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Disability Scholarships for All Types of Disabilities

There are disability scholarships for all types of specific disabilities, and there are general disability scholarships and graduate disability scholarships.

Disability Scholarships
Disability Scholarships for All Types of Disabilities

There are many disability scholarships for all types of specific disabilities, and then there are general disability scholarships which any student with a disability are free to apply to. There are graduate disability scholarships which aren’t as plentiful as regular undergraduate awards, and those can be hard to find.

BUT!

A good tip for graduate disability students is to look for any general disability scholarship and send an email to the scholarship sponsor to inquire if they allow graduate students to apply to their award.

Many of them do!

So, don’t hesitate to ask if you are matching up to the scholarship award being presented!

Below, are many awards for many disabilities and some you may have seen or heard about a hundred times; but it’s always good to be reminded about them because you may have a chance to apply with a change in their applying requirements. Many organizations tend to ‘tweek’ their qualifying requirements and you may then qualify to apply with a better chance of winning.

Disability Scholarships for Graduate Students

The very first place to look for disability scholarships for graduate students are the very same ones that disability UNDERGRADUATE students receive awards from. Many of them have programs for graduate students to apply to as well; or they are also for graduate students to apply to. You may have to ask them to find out by sending them an email inquiring about this; if it’s not easily seen on their website – as is mostly the case.

For instance; The American Council of the Blind (ACB), the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), and the Blind Veterans Association (BVA), all have graduate disability scholarships for visually impaired graduate students ranging from $1,000 to $6,000 for those students who have a visual impairment.

AAHD Disabilities Scholarship Program for Graduate Students

The American Association on Health and Disability motto is “dedicated to improve overall health and reduce health disparities for people with disabilities through health promotion and wellness” They sponsor a scholarship program called the AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health & Disability.

This scholarship program is typically awarded on an annual basis to students who show promise in their academics; but suffer some form of disability.

Student who apply should either be going through an undergraduate program, or a graduate program in an accredited university. Students should also be pursuing an education in a course RELATED to health & disability, which can be anything from health promotion, public health, disability studies, disability research, rehabilitation engineering along with any other course that impacts on the lives of those with disabilities.

The scholarship award is no larger then $1,000, and is only awarded to students who are legal residents in the US, or those who have been enrolled in a US university that is accredited. It is important to note that when you apply for the AAHD scholarship, you are granting permission to AAHD in using your name, picture, or story for future use in reference materials they distribute. If this is not you would want, then students should not apply.

Some other WELL KNOWN disability organizations offering disability graduate student scholarships, (but there are many, many more) are:

Lighthouse Guild & Learning Ally
Google Lime Scholarship Program
Insight Scholarships
Foundation for Science & Disability
American Association of People with Disabilities
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Anders Tjellstrom Scholarship is for Baha System
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Scholarship
Keaton K. Walker Scholarship Fund for University of Utah
Michigan Cerebral Palsy Attorneys
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
The National Educational Association of Disabled Students

General Disability Scholarships

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo (ACT) runs a scholarship program in conjunction with other communities and partners who work to make sure that everyone has a shot at a good education. Through these scholarships for disabled students, disabled students are able to get a higher education, and eventually compete for some of the top jobs with their counterparts.

The Ability Center provides scholarships for college going students within the confines of the county, with $20,000 offered in scholarships, for disabled students who apply and are chosen. The Ability Center awards scholarships every year during the springtime.
To be eligible to win applicants you must be an individual with a disability and have a permanent address in Lucas, Wood, Fulton, Henry, Ottawa, Defiance, Williams county in Ohio,or in Monroe or Lenawee county in Michigan, along with at least a 3.0 GPA.

Disability Scholarships for Students whose Parents are Disabled

Through the Looking Glass Scholarships are for students with disabled parents and is directed specifically at students whose parents are disabled in one way or the other and also confronted with financial challenges towards a standard college education. There are fifteen various $1,000 disability scholarships awarded each & every year. The scholarships are presented by ‘Through the Looking Glass’ National Center for Parents with Disabilities & their Families’. There are normally various scholarship requirements possible for college students & also for high school seniors.

For high school seniors, students have to be a high school graduate, or can be graduating seniors. Students must be planing to attend a 2-4 year college system in the fall semester either under an AA, BS or BA degree. Along with this, at least one of your parents must be disabled to qualify.

College students need to be enrolled in a 2-4 college degree, and pursuing a BA, BS or an AA degree. When applying on March 11th of the year you are applying, you must be (21) years of age or younger, and also have at least one parent disabled to qualify.

Scholarships for Students with Disabilities from MSU

Many universities have scholarships for students with disabilities, and Michigan State is no exception. In fact they have disability scholarships that are good.

