Scholarships and Opportunities for Students with Disabilities

AVONTE OQUENDO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR AUTISM:                                                                        

The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. is offering a $1,000 scholarship for a student living with autism, or whose loved one is living with autism.  Click Here

THE SCHWALLIE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP:

Supports students attending two or four year universities. Schwallie applicants typically pursue degrees at four year universities. Many applicants with a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome choose to apply for this program. Click Here

THE LISA HIGGINS HUSSMAN SCHOLARSHIP:

Supports students attending two year universities, life skills or postsecondary programs, or vocational, technical, or trade schools. Hussman applicants typically make up the pool of talented students who face daily challenges related to autism and attend programs that assist in skill-building, job-readiness, and other transition-related skills. Click Here

 Additional Scholarships to Explore:

GEORGE H. NOFER SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY

https://www.agbell.org/Portals/26/PDFs/2020%20Nofer%20Application%20-%20Writeable%20PDF.pdf?ver=2020-02-12-124704-553

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and American Council of the Blind (ACB) (partnered together)

https://www.afb.org/about-afb/events-and-awards/afb-scholarships

Wells Fargo Scholarship Program for People with Disabilities https://scholarshipamerica.org/students/browse-scholarships/?fwp_state_territory=new-jersey&fwp_paged=4

https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/pwdscholarship/

AbbVie Immunology Scholarship

https://abbvieimmunologyscholarship.com/

#RAREis Scholarship Fund

https://scholarshipamerica.org/students/browse-scholarships/?fwp_state_territory=new-jersey

https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/rareis/

Kelly Law Team Autism Scholarship

https://www.jkphoenixpersonalinjuryattorney.com/autism-scholarship-contest/ 

Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship                                              https://www.perecman.com/avonte-oquendo/autism-scholarship/ 

Google lime scholarship

https://www.limeconnect.com/programs/page/google-lime-scholarship 

Microsoft Disability Scholarship

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx 

Sertoma Hard of Hearing or Deaf Scholarship

https://sertoma.org/what-we-do/scholarships/ 

Anne Ford Scholarship

https://www.ncld.org/what-we-do/scholarships/anne-ford-scholarship/ 

ABC Law Centers Cerebral Palsy Annual Scholarship

https://www.abclawcenters.com/cerebral-palsy-scholarship/ 

The Disabled Student Scholarship (Disability Care Center's Scholarships)

https://www.disabilitycarecenter.org/giving-back/scholarships/#blue-grey2 

Mesothelioma.com Scholarship
https://www.mesothelioma.com/scholarship/ 

The Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color provides $3,000 scholarships for autistic students who belong to underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups. Students can use the scholarship to support any kind of postsecondary education at the undergraduate level (two- or four-year college; vocational, trade, or technical school; or cooperative life skills program). Applications are accepted from early December – early May annually. Visit OAR’s website for more information.

The Schwallie Family Scholarship provides $3,000 scholarships for autistic students attending two- or four-year undergraduate colleges. (Students attending two-year colleges who apply to the Schwallie Scholarship typically intend to transfer to a four-year program in the future.) Applications are accepted from early December – early May annually. Visit OAR’s website for more information.

The Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship provides $3,000 scholarships for autistic students attending two-year colleges; vocational, trade, or technical schools; or cooperative life skills programs. Applications are accepted from early December – early May annually. Visit OAR’s website for more information.