Scholarships for students with disabilities

The APSA Spring Centennial Center Research Grant Program supports research in all fields of political science. The intent of these grants is to provide funding opportunities for research conducted by political scientists in non-tenure track or contingent positions who are ineligible for departmental funding; political science faculty of all ranks who are employed in departments that do not grant PhDs; and graduate students in Political Science or a related discipline such as Politics or International Relations. Funds may be used for such research activities as travel to archives, travel to conduct interviews, administration, and coding of instruments, research assistance, and purchase of datasets. Funds may be used by scholars with disabilities for auxiliary devices or services uniquely needed for carrying out the research. Applicants must submit the Title Page that should include an abstract of the proposal; the Research Statement that should include a description of the research topic, questions, and its import to the field; and the research design to be used; and the present status of the project. Although not required, if the project has a potential public engagement component or other public component, please include this as well. Graduate students must submit at least one letter of recommendation. Please visit the award's website for more information.

This scholarship supports students in their college and university education who are graduating seniors from Patagonia Union High School. The intent is to award students majoring in Biosciences or Environmental Sustainability with the intent to pursue a career in environmental restoration and/or sustainability. Students with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be FAFSA. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Arizona Community Foundation for more information.

SOT recognizes that career development experiences facilitate successful entry of students into advanced degree programs and transition into the modern toxicology workforce. The Diversity Initiatives Career Development award will enable undergraduate and graduate students to engage in additional education and career development opportunities to enhance their professional development. Recipients are chosen based on criteria that include quality of proposed experience, relevance to the proposed professional activity to a career involving the science of toxicology, academic achievement, and recommendation by an academic advisor. The supporting letter must indicate approval of the applicant's participation in the defined educational or career development activity and describing the relevance and value to the applicant's educational or career goals. If applicable, the letter should confirm the availability of funds proposed to cover costs exceeding $1,000. Please visit the award's website or contact the Society of Toxicology for more information.

The Anne Lowe Scholarship will be awarded to students with legal blindness. The clinical diagnosis refers to a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the best possible correction, and/or a visual field of 20 degrees or less. Often, people who are diagnosed with legal blindness still have some useable vision. Applicants must be undergraduate students attending an accredited college or university in the U.S. Students must submit a doctor's note of legal blindness dated in the last year and three letters of recommendation dated in the last six months from non-family members only. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The purpose of the Transition Into Post-Secondary Studies (TIPS) Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarships to high functioning students with special learning needs who plan to seek or who are seeking a two-year or four-year college degree. Applicants must be graduates or graduating seniors from high school who plan to seek or who are seeking an Associates or a Bachelor's Degree. The students' special learning needs must be evidenced by either an IEP (Individual Educational Plan) or a 504 Plan that they can submit with their scholarship application. In addition, college students who are applying for a scholarship must provide evidence that they are using the support services for special learning needs at the school they attend. Applicants must submit one letter of recommendation from one of the applicant's high school teachers, counselor or a representative from the school they are currently attending. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation for more information.

The Organization for Autism Research's scholarship program awards scholarships to students across the autism spectrum. The Schwallie Family Scholarship supports undergraduate students attending two- or four-year universities. Schwallie applicants typically pursue degrees at four-year universities. Students attending two-year universities with the intention of completing a four-year degree also typically apply to the Schwallie Scholarship. Many applicants with a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome choose to apply for this program. This is optional but strongly encouraged, students may submit a letter of recommendation from a non-relative. Applicants do not need to include proof of diagnosis with the application. OAR will only require proof of diagnosis from applicants identified as finalists. However, each applicant should review the Proof of Diagnosis Checklist on OAR's website before applying to ensure that they will have the required documentation if chosen as a finalist. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Organization for Autism Research for more information.

The Organization for Autism Research's scholarship program awards scholarships to students across the autism spectrum. The Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship supports students attending two-year undergraduate colleges; life skills or post-secondary 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. Two letters of recommendation are required, one must be from a parent or guardian and one from a non-relative. Applicants do not need to include proof of diagnosis with the application. OAR will only require proof of diagnosis from applicants identified as finalists. However, each applicant should review the Proof of Diagnosis Checklist on OAR's website before applying to ensure that they will have the required documentation if chosen as a finalist. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Organization for Autism Research for more information.

PlaceWorks has established a scholarship program to assist current undergraduate and graduate students in California who are pursuing a degree in Planning, Urban Design and/or Architecture, Environmental Planning, or Landscape Architecture. Applicants must be a member of one or more historically underrepresented groups, including but not limited to, American Indian or Alaska Native, Arab or Middle Eastern, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, veterans, disabled individuals, or first-generation college students. PlaceWorks employees and their children are not eligible. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. One online recommendation form must be submitted on the student's behalf no later than May 1, 2025. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Tony Orlando Yellow Ribbon Scholarship focuses on broadening the number of traditionally underrepresented groups in the management and operation ranks of the transportation, travel and tourism industry. Applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. They must have a declared major or course of study relevant to the transportation, travel and tourism industry. Transportation, travel and tourism encompass a varying range of professions from accounting to hospitality management and everything in between. Applicants must either: have a physical or sensory disability, as defined by the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act; or be a child of a wounded U.S. or Canadian military veteran; or be a veteran of the U.S. or Canadian military. All American applicants must submit the FAFSA, while all Canadian applicants must submit the Canadian T1 Tax Form. High school transcripts or Secondary School Records are required for College Freshman and Sophomores, only, to apply. College or university transcripts are required for college sophomores, juniors, and seniors, only, to apply. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.