See All General Disability Scholarships
Scholarships for people with disabilities come from foundations, organizations, schools, or a broad range of other committed providers. The following disability grants and scholarships are open to all college students with disabilities, including students with learning disabilities.
Scholarships
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Scholarship - Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc.
ELA Scholarships are available only to women graduate students with physical disabilities who are enrolled in a U.S. college or university . These scholarships are awarded on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis. See website for additional requirements. Financial data: $500-$2,000
California Association on Postsecondary Education and Disability Scholarships
CAPED offers eight different scholarships for students with disabilities attending a school in California. Financial data: $1,000-$1,500. (909) 537-5238; Email: Beth Jaworski at bjaworsk@csusb.edu.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students (including students with disabilities) who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide. Financial data: average award of $4,000. Number awarded: More than 1,200
Leslie Londer Fund for Student with Disability
Full-time graduate students with a disability who are enrolled in a communication sciences and disorders program and demonstrating outstanding academic achievement are eligible to compete for a $2,000 scholarship. Supported by the American Business Clubs and the Isenberg Fund. Financial data: $2,000
The Jackson-Stricks Scholarship Fund
Provides financial aid to a person with a physical disability for academic study or vocational training that leads to independent living. Limited to residents of New York metropolitan area who are attending college in an undergraduate or graduate program.
Paralyzed Veterans of America Educational Scholarship
Applicant must demonstrate academic achievement, be a U.S. citizen and accepted or enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university. Financial data: $500. Duration: 1 year. Number awarded: 2.
For University of Michigan students who have a permanent disability and are in financial need and enrolled for Fall and Winter semesters. Financial data: $200-$2,000. Duration: 1 year. Number awarded: 6-7. (734) 763-3000; Email: jillric@umich.edu.
Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award
The winning playwright receives a cash award of $2,500, a membership in the Dramatists Guild, Inc., and a fellowship providing transportation, housing, and per diem to attend a prestigious playwriting program. (202) 416-8857; Fax: (202) 416-8802; Email: skshaffer@kennedy-center.org.
To be considered, applicant must be a legal resident of Washington state, eligible for vocational rehabilitation services with the state Department of Services for the Blind (DSB), and a high school senior who will graduate the year the scholarship applies.
United Student Aid Funds Access to Education Scholarship
Financial aid for students with an annual family income of less than $35,000. Up to 50 percent of awards will be targeted to applicants who are members of an ethnic-minority group or who have a physical disability. Financial data: $1,500. Scholarship America - Bonnie Lanes, One Scholarship Way, P.O. Box 297, Saint Peter, MN 56082.(800) 537-4180 ext.629
