make in the future) of a disabled adult or child? Tell us what your chosen device / technology / technique is, and explain how it has/will make a difference”.

The essays most considered are ones which have 250 or more words in them, and are clear, concise, and informative biographies having pertinent material such as how applicants overcame their own physical & mental challenges, what extra-curricular activities they participate in, what causes they volunteer for, and alternative ways that people are helping others.

Students with a disability of ANY major can also apply too for a chance at winning one of the awards; and not just health science students and special needs education. There will be multiple disability scholarships given out to those qualified fitting the scholarship criteria. The deadline date for all submissions is May 31st.

To apply go to the Rehabmart Scholarships.

Axon Optics Migraine Story Scholarships for Disability

Axon Optics has a $1,000 disability scholarship for students affected in one way or another by migraine. Any full time student can apply too. To apply, applicants must submit an essay with no more then (300) words, OR a video less then one minute, OR an image such as a drawing or photograph, or similar: on answering ONE of these questions:

1) What is your migraine story?
2) What is your light sensitivity story?

This MUST be submitted on the applicants social media account!

This past year’s submission deadline has just passed (November 30th) , but you can apply for next year.

Axon Optics is a provider of eyeglasses and contact lenses that block the wavelengths of light shown to reduce light sensitivity & migraines. They assist hundreds of individuals who suffer with this incurable debilitating illness. It is estimated that over 10% of the population suffer from migraine headaches and it has become the eighth most disabling illness in the world today.

ASAN Autistic Scholars Fellowship Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is a non-profit organization run by and for Autistic people. It was started for the disability rights for the Autistic community. They work for Autistic public policy changes, cultural activities, information, education, and advocacy relevant Autistic projects.

Up to six students have a chance to win $5,000 in tuition disability scholarships who suffer from autism. Applicants will be screened based on a strong background in civil rights activism, a commitment in working in an inclusive fashion, and building up of the the Autistic cause in their college – all for Autistic people. November 15th is deadline yearly.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Disabilities Scholarships for Graduate Students

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation offers up to (15) scholarships, $ 5,000 each, for students enrolled full time in graduate study in a communication sciences and disorders program in the US. Two each will be awarded for minority, international, and NSSLHA students. It appears that this award does NOT need applicants to have a disability to apply; but asking them first would be advisable before applying.

The ASHFoundation started in 1946, is a charitable organization that supports the advancement of knowledge in the field of communication sciences and strives to assist the lives of people with hearing, speech and language disorders. Its estimated that 49 million Americans are affected with a speech-language-hearing disorder of some kind.

Bella Soul Disabled Scholarships

The Bella Soul Yow Sibling disability scholarships are for full time students who actively participates in taking care of their sibling with a physical ailment, physical disease, and/or physical disability – ie. suffering with some type of chronic illness or physical disability. Not based on GPA. Applicants are to write a three page double spaced essay about what it’s like taking care of a sibling afflicted with a disease/disorder of some type:

1) Explain day to day routine.
2) Explain what you have learned from your sibling who is confronting a disability?
3) What advice would you give to another individual confronting similar adversity?

Applicants do not have to be suffering from a disability to apply to this scholarship either.

Disability Scholarships for Speech and Language

The ASHFoundation disability scholarships for speech and language is sponsored through contributions of organizations, corporations and private individuals.

disability scholarships for speech and language
Communication Disorder Scholarships

The ASHFoundation disability scholarships for speech and language is sponsored through tax-deductible contributions of organizations, corporations and private individuals. Individuals who want to study or are affected with communication disorder disabilities may be interested in applying for ASHFoundation scholarships.

This foundation was originally established by Wendell Johnson in 1946. Mr. Johnson served as an inspirational leader in the communication disorder sciences field.

Today, the ASHFoundation acts as a charitable organization in support of advancing knowledge in the field of communication disorder sciences, while also improving the lives of individuals with hearing, language or speech disorders.

Estimates indicate the approximately 49 million Americans are affected by communication disorders. While it is largely assumed that such disorders only affect the elderly, this is not the case. Both the young and the old can be affected by communication disorders involving language, speech or hearing.

The diagnosis as well as the treatment of such communication disorders is handled by experienced audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Audiologists are trained to evaluate and treat balance, hearing and related disorders. Speech-language pathologists work at the master’s or the doctoral level in evaluating as well as treating voice, language and swallowing disorders.

As a way of achieving the goals of the ASHFoundation, funds are raised to support graduate student disability scholarships, research grants, special initiatives and clinical recognition awards. Since the organization’s inception, more than $5 million has been awarded in awards and ASHFoundation scholarships for speech and language disabilities.

The amounts of individual awards may vary based on the contributions from organizations, corporations and individuals. The organization supports priority research in communication disorders and sciences which may ultimately lead to new developments and treatments, including the use of technology in intervention and assessment.

The disability grants sponsored by ASHFoundation have helped to launch careers and are also often helpful in securing important additional funding for research opportunities. Grants offered through the ASHFoundation include the New Century Scholars Research Grant, the New Investigators Research Grant, Student Research Grant in Audiology, Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development, Research Grant in Speech Science and the Clinical Research Grant.

AHSFoundation scholarships for speech and language disabilities also include graduate scholarships for students within this discipline who are considered to be the best and the brightest. Such students may go on to pursue careers in higher education, research labs, schools, clinics and private practice.

Available scholarships include the New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarships, Graduate Student Scholarships, Student with a Disability Scholarship, Minority Student Scholarship and International Student Scholarship.

The New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship awards $10,000 to doctoral candidates who demonstrate a commitment to attaining a research doctoral degree in the field of communication disorders and sciences.

The Graduate Student Scholarships are awarded to master’s and doctoral students studying communication disorders in sciences and who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. The commincations scholarships are $5,000 each. As many as seven scholarships are awarded each year. Funding for these scholarships is dependent upon available funds each year.

The Student with a Disability Scholarship is awarded to full-time graduate students who have a disability and who are also enrolled in a communication disorders and sciences program. Applicants must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. The disabilities scholarships are worth $5,000 each.

The Minority Student Scholarship is awarded to a racial and/or ethnic minority student who has been accepted for graduate study in speech-language pathology or audiology and who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. The scholarship is worth $5,000 each.

The International Student Scholarship is awarded to international and/or minority grad students studying communication disorders and sciences. The scholarship is worth $5,000. Applicants must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement in the field of communication sciences and disorders.

The ASHFoundation scholarships for language and speech disabilities also include several clinical achievement awards given for outstanding clinical achievement in the innovation of practice and science.

In addition, the foundation awards funds for special projects and initiatives by partnering with corporations in order to improve or develop a new treatment program, device or technology. Partners in the past have included Apple Computer, IBM, Microsoft and The Psychology Corporation.