Scholarships for STEM Students with Disabilities
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Scholarships for STEM Students with Disabilities
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NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Fellowship
Master's/PhD
For underrepresented students, including students with disabilities
Unknown
http://www.uncfsp.org/cms/index.cfm?page=program.view&areaid=12&contentid=893&typeid=jpfp
U.S. citizen or permanent resident?
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For Canadian students with IBS, Crohn's, or Colitis
June
Canadian citizen or permanent resident
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For students ages 18-25 with Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, or an ostomy
May 2016
U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or student visa
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Ina Brudnick Award
Undergrad?
For students ages 17-24 who have undergone ostomy surgery and/or have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
http://greatcomebacks.com/submit-story/
Incight Scholarship
Undergrad/graduate
Any student with a documented disability (physical or learning) who is a current resident of OR or southwestern WA
March 31, 2016
Must be a college student living with a physical ailment, physical disease, and/or physical disability
August 30, 2020
Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Disability Scholarship Program
Undergrad (and graduate?)
For any student at an accredited university with any kind of disability
http://www.buckfirelaw.com/library/disability-scholarship.cfm#top
Foundation for Science and Disability
4th-year undergrad through PhD
For students with disabilities studying in any STEM field
December 1, 2015
For students studying engineering, computer science, computer information systems, law, business, or a related field
March 2016
Scholarship for Survivors
Undergrad
For students under 25 that been diagnosed with and/or been actively treated for a life threatening disease within the past 5 years
February 2016
For students with spinal injuries, spina bifida, transverse myelitis, neurogenic bladder or ostomy
June 2016
Express Ramps Annual Scholarship
Undergrad (and graduate?)
All applicants attending U.S. institutions are welcome. There are no requirements in terms of physical ability or disability.
December 2015?
For students with a "noteworthy physical disability"
April 2016
For students with limited mobility
June 2016?
U.S. citizen, legal resident, or valid student visa
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Silver Cross Ability Achievement Scholarship
Undergrad (and graduate?)
For students who use "manual or powered mobility while attending classes"
December 2015
Amputee Coalition of America's Christina Skoski, M.D., Scholarship
Undergrad
For a student who has a congenital limb difference or an amputation and who is, or whose parent or legal guardian is, a current member of the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/events-programs/scholarships/skoski/
Claude S. Weiler Scholarship for Amputee College Students
Undergrad (and graduate?)
For students with a "major limb amputation," defined as "loss of limb beginning at or above the wrist or ankle"
August 31, 2015
AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability
Junior year undergrad through PhD
For any student with a disability pursuing studies related to the health and disability, to include, but not limited to public health, health promotion, disability studies, disability research, rehabilitation engineering, audiology, disability policy, special education and majors that will impact quality of life of persons with disabilities
November 15, 2015
U.S. citizen or legal resident
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For college-bound high school seniors with learning disabilites or a documented austism spectrum disorder
February 2016
Organization for Autism Research Scholarship
Undergrad
For any student with a documented autism spectrum disorder
May 2016
For students with physical disabilities (preference given to those w/mobility issues)
September 15, 2015
There is no requirement in terms physical disability or ability. All applications are welcome.
http://www.1800wheelchair.ca/scholarship/
Legal resident of Canada, or valid student visa
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For students with multiple sclerosis
January 15, 2016
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Resources-Support/Insurance-and-Financial-Information/Financial-Resources/Scholarship-Program/Scholarship-Program-Information
U.S. citizens or legal residents living in the U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam or any other U.S. territory
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The Kelsey B. Diamantis TS Scholarship Family Foundation
For students with Tourette Syndrome
http://www.dollars4ticscholars.org/
2015 Lime Connect Fellowship for Students with Disabilities
College sophomore
Any student with a visible or invisible disability
http://www.limeconnect.com/opportunities/page/the-lime-connect-fellowship-program
Must be legally able to work in the U.S.
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For students with cerebral palsy, or students with a family member who has cerebral palsy
July 31, 2015
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
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For students with cystic fibrosis
June 2016
Jill M. Balboni Memorial Scholarship
Undergrad
For students with cystic fibrosis
http://cfscholarship.org/
For students with cystic fibrosis
April 2016
For students with cystic fibrosis
2016
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
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For students diagnosed with ADHD
http://www.shireadhdscholarship.com/
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
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Shire Canada ADHD Scholarship Program
Undergrad
For students diagnosed with ADHD studying at a 4-year college or university in Canada
http://www.shireadhdscholarship.com/CA-EN/defaultclosed.aspx
Must be legal resident of Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, or Québec
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For students diagnosed with bipolar disorder
2016
Baer Reintegration Scholarship
Undergrad (and graduate?)
