Information for Students Receiving Scholarships at Drexel University

Drexel University Office of Disability Resources

Scholarships for Students with Disabilities

General Disability Scholarships

Organization & Scholarship Name

Additional Information

American Speech-Language Hearing Foundation                                                             2008 Graduate Student Scholarship Competition                                                         10801 Rockville Maryland 20852                                  Attn: Emily Diaz                                                           

http://www.ashfoundation.org/
Foundation/grants/Graduate
Scholarships.htm   Graduate students with a disability who are enrolled in a communication sciences and disorders program are eligible to apply. Application opens in Spring 2011

Public Service internship Program for College Students with Disabilities

The Washington Center 1333 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 

http://www.twc.edu/internships/
learn-more/funding/scholarship-
opportunities

Provides students with disabilities the opportunity to intern in Washington, D.C.

Students will enroll in a course at the Washington Center, and gain work experience in government, business, and the non-profit sector.

Exceptional Nurse.com, Resources for Nurses with Disabilities                                       Scholarships Committee                                   ExceptionalNurse.com                                               13019 Coastal Circle                                                                                        Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

http://www.exceptionalnurse.com/
scholarship.php

Nursing students with a disability are eligible to apply for this scholarship. 

Incight Scholarship

310 SW Fourth Ave., Suite 630

Portland, OR  97204

ph. 971-244-0305

questions@incight.org

http://incighteducation.org/
index.php

Provides scholarships to students who have a documented disability and who are in a full time college, university, trade school ect.

Physical Disabilities

Organization

Comments

ChairScholars Foundation, Inc.                                       Hugo and Alicia Klein                                                              16101 Carencia Lane Odessa, FL 33556- 3278                                      813.920.1981

http://www.chairscholars.org/
nationalprogram.htm

Provides deserving high school seniors and college freshman,

tuition for any college/university of their choice  

Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc.                                                    2460 North Lake Avenue                                      PMB#128                                                                         Altadena, CA 91001                      

http://www.ela.org/scholarships/
scholarships.html

Funds women with physical disabilities involved in graduate studies

and working towards a Masters degree or above in an accredited US college or university.

National MS Society Scholarship Program  National Multiple Sclerosis Society 733 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017                   

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/
living-with-multiple-sclerosis/

society-programs-and-services/scholarship/index.aspx

Undergraduate students with MS or have a parent with MS are eligible to apply. Applications accepted October 15th, 2010- January 14, 2011.

 Students will be notified by late May or early June of their award status. 

Spina Bifida Association of America Scholarship Program                                                                                               4590 MacArthur Boulevard NW Suite 250                                                                                   Washington, DC 20007                                                                          Tel: 202-944-3285 ext. 23 Fax: 202-944-3295

tcoogan@sbaa.org

http://www.spinabifidaassociation.
org/site/c.liKWL7PLLrF/b.2644815/

k.6590/SBA_Scholarship_
Program.htm

High school graduates living with spina bifida and accepted to 4-year university are eligible to apply. 2011 application process is not open year.

Independence Foundation Scholarship

The Independence Foundation
2220 Hall Road
Elma, NY 14059

http://www.theindependence
foundation.org/
programs/scholarship/index.htmThe

Independence Foundation Scholarship was created to help individuals with physical disabilities pay for the ever growing expense of college. The Scholarship will be awarded to Three (3) individuals with a noteworthy physical disability.

Blind and Visual Impairment

ACB Scholarship Program, American Council of the Blind Scholarship Program,
Attn: Dionne Matthews
2200 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 650,
Arlington, VA 22201

http://www.acb.org/scholarship/

Scholarship awarded to blind students accepted to any accredited college. Entering freshmen, sophomores, and graduates are eligible to apply

AFB Scholarship American Foundation for the Blind Scholarship Committee Information Center Attn: Dawn Bodrogi 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001 Tel: (212) 502-7661 or (800) 232-5463 

http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?
Documentid=2962

Seven different scholarships are available to blind or visually impaired undergraduate and graduate students.

Please refer to AFB website for additional scholarship-specific eligibility requirements. 

Organization

Comments

Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship Program  Blinded Veterans Association 477 H Street NW                                                               Washington, D.C. 20001-2694

www.bva.org Children and spouses of blinded veterans are eligible to apply. Applicants must be enrolling or already enrolled as full-time college student. Additional information and application can be obtained by emailing Keleeba Scott at kscott@bva.org                                                              

CRS Scholarships  Christian Record Services                                                 P.O. Box 6097                                                                   Lincoln, NE 68506                                                               402.488.0981

http://services.christianrecord.org/
scholarships/index.php?sid=4ee0e8f99f846
f09950bf6feaf27786f   Legally blind students pursuing a college education are eligible to apply.

2009 Scholarship Program National Federation of the Blind 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore, MD 21230 403-371-1000

http://www.nfb.org/nfb/scholarship_
program.asp

Students pursuing full-time, post-secondary education

who are legally blind are eligible to apply.

