Scholarships

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today more than $6 billion will be distributed immediately to colleges and universities to provide direct emergency cash grants to college students whose lives and educations have been disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak. The funding is available through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law by the President  less than two weeks ago.

Students should contact their campus financial aid office now or check out the campus Financial Aid website for more information about these cash grants.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/04/10/feds-begin-distributing-emergency-grants-students-affected-campus-closures

​https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/secretary-devos-rapidly-delivers-more-6-billion-emergency-cash-grants-college-students-impacted-coronavirus-outbreak

The Association on Higher Education And Disability announces its annual scholarship opportunity for current students in college.

One award will be made to an undergraduate student and one award to a graduate student.

The application deadline is April 15th, 2020.

Student Scholarships require nomination from a current AHEAD member. You can check with your campus' Disability Resource Center to see if staff there are members of AHEAD.

Complete eligibility, application and contact information is available at:
https://www.ahead.org/membership/2020-fall-scholarships/2020-fall-student-scholarship

Scroll to the bottom of https://www.nitrocollege.com/scholarships/disabilities to find lists of scholarships for students based on various disabilities.

Note: Nitro is a company that works with a number of financial institutions,  so if you sign up with Nitro you might get steered to those lenders. Still, they do have some good free information on their site.

[From the website]
​The Phoenix Education Grant is the first national scholarship endowment fund created for burn survivor students pursuing their education dreams. 

The grant is available for burn survivor students pursuing their post-secondary education who have applied and been accepted to a:

    2-year College
    4-year College (University)
    Technical or Vocational School
    Graduate Program

​https://www.phoenix-society.org/our-programs/education-grant

Lime Connect offers targeted scholarships with their business partners that support the education of current university students and open the door to potential internship and co-op opportunities.  
All scholarships are awarded based on merit.
​Learn more at: https://www.limeconnect.com/programs/page/scholarships

​Microsoft: disAbility Scholarship enable high school students with disabilities to go to college and target a career in the technology industry.

The amount of this renewable scholarship to be awarded is $5,000 per year, up to $20,000 total.

All completed applications must be submitted by March 1, 2019.

Questions regarding the scholarship can be direct to scholarships@seattlefoundation.org

There's still a little time to submit your application to the JFK Profiles in Courage Scholarship, but hurry, the deadline is January 18th! https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest/getting-started

Scholarships are available to students pursuing a career in the dairy industry or a wide variety of related fields. You don't have to be a dairy farmer!

Visit http://www.dfamilk.com/careers/scholarships for more information. 

​“How has your family contributed to who you are today?”

Feldco Windows, Siding and Doors Scholarship

Feldco Windows, Siding and Doors is awarding a $1,000 scholarship to a current or prospective college student that submits a winning essay on the topic, “How has your family contributed to who you are today?”

DUE January 15, 2019
https://www.4feldco.com/scholarship/