For students diagnosed with and currently under care for bipolar disorder, or some form of schizoaffective disorder
2016
For students with a documented learning disability (ADD/ADHD alone does not count for this scholarship)
http://www.ncld.org/scholarships-and-awards/
American Council of the Blind Scholarship
Undergrad/graduate
The Paul and Ellen Ruckes Scholarship
Undergrad/graduate
For legally blind undergraduate or graduate students in the field of engineering or in computer, physical, or life sciences
https://www.afb.org/info/afb-2015-scholarship-application/5
The Karen D. Carsel Memorial Scholarship
Graduate
For legally blind graduate students
https://www.afb.org/info/afb-2015-scholarship-application/5
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Brother James P. Kearney Scholarship Program for the Blind
For legally blind or severely visually impaired students attending one of 11 colleges in New York/New Jersey (see website for list)
http://www.lavellefund.org/scholarship-program/overview/
Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Awards
College seniors and graduate students
For blind or visually impaired students
https://naa.learningally.org/about-the-awards/
Marion Huber Learning Through Listening (LTL) Award
High school senior
For high school seniors who are learning disabled
https://naa.learningally.org/about-the-awards/
High school seniors or students applying to/already in graduate school
For legally blind students
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
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National Federation of the Blind Scholarship
Any post-secondary student
For students legally blind in both eyes residing in the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico
https://nfb.org/scholarships
U.S. citizen or legal resident
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High school senior through graduate
Open to Nucleus Cochlear Implant recipients around the world
October 1, 2015
AG Bell College Scholarship Program
Undergrad/graduate
For students worldwide who have a pre-lingual bilateral hearing loss in the moderately-severe to profound range, and use listening and spoken language
2016
Sertoma’s Scholarship for the Hard of Hearing or Deaf
High school senior/undergrad
For students with clinically significant bilateral hearing loss
May 1, 2016
Diabetes Scholars Foundation College Scholarships
Incoming freshmen
For students with Type 1 Diabetes
2016
Little People of America Scholarships
Undergrad/graduate
For students with a medically diagnosed form of dwarfism
http://www.lpaonline.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=184
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UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program
Undergrad?
For students with epilepsy, or those with a family member who has epilepsy
May 2016
Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship Program
Undergrad
For students with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, or a related inherited bleeding disorder
April 2016
Baxalta's Education Advantage Scholarship Program
Undergrad
For students with hemophilia A or B (factor VIII or IX deficiency), including those with inhibitors (factor VIII or IX deficiency)
April 2016
For students with hemophilia A or B
April 2016
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
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Matrix Health Group: Memorial Scholarship Program
Undergrad?
For students with bleeding disorders
http://www.hemophiliafed.org/scholarships/matrix-health-group-joe-holibaugh-tim-kennedy-memorial-scholarship-program/
Soozie Courter Hemophilia Scholarship Program
High school senior/undergrad/grad
For students with either hemophilia A or hemophilia B
http://www.hemophiliavillage.com/hemophilia-scholarship-program
Dr. Gunnar B. Stickler Scholarship Program
Undergrad
For students diagnosed with Stickler syndrome
June 15, 2016
Gabriel’s Foundation of HOPE Scholarship
Undergrad?
For students "dealing with a disability"
Varies per semester; see website
http://www.gabeshope.org/forms/sch_app.pdf
Google Europe Students with Disabilities Scholarship
Undergrad and grad
For students with a visible or invisible disability
Sept
For any student studying at a European university
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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Undergrad (last year)/ post-bac/ grad
For underrepresented students, including students with disabilities
October (due dates vary based on field)
https://www.nsfgrfp.org
US citizen, US national, or permanent resident and ntend to pursue a research-based Master's or Ph.D. program in a GRFP-supported field
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Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study
PhD Students
be from racial, ethnic, or other groups recognized in the U.S. as underrepresented in the sciences, or Alumni of the HHMI EXROP, and be at the appropriate program stage of their PhD training.
October
Adviser-student pairs from eligible disciplines must be nominated by the HHMI-designated institutional representative.
Prospective fellows must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or other immigrants to the U.S.,
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Science Graduate Student Grant Fund
Fourth year Undergrads and graduate students
science project or thesis in any field of Mathematics, Science, Medicine, Engineering, or Computer Science.
December 1, 2020
