Scholarships
Scholarships are gifts and awards based on academic achievement, background, or other criteria. There are limited disability-specific scholarships. Students should research scholarships based on criteria other than disability. Students can research locally by checking with parents' employer, local professional or social organizations, religious groups, Chamber of Commerce. Students taking the PSAT (Preliminary SAT) will receive information about the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Students can also search the web by using various search engines.
The following are samples of web sites that provide information about financial aid resources and scholarships. This is not an all-inclusive list. Students may use this list to initiate an online research project.
General scholarship lists
http://www.internationalscholarships.com
http://www.fastweb.com
http://apps.collegboard.com/cbsearch_ss/scholarshipSearch.js
http://www.collegenet.com/mach25
http://www.fastaid.com
http://www.scholarship-page.com
http://www.free-4u.com
Disability related scholarships
Bank of America ADA Abilities Scholarship program
https://www.scholarshipprograms.org/bada/bada_2005_ins.htm
Electronic Industries Foundation Scholarship
http://www.eiafoundation.org/
Lions Club International
http://www.lionsclubs.org
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
http://www.agbell.org
Stokoe Scholarship National Association of the Deaf
http://www.nad.org
American Council of the Blind
http://www.acb.org
American Federation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org
Council of Citizens with Low Vision
http://www.cclvi.org
Lighthouse International
http://lighthouse.org
Christian Record Services
http://www.christianrecord.org
ChairScholars Foundation
http://chairscholars.org
Spina Bifida Association of America
http://www.sbaa.org
Hemophilia Federation of America
http://www.hemophiliafed.org
Learning Through Listening Award
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
http://www.rfbd.org
Ann Ford Scholarship Program
National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ld.org
