Last Updated on August 8, 2023 by Vishnu Nambiar
Hi readers! In this post, I’ve compiled a list of scholarships and grants meant for disabled students in the USA. This post has been crafted keeping the needs of disabled students in mind. After going through this post, they will be able to find and make use of well-rewarding scholarships, grants, awards, and prizes.
In the USA, students have access to different types of financial aid. Financial aid is usually available in the form of scholarships, grants, prizes, awards, and loans.
Financial aid can be classified into different types on the basis of – the type of aid, the demographic it is meant for, and the level of education required. For example, based on the type of aid, financial aid can be classified into the following main types – scholarships, grants, awards, prizes, etc. Examples of demography-based scholarships and grants include – African American students, Native-American students, minority students, and more.
Level of education includes aspects such as – Bachelor’s Degree, Graduate Degree, Vocational training, high school education, etc. In this post, I’ve dealt with scholarships and grants made for disabled candidates and students. The post covers Bachelor’s Degrees, Graduate Degrees, and Vocational and High school scholarships.
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List of scholarships & grants for disabled students in the USA
Bachelor’s Degree scholarships for disabled students
Name of the scholarship/grant |
Amount |
| National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program | $3,000 $12,000 |
| BMO Capital Markets Lime Connect Equity through Education | $5,000 $10,000 |
| Google Lime Scholarship | $5,000 $10,000 |
| BEF Sacks For CF Scholarship | $3,000 $10,000 |
| Charles and Melva T. Owen Memorial Scholarships | $10,000 |
| Lighthouse International Scholarships – College-bound Awards | $10,000 |
| Lighthouse International Scholarships – Undergraduate Awards | $10,000 |
| Exercise For Life Athletic Scholarship | $10,000 |
| Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students | $10,000 |
| Pfizer Soozie Courter Hemophilia Scholarship Program | $2,500 $4,000 |
| HFA Educational Scholarship | $2,000 $4,000 |
| NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship | $5,625 |
| Beatrice Drinnan Spence Scholarship | $5,000 |
| BEF General Academic Scholarships | $5,000 |
| Anne M. Fassett Scholarship Fund | $4,000 |
| Wells Fargo Scholarship Program for People with Disabilities | $1,250 $2,500 |
| Gladys C. Anderson Memorial Scholarship | $3,500 |
| Karen D. Carsel Memorial Scholarship | $3,500 |
| R.L. Gillette Scholarship | $3,500 |
| CHEA Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities | $1,000 $2,000 |
| E.U. and Gene Parker Scholarships | $3,000 |
| Esther M. Smith Scholarship Fund | $1,000 $2,000 |
| Lutheran Student Scholastic and Service Scholarships – College and | $3,000 |
| C. Rodney Demarest Memorial Scholarship | $3,000 |
| Mary Main Memorial Scholarship | $3,000 |
| Rehabmart.com $25,000 Scholarship Fund | $250 $2,500 |
| McBurney Disability Resource Center General Scholarships | $500 $2,000 |
| Michael Lorenzen Foundation Scholarship | $2,500 |
| Katie MacDonald Memorial Scholarships | $2,500 |
| Rudolph Dillman Memorial Scholarship | $2,500 |
| Eric Martinez Memorial Scholarships | $2,500 |
| Doreen McMullan McCarthy Memorial Academic Scholarship for Women | $2,500 |
| Paul and Ellen Ruckes Scholarship | $2,000 |
| John & Ruth Childe Scholarship Fund | $1,900 |
| Martin Frank Diversity Travel Award | $1,800 |
| BEF Scholarship of the Arts | $500 $1,000 |
| AEBC Toronto Chapter Scholarships | $1,500 |
| Jim Hierlihy Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Law Offices of David A. Black Annual Hearing Impaired Scholarships | $1,000 |
| Mature Student Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Disabled Veteran Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Disabled Veterans Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Sharp Criminal Lawyers Autism Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Delta Gamma Foundation Florence Margaret Harvey Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Mario J. Tocco Hydrocephalus Foundation Scholarships | $1,000 |
| Lawrence Madeiros Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Lime Connect Pathways Scholarship for High School Seniors with | $1,000 |
| Sertoma Hard of Hearing and Deaf Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Betty Rendel Scholarships | $1,000 |
| Kevin Child Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Mike Hylton Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Millie Gonzalez Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Anthony Abbene Scholarship Fund | $1,000 |
| Justin Scot Alston Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Morris L. and Rebecca Ziskind Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Sertoma Communicative Disorders Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Kenneth Jernigan Scholarships | $400 $500 |
| Lowell Phillips Scholarship | $800 |
| Dr. Gunnar B. Stickler Scholarship | $500 |
| Helen Copeland Scholarship | $500 |
| “Education is Power” Scholarships | $500 |
| Redlands Evening Lions Club – Barbara Westen Memorial Scholarship | $350 |
| Individual K-Grants | – |
| Bill Sawyer Memorial Scholarship | – |
