Scholarships

The NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities who are pursuing an interest in the media, entertainment, or communications fields. High school seniors planning to begin their undergraduate studies in fall 2018 are also eligible to apply. Each recipient will receive $5,625 to help cover the cost of education.

This scholarship has been named in honor of Tony Coelho, a former United States Representative from California and the primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

For more information please visit the AAPD website. The deadline is June 6th at 5 pm.

Offbeat Scholarships from organizations like Make It From Wool and Tall Clubs International.

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Create an infographic for a business plan and you might win a scholarship from FormSwift https://formswift.com/startup-scholarship Open to high-schoolers and college students.

Hancock College in California lists a number of scholarships across many disciplines, and includes its own campus-based funding. http://www.hancockcollege.edu/financial_aid/scholarships.php

SAE offers a number of scholarship programs for students pursuing Engineering
including:

The Donald and Barbara Mozley Scholarship
http://students.sae.org/scholarships/mozley/

BMW/SAE Engineering Scholarship
http://students.sae.org/scholarships/bmw/

See more at https://www.sae.org/participate/scholarships/

The Student Award Program of FSD helps to increase opportunities in science, engineering, mathematics, technology, and pre‑medical/dental areas for graduate or professional students with disabilities. 

FSD has established a Science Graduate Student Grant Fund, which is available to fourth year undergraduates (who are disabled and have been accepted to a graduate or professional school in the sciences) and graduate science students who have a disability. 

Awards of $1000 each are made to support research projects of qualified university students in any field of Mathematics, Science, Medicine, Technology, or Engineering.

The application is available at www.stemd.org/

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Spinal Cord Injury (S.C.I.) Scholarships*
Non-hereditary, non-congenital S.C.I. disability 100% Tuition Paid In state tuition paid at 100%.  
Out of state tuition paid at 125% of the in-state cost

Application Deadline:  March 15, 2018

Scholarship Eligibility

   - Open only to UNLV admitted students pursuing bachelor's, Master's,
   Professional, or Doctoral Degrees
   - A 500-word essay on your personal educational and long-term goals
   - Letter of recommendation required
   - Documentation of disability required

*S.C.I. is required for this scholarship only and is not a criterion for admission to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas in partnership with the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

Application information:  Jill Godin *  UNLV Disability Resource Center  * jill.godin@unlv.edu

The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI), an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, annually awards three scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each to fulltime college students - an incoming freshman, an undergraduate and a graduate student - all of whom must be low vision, maintain a strong GPA and be involved in school/local community activities.

Application materials must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time March 15, 2018.  Scholarship monies will be awarded for the 2018-2019 academic year.  To access the guidelines, application and vision certification form, visit http://cclvi.org and click on Scheigert Scholarship link.

Applications will be available to complete and submit online from January 1, 2018 to the March 15 deadline.  Questions may be directed to scholarship@cclvi.org  or 844-460-0625.