Scholarships

UW-Whitewater Online Scholarship Applications

This site is to be used by currently enrolled UWW students to apply for scholarships managed by the UWW Foundation.

Additional scholarships may be available directly from your college or program of study. Please consult your academic advisor to learn how to apply for those scholarships

http://my.uww.edu/scholarships/

Disability-Related Scholarships and Awards

General

Disaboom Scholarship Network
Disaboom
http://www.disaboom.com/scholarships/

Incight Go Getter Scholarship
Incight
971-244-0305
http://www.incight.org/scholarship_links.php

Lime Scholarship
Google & Lime
http://www.limeconnect.com/google.html

Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award
800-840-8844
http://www.aapd-dc.org/DMD/PaulHearneAward.html

Proyecto Vision
http://www.proyectovision.net/english/opportunities/scholarships.html

Student Award Program
Foundation for Science and Disability, Inc.
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/organize/fsdinfo.html

Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Central Intelligence Agency
https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities/index.html#udergradscholar

Hearing Loss/Deafness

AG Bell Financial Aid and Scholarship Program
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
202-337-5220
202-337-5221 (TTY)
http://www.agbell.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?p=College_Scholarship_Awards

Disaboom Scholarship Network
Disaboom
http://www.disaboom.com/scholarships/

Graduate Fellowship Fund
Gallaudet University Alumni Association
202-651-5060 (Voice/TTY)
http://aaweb.gallaudet.edu/Institutional_Advancement/Alumni_Relations/Alumni_Association_%28GUAA%29/The_Centennial_Fund/GF_Fund.html

Hard of Hearing and Deaf Scholarship
Sertoma International
816-333-8300
http://www.sertoma.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=344&srcid=190

Minnie Pearl Scholarship Program
The EAR Foundation
800-545-7373 (HEAR)
615-627-2724 (voice/TDD)
http://www.earfoundation.org/

William C. Stokoe Scholarship
National Association of the Deaf: Stokoe
(301) 587-1789 (TTY)
http://www.nad.org

Visual Impairments

ACB Scholarship
American Council of the Blind
202-467-5081
http://www.acb.org/

AFB Scholarships
American Foundation for the Blind
800-232-5463
http://www.afb.org/scholarships.asp

CCLVI Scholarships
Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
800-733-2258
http://www.cclvi.org/

CRS Scholarship
Christian Record Services for the Blind
402-488-0981
http://services.christianrecord.org/scholarships/index.php

Disaboom Scholarship Network
Disaboom
http://www.disaboom.com/scholarships/

Ferrell Scholarship
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
877-492-2708
http://www.aerbvi.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=77

Guild Scholar Award
Jewish Guild for the Blind
212-769-7801
http://www.jgb.org/guildscholar.asp

Lighthouse Scholarships
Lighthouse International
212-821-9428
http://www.lighthouse.org/aboutus/lighthouse-events/scholarships-and-career-awards/

Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Award
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
609-452-0606
http://www.rfbd.org/applications_awards.htm

NFB Scholarships
National Federation of the Blind
404-371-1000
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/scholarship_program.asp

Physical/Mobility Impairments

1800Wheelchair.com
800-320-7140
http://www.1800wheelchair.com/Scholarship/

AmeriGlide Achiever Scholarship
AmeriGlide
800-790-1635
http://www.ameriglide.com/scholarship/

Disaboom Scholarship Network
Disaboom
http://www.disaboom.com/scholarships/

ELA Foundation Scholarship
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation
626-398-8840
http://www.ela.org/scholarships/scholarships.html

National Chair Scholars Scholarship
ChairScholars Foundation
813-920-1981
http://www.chairscholars.org/nationalprogram.htm

National MS Society Scholarship Program
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
800-344-4867
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/living-with-multiple-sclerosis/society-programs-and-services/scholarship/index.aspx

SBA Scholarship Program
Spina Bifida Association of America
202-944-3285 ext. 23
http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/

Health Impairments

Disaboom Scholarship Network (cystic fibrosis, immunodeficiency, lupus)
Disaboom
http://www.disaboom.com/scholarships/

HFA Educational Scholarship
Hemophilia Federation of America
800-230-9797
http://hemophiliafed.org/programs-and-services/educational-scholarships/

IDF Scholarship Program
Immune Deficiency Foundation
800-296-4433
http://www.primaryimmune.org/patients_families/scholarship.htm

Kevin Child Scholarship
National Hemophilia Foundation
800-424-2634 ext. 3700
http://www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=53&contentid=35

Pfizer Epilepsy Scholarship Award
Intra Med Educational Group
800-292-7373
http://www.epilepsy-scholarship.com

Scholarships for Survivors Program
Patient Advocate Foundation
800-532-5274
http://www.patientadvocate.org/events.php?p=69

Solvay Cares Scholarship
Solvay Pharmaceuticals
770-578-5836
http://www.solvaycaresscholarship.com/

Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
888-393-3863 (FUND)
http://www.ulmanfund.org/Services/Scholarship/20092010ScholarshipProgram/tabid/565/Default.aspx

Learning Disabilities

Ann Ford and Allegra Ford Scholarship
National Center for Learning Disabilities
888-575-7373
http://www.ncld.org/about-us/scholarships-aamp-awards/the-anne-ford-and-allegra-ford-scholarship-award

Anne & Matt Harbison Scholarship
P. Buckley Moss Society
540-943-5678
http://www.mosssociety.org/page.php?id=30

Disaboom Scholarship Network
Disaboom
http://www.disaboom.com/scholarships/

Learning Through Listening Award
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
609-452-0606
http://www.rfbd.org/applications_awards.htm

Hydrocephalus Association
415-732-7040
http://www.hydroassoc.org/education_support/scholarships

Mental Health

Lilly Reintegration Scholarship
800-809-8202
http://www.reintegration.com/

Disabled Veterans and Military Families

Disaboom Scholarship Network
Disaboom
http://www.disaboom.com/scholarships/

Resources

The resources listed provide regularly updated information about financial aid opportunities. Please send comments, corrections, and new information to doit@uw.edu.

Websites

Financial Aid Information

Scholarship Lists

Selected Publications

Financial Aid for the Disabled and Their Families, 2006-2008
by Gail Ann Schlachter, R. David Weber
Reference Service Press
ISBN# 978-1588411486

Dollars for College: The Quick Guide to Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities, 1995
by Elizabeth A. Olson (Editor)
Garrett Park Press (1997), P.O. Box 190, Garrett Park, MD 20896; 301-946-2553
ISBN# 978-0894341816