Disabled Student Scholarships
NAME
DUE
DATE
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
1800wheelchair
http://www.1800wheelchair.com/scholarship/
12/31
AAHD Scholarship
Program
(have a documented disability)
http://www.aahd.us/initiatives/scholarship-program/
11/15
ADDA
(ADHD)
http://www.add.org/?page=MoultonFarnsworth&hhSearchTerms=scholarships
03/15
AG Bell College
Scholarship
(Hearing Impaired)
http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/Document.aspx?id=266
Contact
Donor
American Foundation of (Must be legally blind) (Various Scholarships)
the Blind
https://www.afb.org/section.aspx?Documentid=2962
04/30
AmeriGlide Achievers
(Must use a manual or electric wheelchair)
http://www.ameriglide.com/Scholarship/
06/17
Anne Ford and Allegra
Ford Scholarships
(Learning disability)(Two Scholarships)
http://www.ncld.org/about-us/scholarships-aamp-awards/the-anne-ford-and-allegra-fordscholarship-award
12/31
Association of Blind
Citizens Scholarship
Program
http://www.blindcitizens.org/abc_scholarship.htm
04/15
Burn Institute
(Must be a burn survivor)
http://www.burninstitute.org/bss/programs/college.html
05/01
MiraCosta Community College CalWORK’s
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California Council of the (deserving blind student applicants who are residents of California)
Blind
http://www.ccbnet.org/
06/15
Cancer for College
http://cancerforcollege.org/CFC_Application.html
02/01
C.A.P.E.D.
Several different scholarships for those with disabilities
http://www.caped.net/index.html
09/07
Center for Reintegration http://www.reintegration.com/resources/scholarships/apply.asp
01/31
ChairScholars National
Scholarship Program
02/15
Children of Deaf Adults
Cochlear™ Americas
Scholarships
(must be significantly physically challenged)
http://chairscholars.org/national.html
http://coda-international.org/blog/scholarship/?tabid=32
04/01
(nucleus or baha recipients)
http://products.cochlearamericas.com/support/scholarships
10/01
(Must meet low vision requirements)
Council of Citizens with
http://www.cclvi.org/scholarships/?q=node/3
Low Vision International
03/15
Dr. Gunnar B. Stickler
Scholarship Program
(graduating college-bound adults afflicted with Stickler Syndrome)
http://www.sticklers.org/sip2/content/view/10/12/
06/15
Education is Power
MedPro Rx, Inc
http://www.medprorx.com/scholarship.html
05/01
Elizabeth Nash
Foundation
(persons with cystic Fibrosis)
http://www.elizabethnashfoundation.org/scholarshipprogram.html
04/09
ExceptionalNurse.com
(Available to nursing students with a disability)
http://www.exceptionalnurse.com/scholarship.php
06/01
Factor Support Network
(Hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease and their immediate family members)
http://www.factorsupport.com/scholarships.htm
04/30
MiraCosta Community College CalWORK’s
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Hemophilia Association
(several scholarships available)
http://www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=55&contentid=36&rptna Various
me=
Hemophilia Federation
of America
(scholarships are only available to persons and family members of people with Hemophilia A,
Hemophilia B, or Von Willebrand Disease)
http://hemophiliafed.org/what-we-do/programs-and-services/educational-scholarships/
Varies
Hydrocephalus
Scholarships
http://www.hydroassoc.org/hydrocephalus-education-and-support/hydrocephalus-scholarships/
Various
Incight Scholarship
(students with disabilities)
http://www.incighteducation.org/scholarship/
Contact
Donor
Independence
Foundation Scholarship
(individuals with physical disabilities)
http://www.theindependencefoundation.org/programs/scholarship/index.htm
04/17
Inheritance of Hope
(Scholarships FOR Cancer and More)
http://inheritanceofhope.org/scholarships/17-available-scholarships.html
Various
Jewish Guild for the
Blind
http://www.jgb.org/guildscholar.asp
09/15
Komen College
Scholarship Program
(Must have lost a parent/guardian to breast cancer or Must be a breast cancer survivor diagnosed at
