Scholarships and Awards
Scholarship Search Engines
BrokeScholar
A free service listing 650,000 scholarship awards. Visit website
College Board Scholarship Search
Scholarship search helps you locate scholarships, loans, internships and financial aid from organizations that match your education level, talents and background. Visit website
Fastweb Free Scholarship Search
Database of over 1.3 million scholarships. Visit website
Free Scholarship Searches
Contains links to more than 40 free, online scholarship search sites listing thousands of scholarships and financial aid awards worth billions of dollars. Visit website
Mach 25
The Mach25 database contains over 600,000 awards totaling over $1.6 billion. Visit website
General Scholarships/Grants
Abraham Lincoln Fellowship
The goal of the Abraham Lincoln Fellowship program at the University of Illinois at Chicago is to increase the excellence and diversity of the graduate student body. Visit website
Central Intelligence Agency: Undergraduate Program
"CIA Summer Internship Program" Summer employment for seniors who maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better, and are going to be offered employment with the Central Intelligence Agency after graduation. Open to undergraduate students, particularly minorities and people with disabilities, who have completed one or two years of college-level academic study. Must have a GPA of 3.0 or better. Must be over 18 years of age at time of application. Send cover letter with a resume and an unofficial copy of transcripts. Personnel Representative PO Box 12727 Arlington, VA 22209-8727
Deca Scholarships
More than 50 corporations, provide scholarships through the DECA Scholarship Program. Visit website
FAFSA On The Web
Federal Scholarships
The most comprehensive resource on all U.S. government grants and student financial aid programs. Visit website
FinAid
The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid. Visit website
Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Program
The Horatio Alger Association provides financial assistance to students in the United States who have exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity and who aspire to pursue higher education. Visit website
Minority Scholarship Information
NASA's Motivating Undergraduates in Science & Technology (MUST) Program Scholarships
Must be a U.S. citizen from an underrepresented group (Women, African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander, persons with disabilities). Visit website
National Institutes of Health Scholarship
Undergraduate Scholarships Visit website
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
The program sponsors several types of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. Scholarship Search http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp An online tool to help you locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your education level, talents, and background. Visit website
UIC Graduate College Fellowships
United Student Aid Funds Access to Education Scholarship
Provides $1,500 to students with an annual family income of less than $35,000. Visit websiteScholarships for Students with Developmental Disabilities
disABLEDperson Inc.
A scholarship competition which includes submitting a 1000 word essay. Visit website
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc.
The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. Scholarships are available to women with physical disabilities who are enrolled in a graduate program in a college or university in the U.S. Visit website
Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities
This list contains sources of financial aid where the primary criterion is that the student experiences a disability. Visit website
HEATH Resource Center
The web page contains information about funding opportunities along with many other resources. Visit website
Internship Programs for ABILITY Magazine and ABILITY Awareness
Internship.html Internships are offered throughout the year to undergraduate juniors and seniors, recent graduates, and graduate/professional students who have demonstrated superior academic ability and who have course work, professional or personal experience, and career interests related to disability issues. Visit website
Louise Nacca Memorial Trust
No URL: For more information, call 1-908-598-3582 One-time award available to student who has a visual, hearing or physical impairment. May be used at any post-secondary institution.
Lucent Pioneer Organization Scholarship
No URL: For more information, call 1-888-999-5877 The Lucent Pioneer Organization offers scholarships to assist with tuition for physically and mentally challenged students in pursuit of education.
Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
MIUSA strives to empower people with disabilities around the world to achieve their human rights through international exchange and international development. Visit website
National Council of Jewish Women New York Section Scholarships
The Jackson-Stricks Scholarship Fund provides financial aid to a physically challenged person for academic study or vocational training that leads to independent living. Visit website
Panasonic Young Soloists Award
Awarded to vocalists or instrumentalists under age 25 who are permanently disabled and interested in studying music. Very Special Arts Attn: Education Office John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, D.C. 20566 202-628-2800 TDD: 202-737-0645
World Ability Federation
The mission of the "Ability Through Education Scholarship Program" is to place the best students into the best universities to study disciplines that directly benefit people who have a disability...and then to leverage what they learn in the workplace. Visit website
Scholarships for the Blind
American Council of the Blind
Student must be legally blind and a U.S. citizen or resident alien. Approximately twelve scholarships are awarded per year ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each. Visit website
American Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
Type in the word "scholarship" in the search engine to discover numerous funding opportunities; information for the 2008 scholarships should become available sometime in December. Visit website
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired William & Dorothy Ferrell Scholarship
The Ferrell Scholarship, of $500, is awarded to two selected applicants who are legally blind and are studying for a career in the field of services to persons who are blind or visually impaired. Visit website
Arthur E. and Helen Copeland Scholarships
Scholarship is awarded annually to a college student who is blind and visually impaired. Visit website
Lighthouse International Scholarship Awards
Lighthouse International's Scholarship Awards are designed to reward excellence, recognize accomplishments and help students who are blind or partially sighted achieve their career goals. Visit website
National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
All applicants for these scholarships must be (1) legally blind and (2) pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post-secondary course of study. Visit website
NFMC Music for the Blind Composition Awards
National Federation of Music Clubs 1336 North Delaware St Indianapolis, IN 46202-2481 317-638-4003
Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired Students Available
Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, has a variety of information resources available for blind and visually impaired students considering enrolling in or currently enrolled in education beyond high school, including the Student Aid Audio Guide, R.L. Gillette Scholarship http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?Documentid=2962 The R. L. Gillette Scholarship offers two (2) scholarships of $1,000 each to women who are enrolled in a four-year undergraduate degree program in literature or music. Visit website
Roy Johnson Scholarships
No URL: For more information contact, the Michigan Commission for the Blind, P.O. Box 30015, Lansing MI 48909, Telephone: 517-373-2062 or 1-800-292-4200 Any blind person who has received a bachelor's degree from an accredited college in the US and wishes to pursue a graduate degree at an accredited college within the State of Michigan is eligible.