Scholarship winners will also be brought to

2011 National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention in July. 

Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Award Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic 20 Roszel Road Princeton, NJ 08540

http://www.rfbd.org/applications_awards.htm 

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic members who are college seniors

and are blind or visually impaired are eligible to apply. 

Guild Scholar Award Jewish Guide for the Blind                                                 Gordon Rovins Phone: 212-769-7801  E-mail: guildscholar@jgb.org                      

http://www.jgb.org/guildscholar.asp?GS=TRue

College bound seniors who are legally blind are welcome to apply.

Applications will be accepted from students at the end of their junior year,

with recipients selected and scholarships awarded the following academic year.                     

Lighthouse, Inc.                                                                 111 East 59th Street                                                          New York, NY 10022                                                        212.821.9428 sca@lighthouse.org

http://www.lighthouse.org/aboutus/
lighthouse-events/scholarships-and-
career-awards/ Lighthouse offers scholarships of $5,000 to students who are legally blind or partially sighted and are college-bound high school seniors, recent high school graduates, undergraduate students, or college graduates pursuing a graduate degree. Applicants must be a resident of and attend school at states listed in application form.

National Federation for the Blind Scholarship Program

NFB Scholarship Program
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
   at Jernigan Place
200 East Wells Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Office: (410) 659-9314, extension 2415
E-mail: scholarships@nfb.org

http://www.nfb.org/nfb/scholarship_
program.asp

To recognize achievement by blind scholars, the National Federation of the Blind annually offers blind college students in the United States the opportunity to win one of thirty national scholarships. All applicants for these scholarships:  must be legally blind in both eyes, reside  in the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, and be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, postsecondary course of study in a degree program at a United States institution in the 2011 scholastic year, except that one scholarship may be given to a person employed full-time while attending school part-time, and participate in the entire NFB national convention and in all scheduled scholarship program activities. In addition to a scholarship, each winner will receive assistance to attend the 2011 National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention in July, providing an excellent opportunity for high-level networking with active blind persons in many different professions and occupations. 

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Organization

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Louise Tumarkin Zazove Foundation Scholarship  c/o Philip Zazove

11475 Pleasant View Dr.

Pinckney, MI 48169

http://www.ltzfoundation.org/
scholarships.php

Undergraduate and graduate students with significant bilateral hearing loss are eligible to apply.

2011 Arts & Sciences Financial Aid Award  Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing                                                                                     3417 Volta Place, NW                                      Washington, DC 20007                                               202.337.5220

http://agbell.org/NetCommunity/
Page.aspx?pid=486

Students ages 6-19 are eligible to apply for financial aid award that will allow students to participate in after school, weekend or summer programs focused on developing skills in the arts or sciences. 

2011-2012 Sertoma Headquarters

Hard of Hearing and Deaf Scholarship Program

1912 E. Meyer Blvd.                                                        Kansas City, MO 64132

http://www.sertoma.org/NET
COMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=
344&srcid=190    Students with bilateral hearing loss and either applying or attending undergraduate college on a full-time basis are eligible to apply. Recipients of scholarship will be notified by June.  

Learning Disabilities

2010- 2011 Anne Ford Scholarship

National Center for Learning Disabilities

381 Park Avenue South, Suite 140                                                                                            New York , NY 10016

http://www.ncld.org/about-us
/scholarships-aamp-awards/

Scholarship for high school seniors with an identified learning disability pursuing a four-year undergraduate degree.  

Marion Huber Learning Through Listening Award  Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic                                National Headquarters                                                      20 Roszel Road Princeton, NJ 08540                                                         609.453.0606

http://www.rfbd.org/applications_
awards.htm  

High school seniors with learning disabilities are eligible to apply.

Applicants must be an RFB&D member for at least 1 year.

P. Buckley Moss Foundation 152 P. Buckley Moss Dr.  Waynesboro, VA 22980

(540) 932-1728 foundation@mossfoundation.org

http://www.mosssociety.org/
page.php?id=69  High school seniors with language-related learning disabilities pursuing a career in visual arts are eligible to apply. Requires nomination by P. Buckley Moss Society member. Scholarship can be renewed for up to 3 consecutive years. 

Anne & Matt Harbinson Scholarship 

152 P. Buckley Moss Dr.  Waynesboro, VA 22980

(540) 932-1728 foundation@mossfoundation.org

http://www.mosssociety.org/
page.php?id=30  High school seniors with language-related learning disabilities pursuing post-secondary education are eligible to apply. Requires nomination by P. Buckley Moss Society member. Scholarship is renewable for up to 3 consecutive years.

Chronic Health Disabilities

Organization

Comments

Hemophilia Health Services                                              Memorial Scholarship Program Shayne Harris

(615) 850-5215

Shayne.harris@accredo.com

http://www.hemophiliahealth.com/
Scholarships.html    

Students with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease are welcome to apply.

Applicants must be high school seniors, college freshmen, sophomores, or juniors.