25 years or younger)http://ww5.komen.org/ResearchGrants/CollegeScholarshipAward.html
Leukemia & Lymphoma (Scholarships, resources, and More)
Society
http://www.lls.org/resourcecenter/helpfulorganizations/financialresources/scholarships/
Life Foundation
11/15
Various
Experienced death of parent or gaurdian
http://www.lifehappens.org/scholarship-program-rules/
03/12
Lupus Inspiration
Foundation for
Excellence
(Must be diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus)
http://www.lifescholarship.org/about-the-scholarship/
07/01
Mays Mission
(physical and/or mental disabilities)
http://www.maysmission.org/schol.html
06/30
National Alliance on
(must be on SSI or SSDI)
Mental Illness San Diego http://www.namisandiego.org/education.php
MiraCosta Community College CalWORK’s
08/31 01/31
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National Amputation
Foundation
http://nationalamputation.org/scholar1.html
08/31
http://www.ncld.org/about-us/scholarships-aamp-awards/the-anne-ford-and-allegra-fordscholarship-award
12/31
National Center for
Learning Disabilities
National Federation of
the Blind
http://www.nfb.org/scholarship-program
03/31
National Hemophilia
Foundation
(diagnosed with either hemophilia A/or B and a high school senior)
http://www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=54&contentid=35
06/01
National MS Society
Scholarship
(Multiple Sclerosis)
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/living-with-multiple-sclerosis/society-programs-andservices/scholarship/scholarship-program-information/index.aspx
Mid Jan
(Any individual with an established autism or Asperger Syndrome diagnosis and who will be
Organization for Autism
attending an accredited institution of higher education in the United States)
Research
http://www.researchautism.org/news/otherevents/scholarship.asp
Paralyzed Veterans of
America
Patient Advocate
Foundation
Rheumatoid
Arthritis
Scholarship
04/30
(Paralyzed Veterans members, the spouse of a Paralyzed Veterans member, or an unmarried child
Contact
under 24 years)
Donor
http://www.pva.org/site/c.ajIRK9NJLcJ2E/b.6357755/apps/s/content.asp?ct=8746443
(diagnosed with and/or been actively treated for a life threatening disease within the past 5 years)
http://www.patientadvocate.org/events.php?p=69
06/16
http://www.reachbeyondra.com/ucb-scholarship/rheumatoid-arthritis-scholarship/
Contact
Donor
Sacks for Cystic Fibrosis http://www.sacksforcf.com/how_to.html
MiraCosta Community College CalWORK’s
01/14
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Salvatore E. Quinci
Foundation
Sertoma Scholarships
Hemophilia, Hepatitis C, and/or HIV
http://www.seqfoundation.org/index.php
04/06
(Hard of Hearing or Deaf Scholarship)
http://www.sertoma.org/Page.aspx?pid=344&srcid=190
05/01
Sickle Cell Disease of
America Association
http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/index.cfm?page=scholarships
SmartStudentTM Guide
to Financial Aid
(Student resource portal)
http://www.finaid.org/
Search
Spina Bifida Association
http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/site/c.evKRI7OXIoJ8H/b.8095317/k.9125/Scholarships.ht
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Contact
Donor
SpinLife Innovation in
Motion Scholarship
be a manual or power wheelchair user
http://www.spinlife.com/scholarship/
Contact
Donor
UCB Family Epilepsy
Scholarship
(A person living with epilepsy or a family member/caregiver of a person living with
epilepsy)http://www.ucbepilepsyscholarship.com/Default.aspx
05/04
Ulman Cancer Fund for
Young Adult's
http://www.ulmanfund.org/UniversityOutreach/CollegeScholarshipProgram/tabid/686/Default.asp
03/30
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Ye Notorious Krewe of
the Peg Leg Pirate
http://www.peglegpirate.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=166
MiraCosta Community College CalWORK’s
Contact
Donor
3/15
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