Scholarships for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship Award
Several scholarships for applicants who were born with profound or severe hearing loss (of at least 60dB) or have experienced such a loss before acquiring language. Visit website
Scholarship Trust for the Deaf and Near Deaf
This is a special fund established by TPA in order to assist children and others with hearing loss or difficulty. Visit website
Sertoma Scholarship for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Student
Twenty $1000 scholarships for hearing-impaired students or those with communicative disorders. Visit website
William C. Stokoe Scholarship
No URL: This scholarship is open to part-time or full-time graduate students who are deaf, studying a field related to sign language or the deaf community. Stokoe Scholarship Liaison National Association of the Deaf 814 Thayer Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500 (301) 587-1788 TTY: (301) 587-1789 Fax: (301) 587-1791
Scholarships for Students with Health Related Disabilities
Award of Excellence Asthma Scholarship Program
One-time award to high school seniors with asthma who are furthering their education in a post-secondary school. 414-272-6071 Visit website
Bill McAdam Scholarship Fund
No URL: Awarded to persons with hemophilia, von Willebrands, and other related hereditary bleeding disorders, their partners, spouses, parents, children, siblings, or other significant family members. Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan 22226 Doxtator Dearborn, MI 48128 Phone: 313-563-0515 mcmcadam@comcast.net
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Scholarship
No URL: Awards for young adults with cystic fibrosis to be used to further their education after high school. Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship Foundation 2814 Grant Street Evanston, IL 60201 847-328-0127 Fax: 847-328-0127 mkbcfsf@aol.com
Eric Dostie Memorial College Scholarship
Awarded to a person with a bleeding disorder (their sibling or child) to attend any accredited college or university. Visit website
Hemophilia Health Services Memorial Scholarship
Fund One-time award open to full-time students with hemophilia or another bleeding disorder. Visit website
Immune Deficiency Foundation Annual Scholarship Program
The Immune Deficiency Foundation has awarded scholarships to undergraduate students living with a primary immune deficiency disease. Visit website
Matt Stauffer Memorial Scholarship
To support the financial needs of college students who are battling or have overcome cancer who display financial needs. Visit website
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Brighter Tomorrow Grant Program
The Brighter Tomorrow Grant is an award of up to $1,000 to provide goods or services that will help improve the quality of life of someone with MS. Visit website
Pfizer's Epilepsy Scholarship Award
One year $3000 award goes to 25 college students each year. Visit website
Scholarships for Students with Learning Disabilities
Anne Ford Scholarship
The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 award given to a high school senior with an identified learning disability (LD) who is pursuing an undergraduate degree. Visit website
Landscape Architecture Foundation
Thirteen scholarships and internship programs to study landscape architecture at any accredited university. Some awards are only open to women, minorities, or students with disabilities. Visit website
P. Buckley Moss Society Harbison Award
No URL: Scholarships available for high school seniors with learning disabilities for higher education. 601 Shenandoah Village Drive, Suite 1C Waynesboro, VA 22980 540-943-5678
Recording for the Blind/Learning through Listening
No URL: This program provides three scholarships for high school seniors who are learning disabled. The award is based on academic achievement, leadership, enterprise, and service to others. Financial need is not a factor. Blind/Learning through Listening 20 Rozelle Road Princeton, NJ 08540 1-609-452-0606
Scholarships for Students with Physical Disabilities
1800Wheelchair Scholarship
This program awards monies to assist undergraduate students with their academic pursuits. Visit website
Venture Student Aid Award for a Physically Disabled Student
No URL: Cash awards for further education for physically disabled students ages 15 to 40. Award is based on financial need and student's ability to benefit from further education. Amount of award is set by board each year. Apply to local chapter or send self-addressed stamped envelope for more information. Award is limited to boundaries of Venture organization: U.S., Mexico, Canada, Japan and Korea. Venture Clubs of the Americas 2 Penn Center Plaza, Suite 1000 Philadelphia, PA 19102-1883 215-557-9300 Fax: 215-568-5200
Scholarship for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
Lilly Reintegration Scholarship
Scholarships available to students diagnosed with schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, or a schizoaffective disorder. Visit website
Scholarships for Women
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. Visit website
American Fellowships
Support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations and scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave or for preparing completed research for publication. Visit website
Career Development Grants
Support women who hold a bachelor's degree and who are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Visit website
Community Action Grants
Provide seed money to individual women, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations, as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Visit website
International Fellowships
Awarded to full-time graduate or postgraduate study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Supplemental grants support community-based projects in the fellow's home country. Visit website
Selected Professions Fellowships
Awarded to women who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who intend to pursue a full-time course of study (during the fellowship year) in designated degree programs where women's participation traditionally has been low. Visit website
