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
1-800Wheelchair.com Scholarship
Students applying for scholarship must be at least 16, enrolled at an accredited high school, college or university, a legal resident of the U.S., in good academic standing, and must complete an application essay. Preference will be given to students with mobility disabilities. Financial data: $500.
Aspen University Collegiate Fund
Aspen University, an online university, is now offering a four-year scholarship to a student with a disability. The scholarship is based on financial need, academic merit, and a commitment to earning a Bachelor's Degree at AU. Email seb1215@yahoo.com for an application.
AXIS Dance Company Physically Integrated Dance Summer Intensive Scholarships
AXIS is an integrated dance company for people with and without physical disabilities. Their summer intensive program (August 1-7, 2009), invites dancers of all abilities to study and explore physically integrated dance. Dancers must be 18+. Partial and full scholarships are available.
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
C.R. Newton Scholarship for the Disabled
Scholarships in the amount of $2,000 are awarded to students with disabilities whose GPA is at least 3.0. For information contact: C.R. Newton Company, 1575 South Beretania St., Suite 101, Honolulu, HI 96826, (808) 949-8389.
Scholarship for students with physical disabilities. Applicants must be a high school senior or college freshman with at least a B+ average. Applicants must have a need for financial aid and have also performed community service in the past. There are fifteen to twenty recipients each year. Award amounts are $3,000-$5,000 per recipients.
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
Future Farmers of America (FFA)
Building Rural Initiative for Disabled Through Group Effort (BRIDGE) Endowment Fund. Scholarships are awarded each year to selected Future Farmers of America (FFA) members who have disabilities. Financial data: $5,000. Number awarded: 6 per year. (703) 360-3600.
Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Scholarships for students with disabilities studying computer science or computer engineering. $10,000USD worth of scholarships for students studying in the U.S. and $5,000CAD for students studying in Canada. Student must entering their junior or senior year of undergraduate study, or be a graduate student. Select students will also be invited to a paid retreat at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA.
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.
