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The scholarships listed below are for those with various types of impairment.
For specific disabilities such as hearing or visual impairment, please refer to
Winning Scholarships for College, “Scholarships for Disabled Students.” Also, visit
the
Heath Resource Center, Council for Exceptional Children and DisabilityInfo
sites for resources and additional information.
Please remember that your disability, whatever it
happens to be, gives you eligibility for
scholarships specifically intended for disabled
students. However,
you are still eligible for all other scholarships
and can apply for those as well. This means you
should use the
Free Scholarship Searches and Other
Resources sections in addition to the search
strategies in the chapter, “Research: Discovering
Hidden Treasures” in
Winning Scholarships for
College to find college money. Also, review the
chapter, “Finding Scholarships
in Your Backyard.”
Use the following short list of scholarships to give you a jump-start on your
scholarship search. This list includes funding sources for high school seniors,
current undergraduates, and graduate students. The scholarships in this list
are available to those with any type of disability and for any field of study
unless otherwise noted. Please contact each organization to confirm
deadlines and eligibility criteria. Do not use this listing as your sole resource!
There may be other scholarships available to you based on your specific type
of disability, background, and interests.

For additional information about the scholarships and awards listed below,
visit the linked web sites or refer to the appendix of
Winning Scholarships for
College for more information.
Scholarship/Award
Scholarship Amount
Deadline
Administrator/Sponsor
Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA)
Undergraduate
Scholarship Program
Up to $18,000 per
school year
October 15
Central Intelligence
Agency
Harriett G. Jenkins
Predoctoral
Fellowship Program

Specific to the following fields of
study: Aeronautics/Aerospace,
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry,
Computers/Computer Science,
Earth Sciences, Engineering,
Environmental Sciences, Life
Sciences, Material Sciences,
Mathematics, Physical Science,
Physics, Science Education  
Provides up to three
years of support
including stipends
and tuition offset.
Minimum annual
stipend is $18,000
February 1
United Negro
College Fund
Special
Programs
Corporation
/National
Aeronautics and
Space
Administration
(NASA)
Anne Ford Scholarship
$10,000
December 31
National Center for
Learning
Disabilities, Inc.