Scholarships for Disabled Students
Scholarships for Students with Disabilities frpm MSU

Many universities have scholarships for students with disabilities, and Michigan State is no exception. In fact they have disability scholarships that are very good and worth a look for those disabled students looking to further their education.

They also refer you to other disability student aid organizations that may be very helpful.

MSU has many offerings to choose from and there may one for you!

Study Abroad Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

This MSU disability scholarship to study abroad program will give disabled students exposure to studying abroad and are interested in participating in a international research project; not something easily done by disability students. It’s worth $3,000 and students can apply if:

*Have a documented disability.
*Have applied to a MSU study abroad program.
*Meet eligibility criteria for this program.
*Demonstrate financial need.

Hal and Phyllis Wochholz Endowed Scholarship/Fellowship for Undergraduate and Graduate Students Majoring in Engineering at MSU

This award’s objective is to recognize engineering students who are undergraduate as well as graduate Michigan residents. To apply students must have a physical or sensory disability. This is a full tuition disability scholarship that spans 4 years where students must complete an engineering degree along with an acceptable GPA.

Dr. Hy & Myra Shapiro Spartan Advantage Scholarship for Disability Students

Those disabled students who are deaf or hard of hearing automatically get consideration for this award upon applying to MSU. To apply you must show financial need and strong GPA. This will be renewed yearly upon meeting academic standards.

The Charles & Philippa Webb Endowed Scholars Award for Disability Students

Must be an undergraduate enrolled in elementary or secondary education fields of study and have a documented disability that requires academic support related to their disability beyond whats required by law, and registered with the RCPD.

Read more about the above at: Michigan State University Disability scholarships.

MSU also offers; or has listed on their website a page that has many well known disability scholarships that you can apply to even if you do not plan on attending MSU. They are applicable at any college and these are worth a look. You may already be familiar with some of them, but it’s always good to be reminded of them so you can put those application dates on your scholarship calendar so you remember to apply to them when they come up.

Some of the most notable ones are from the Disabled American Veterans, Incight Scholarship, Lilly Reintegration Scholarship, Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, American Council of the Blind, and 1800wheelchair Scholarship to name a few.

Other Disability Resources for Students

Some Great Resources for Disabled students looking for scholarships is to check out the Social Security Administration Blind Or Have Low Vision Assistance. This is government assistance programs for all disabled people that should be thoroughly read and understood.

Also; MSU has a scholarship search tool that mat connect disability students to other scholarships to apply to. Go here:
https://scholendow2.ais.msu.edu/Student/ScholSearch.asp

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online has on their website which offers 6000 foundations & public charities that fund individual grant seekers (this can be you). It’s searchable using 9 various categories. Links to 500 foundation websites can be discovered here. This may be a gold mine for those looking for a list of disability scholarships.

Services for Students with Disabilities from the University of Michigan offers disability scholarships ranging in the amount of $500 to $4000 coming from the The Ridley Foundation,
The Beaver Knox, Adam Miller, and Wesley Smith. For more details on call : (734) 763-1082.

Other resources can be accessed here and are worth the time to look into them at the MSU website for disability students on getting financial aid to attend college.

Incight Scholarships for Students with Disabilities

If you are a disabled student looking for student aid, you will want to apply to the Incight Scholarships for students with a disabilities.

Incight Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
Incight Scholarships for Students with Disabilities

If you are a disabled student looking for student aid, AND residents of Oregon, Washington, or California, you will want to apply to the Incight Scholarships for students with a disabilities. The reason is, it’s broad in regards to what kind of disability you must have to apply. It’s quit general and includes most disabilities there are in order to apply.

Incight is a 501 (C) 3 non-profit. Their main objective is that they support and empower key life aspects of education, employment, and independence for disabled people. They believe that there is much potential locked up in the community from disabled people that the past years have indicated. Incight states that much of the unrealized potential has been unfairly sealed off primarily from past stigmas of low expectations for disabled peoples.

Incight combats that by offering (3) different programs which helps disabled people reach their full potential. They want the community as a whole to have a greater conversation on this very fact. They sates that “Each of their (3) programs is built on the back bone of an anti-stigma approach”. They want disabled people to be included as regular people in everything. They have a vision of support for disability in the workforce, education, athletics, recreation, and all other necessary resources to successfully complete.

