Disability
Scholarships
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E.U. and Gene Parker Scholarship
Amount: $8,000. About: Offered by National Federation of the Blind, the E.U. and Gene Parker Scholarship is a $8,000 award to support educational opportunities for blind people. Applicant must be legally blind in both eyes; must be residing in the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico; must be at least 18 years…
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NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship
Amount: $5,625. About: Offered by American Association of People with Disabilities, the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship is a $5,625 award to recognize students with disabilities who are passionate about increasing disability representation in the media, communications, or entertainment industries. Applicants must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student and plan to continue…
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GuildScholar Awards
Amount: $15,000. About: Offered by Lighthouse Guild International, the GuildScholar Awards is a $15,000 award to assist blind high school students to pursue college. Applicants must be legally blind high school students and be U.S. citizens. Eligible Grade Levels: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior Eligible Majors: All Majors Residency Requirement: No residency…
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Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Up to $10,000. About: Offered by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, the Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship is annually awarded to the children of deceased or permanently disabled highway workers. Each applicant’s parent must have been the employee of a transportation construction firm or a transportation public agency and have suffered…
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AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship
Amount: $500-$5,000. About: The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America holds an annual college scholarship essay contest for high school seniors, for which the grand prize winner is granted a $5,000 scholarship. Entrants must write a 1,200 to 1,500-word essay describing the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on themselves, their families, or their communities, and what they have…
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Scott and Kim Verplank Foundation
Amount: Up to $10,000 per year (renewable for up to 4 years). About: The Scott and Kim Verplank Foundation are awarded to college-bound high school seniors living with Type 1 diabetes. Applicants must be high school seniors, have been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, successfully manage diabetes with proper medication, exercise, and diet, show commitment…