College seniors applying to graduate school or current graduate students are also eligible to apply.     Application available between January 1st – May 1st every year.

Hydrocephalus Association                                               870 Market Street                                                              Suite 705                                                                           San Francisco, CA 94102                                                  (415) 732-7040 Toll free: (888) 598-3789

http://www.hydroassoc.org
/education_support/scholarships   

The Hydrocephalus Association offers 11 scholarships, each awarding $500 in June. Students between the ages of 17 and 30 with hydrocephalus are eligible to apply. Scholarship funds must be used for an educational purpose such as tuition, books, or housing.  

Applications can be requested by calling their office, or via email (Bonnie@Hydroassoc.org). Applications will be sent to students starting January 2011.

Immune Deficiency Foundation                                           25 West Chesapeake Avenue                                           Suite 206                                                                           Towson, MD 21204                                                          (800) 296-4433

http://www.primaryimmune.org/
patients_families/scholarship.htm    

The Immune Deficiency Foundation awards scholarships to undergraduate students living with primary immune deficiency diseases and are attending or entering college.  

Applications accepted starting January 2011.

National Hemophilia Association Kevin Child Scholarship 116 West 32nd Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10001-3212 (212) 328-3700

http://www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/
MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=
54&contentid=35     Applicants must be an individual diagnosed with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease, and must be a high school senior applying to an institute of higher education or a college student pursuing a post secondary education. 

Additional scholarships for students with hemophilia can be found at this website:
http://www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/
MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=55&
contentid=36&rptname=   

Salvatore E. Quinci Foundation Scholarship

Salvatore E. Quinci Foundation, Inc.

178 Florence Street

Melrose, MA 02176

781-760-7138

www.seqfoundation.org

Person diagnosed with hemophilia or other bleeding disorder accepted into

an accredited university, college or vocational/technical school.

The application can be found at: www.seqfoundation.org

Organization

Comments

Parke Davies Epilepsy Scholarship Award                        
c/o IntraMed                                       
1633 Broadway, 25th Floor                                             
New York, NY 10019                                                       
212-827-6547

info@epilepsy-scholarship.org

http://www.neads.ca/en/norc/funding/page38.php                                                                       Students must be currently entering or attending college,

have epilepsy, or being treated for epilepsy.  

MERGED WITH PFIZER SCHOLARSHIP BELOW

Pfizer Epilepsy Scholarship Award
c/o Adelphi Eden Health Communications
30 Irving Place, 10 Floor
New York, NY 10003

1-800-292-7373

http://www.epilepsy-scholarship.com/Default.aspx

Students who are under a doctor's care for epilepsy and are high school seniors who have applied to college, freshman, sophomore, or juniors in college, or college seniors who have applied to graduate school are eligible to apply.  

Patient Advocate Foundation                                             
421 Butler Farm Road                                           
Hampton, VA 23666                                               
(800) 532-5274

http://www.patientadvocate.org/index.php?p=69   

Applicants under the age of 25 and are a survivor/current patient of cancer or a critical or life threatening disease pursuing college degree are eligible to apply.

2011-2012
Ulman Cancer Fund
for Young Adults

Scholarship Committee

10440 Little Patuxent Parkway

Suite G1

Columbia, MD 21044                                

.

http://ulmanfund.org/University-Outreach/
College-Scholarship-Program.aspx Young adult cancer survivors or young adults who have a parent with cancer or have lost a parent to cancer are welcome to apply. The Ulman Fund offers 5 different scholarships that students can apply for. Applications for 2011-2012 cycle are open January 2011. 

The following link provides additional scholarships for cancer survivors: http://www.ulmanfund.org/Portals/0/
RevisedScholarshipResources.pdf 

2011-2012 Family Epilepsy
Scholarship Program

http://www.ucbepilepsyscholarship.com/
ProgramInformation.aspx

A person with epilepsy or family member/caregiver of a persona living with epilepsy who is seeking an undergraduate or graduate degree and is a US citizen may apply.

IASCNAPA Sickle Cell Scholarship

Deborah Boger, RN, CPNP

IASCNAPA Scholarship Committee

Children's Medical Center of Dallas

Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Program

1935 Medical District Drive, A3131.03

Dallas, TX 75235

dboger@childrens.com

http://www.iascnapa.org/docs/Scholarship.pdf

The International Association of Sickle Cell Nurses and Physician Assistants, Inc. has established a college scholarship program to assists patients with Sickle Cell Disease who will be attending college.

Elizabeth Nash Foundation
Scholarship Program

Elizabeth Nash Foundation        
PO Box 1260
Los Gatos, CA 95031-1260

scholarships@
elizabethnashfoundation.org.

http://www.elizabethnashfoundation.org
/scholarshipprogram.html

The Elizabeth Nash Foundation Scholarship program is open to individuals with CF who are in-going or current undergraduate or graduate students at an accredited US-based college or university.  This program is only open to US Citizens