***This is a noble venture to have, and Incight should be congratulated by all who read this!

Incight Disabilities Scholarship Guidelines

* residents of Oregon, Washington, or California only
* The application deadline is April 1st
* must have a documented disability as it is defined by the ADA, DSM-V, IDEA, or other governing bodies
* attending post-secondary education pursuing any type of degree within these institutions such as Associates Degree, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, or other
* apply online at http://www.incighteducation.org/scholarship/
* 100 scholarships annually are awarded in the range from $500-$2500
* merit and financial need are not considered, but the scholarship is for students with disabilities who have demonstrated outstanding community involvement and motivation to attend a higher level education so as to contribute more to society
*applications are available in December and awards are selected in June

As you can see from the above requirements, they are not hard to fulfill, other then demonstrating great community involvement. Since Merit is NOT required, it makes this award an open field for potential candidates. This scholarship for disability students is basically a general disability scholarship and one of our personal favorites because most any disabled student can apply for it in the states of Oregon, Washington, or California.

Incight Scholarships are top notch and the organization is too, based on what they are all about in the support of the disability community, in this case the student disability group.

Contact the Incight scholarships for students with disabilities for any questions by email at : scholarship@incight.org.

General Disability Scholarships for Disabled Students

Below are some general scholarships for disabled students that should be looked into if you have a disability which matches their individual criteria.

Scholarships for Disabled Students
General Disability Scholarships

Below are some general scholarships for disabled students that should be looked into if you have a disability which matches their individual criteria. Some you may never have heard of; but this don’t mean that they are not worth looking into. They may give you ideas into other student disability financial aid avenues that you haven’t explored yet.

Ability Center of Greater Toledo Disability Scholarships

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo runs a scholarship program in conjunction with other communities and partners who work to make sure that everyone has a shot at a good education. Through this scholarship the disabled persons are able to get higher education and eventually compete for some of the top jobs with their counterparts.

The Ability Center provides scholarships for college going students within the confines of the county, with $20,000 offered for the scholarships for disabled students.

The disability scholarships are normally awarded on an annual basis during the spring to students who are disabled. Besides that the student must have a permanent residency status in Lucas, Fulton, Wood, Ottawa, Defiance, Henry, and the county of Williams in Ohio. However, permanent residents of Monroe and Lenawee in Michigan are also eligible to apply for these disability scholarships.

In line with the application procedure for the scholarship, the students are also expected to hand in an essay about the challenges that they have faced with disability, why then need the scholarship and most importantly how they intend to give back to the society when they get the scholarship and have advanced their education. For more on go to: Ability Center of Greater Toledo Disability Scholarships.

*If you are NOT residences of the above named counties, then look into similar types of organizations in the counties you presently reside which provide same types of services for disabled persons and see if they have a scholarship program you may apply too.

Through the Looking Glass Scholarships for Disabled Students

Through the Looking Glass Scholarships for students with disabled parents is aimed specifically at students whose parents are disabled in one way or the other, and they face financial challenges in enjoying good college education. 15 different $1,000 disabilities scholarships are normally awarded every year. The scholarships are awarded under Through the Looking Glass’ National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families. There are usually different scholarship requirements available for college students and also for high school seniors.

High school seniors:
 The student has to be a high school graduate or if they are graduating seniors. You should also have plans to go through a 2-4 year college system in the fall semester either under an AA, BS or BA degree. Besides that, at least one of your parents must be disabled.
College students:
You need to be enrolled in a 2-4 college process, pursuing a BA, BS or an AA degree. As at March 11th of the year you are applying, you must be 21 years of age or younger, and also have at least one parent disabled.

The selection criteria for the scholarships for disability normally consider the academic performance, community service and most importantly a good letter or recommendation.

AAHD Disabilities Scholarship Program

The American Association on Health and Disability is “dedicated to improve overall health and reduce health disparities for people with disabilities through health promotion and wellness” They offer a scholarship program called the AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health & Disability (2014-2015).

This scholarship program is normally awarded on an annual basis to students who show promise in their academics but suffer some form of disability.

The student should either be going through an undergraduate program or a graduate program in an accredited university. The students should also be pursuing an education in a course related to health and disability, which can be anything from health promotion, public health, disability studies, disability research, rehabilitation engineering and any other course that impacts on the lives of those with disabilities.

The scholarship award is at most $1,000, and is only awarded to students who are legal residents in the US or those who have been enrolled in a US university that is accredited. It is important to note that when you apply for this scholarship, you are granting AAHD permission to use your name, picture or story for future use in reference materials.

1800 Wheelchair Scholarship

The 1800 Wheelchair scholarship has been around since the year 2006, and is awarded every other year. This is a general scholarship that is awarded to students who should be at least 16 years of age.

The students must also have been registered in an accredited university, college or high school. The scholarship award of $500 is presented to applicants who have a good academic standing, and in particular those students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or its equivalent. To be eligible for this award, you do not need to have any particular disability, all are encouraged to apply.