| Kaia Lynn Markwalter Endowed Scholarship | – |
| Saunders – Kevin Saunders Wheelchair Success Scholarship | – |
| Andrew Foster Scholarship | – |
| Belle & Curly Desrosiers Scholarship | – |
| California Council of the Blind Scholarships | – |
| Evelyn Joy Abramowicz Memorial Scholarship | – |
| Maureen & Gilles Fontaine Scholarship | – |
| Alabama Scholarships for Dependents of Blind Parents | – |
| BMO Financial Group Lime Connect Canada Scholarship Program for | – |
| ChairScholars National Scholarship Program | – |
| Diana Brown Endowed Scholarship | – |
| Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund – Scholarship America | – |
| Ferdinand Torres Scholarships | – |
| Travis Roy Foundation Individual Grants | – |
| Youth Empowerment Summit Scholarships | – |
Graduate Degree scholarships for disabled students
Name of the scholarship/grant |
Amount |
| ASGP Graduate Research Fellowships | $15,000 |
| BMO Capital Markets Lime Connect Equity through Education | $5,000 $10,000 |
| Google Lime Scholarship | $5,000 $10,000 |
| BEF Sacks For CF Scholarship | $3,000 $10,000 |
| Graduate Award | $10,000 |
| Lighthouse International Scholarships – Graduate Awards | $10,000 |
| Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students | $10,000 |
| NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship | $5,625 |
| George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy | $5,000 |
| American Speech Language Hearing Foundation Endowed Scholarships | $5,000 |
| American Speech Language Hearing Foundation Scholarship for Student | $5,000 |
| BEF General Academic Scholarships | $5,000 |
| Anne M. Fassett Scholarship Fund | $4,000 |
| Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Scholarships | $1,000 $2,000 |
| Michael Lorenzen Foundation Scholarship | $2,500 |
| Katie MacDonald Memorial Scholarships | $2,500 |
| Rudolph Dillman Memorial Scholarship | $2,500 |
| Eric Martinez Memorial Scholarships | $2,500 |
| ALA Century Scholarship | $2,500 |
| Paul and Ellen Ruckes Scholarship | $2,000 |
| BEF Scholarship of the Arts | $500 $1,000 |
| Law Offices of David A. Black Annual Hearing Impaired Scholarships | $1,000 |
| Autism/ASD Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Autism Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Delta Gamma Foundation Florence Margaret Harvey Memorial Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Robby Baker Memorial Scholarship | $850 |
| Individual K-Grants | – |
| Scholarship for Disabled Veterans | – – |
| California Council of the Blind Scholarships | – |
| BMO Financial Group Lime Connect Canada Scholarship Program for | – |
| Ferdinand Torres Scholarships | – |
| Travis Roy Foundation Individual Grants | – |
Vocational training scholarships for disabled students
Name of the scholarship/grant |
Amount |
| Beatrice Drinnan Spence Scholarship | $5,000 |
| Law Offices of David A. Black Annual Hearing Impaired Scholarships | $1,000 |
| Autism/ASD Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Autism Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Autism Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Autism Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Disabled Veteran Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Disabled Veterans Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Sharp Criminal Lawyers Autism Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Dr. Gunnar B. Stickler Scholarship | $500 |
| Helen Copeland Scholarship | $500 |
| Individual K-Grants | – |
| Scholarship for Disabled Veterans | – |
| Belle & Curly Desrosiers Scholarship | – |
| California Council of the Blind Scholarships | – |
| Maureen & Gilles Fontaine Scholarship | – |
| Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund – Scholarship America | – |
| Travis Roy Foundation Individual Grants | – |
Associate Degree scholarships for disabled students
Name of the scholarship/grant |
Amount |
| Law Offices of David A. Black Annual Hearing Impaired Scholarships | $1,000 |
| Autism/ASD Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Disabled Veteran Student Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Autism Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Autism Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Autism Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Disabled Veterans Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Arthur E. Copeland Scholarship | $500 |
| Individual K-Grants | – |
| Scholarship for Disabled Veterans | – |
| Travis Roy Foundation Individual Grants | – |
High school scholarships for disabled students
Name of the scholarship/grant |
Amount |
| College-Bound Award | $10,000 |
| Lighthouse International Scholarships – College-bound Awards | $10,000 |
| A.G. Bell School-Age Financial Aid Program | $800 $1,500 |
| Law Offices of David A. Black Annual Hearing Impaired Scholarships | $1,000 |
| Autism Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Optimize My Firm Scholarship for Students with Disabilities | $500 |
| Individual K-Grants | – |
| Scholarship for Disabled Veterans | – |
| Travis Roy Foundation Individual Grants | – |
I am Vishnu Nambiar a career and educational blogger from India. I am also a full time educational consultant having more than 12 years of experience in the educational sector.
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