Scholarship Resources

TEXAS SCHOLARSHIPS

Local scholarship information for people with disabilities:
http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/disabilities/localcom/files/scholarship.doc

Endeavor's "N" Excellence program is sponsoring many scholarships to students with disabilities in the Houston area in a program called Barbara Jordan Ambassadors "N" Excellence Program. The program assists recipients with college careers:
www.enexcellence.org

Texas A & M University offers the Honored Service Scholarship for veterans. Recipients must meet specific Veterans Administration requirements for disability assistance, be a resident of Texas and have a demonstrated financial need. Contact the Veterans Administration counselor in the Office of Student Financial Aid:
financialaid.tamu.edu/CURRENTAGGIES.ASP?mainkey=1048&Section=0&disp=1&pop=1

The Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children has a Legacy Scholarship Program offered to present or former patients; for more information visit:
www.tsrhc.org/p_legacy_scholarship.cfm

College for Texans offers links to information regarding tuition exemption information for students with hearing or visual impairments as well as other grants for students with disabilities:
www.collegefortexans.com/paying/finaidtypes.cfm

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts website lists links to foundations with scholarship programs for students who are visually or hearing impaired. It also provides valuable resources for Texans and Texas colleges:
www.window.state.tx.us/scholars/

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS

The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 award given to a high school senior with an identified learning disability who is pursuing an undergraduate degree:
www.ld.org/awards/afscholar.cfm

The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation provides financial assistance to women with physical disabilities who are enrolled in a college or university graduate program in the United States:
www.ela.org

Easter Seals offers scholarships and has information on other scholarships available:
http://www.easterseals.org/services/default.asp?load=scholarships

Through the Looking Glass (TLG) is a non-profit organization offering scholarships to graduating high school seniors who have parents with disabilities:
www.lookingglass.org

Guide Dogs for the Blind offers several scholarships to individuals who have visual impairments:
www.guidedogs.com

Kettering University offers an Ability Scholarship for students with disabilities interested in several fields of engineering:
www.kettering.edu

Michigan State University offers a variety of sources for scholarships and grants for individuals with disabilities and medical conditions: www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3disable.htm

The National Science Foundation is an independent agency of the U.S. Government that offers scholarships to undergraduate, graduate, and post doctorate students who have disabilities:
www.nsf.gov/funding/azindex.jsp

DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) at the University of Washington has an online guide to helping high school students with disabilities prepare for college, including scholarship information:
www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/cprep.html

The Foundation Center website provides a list of grant library locations. Individuals can visit these centers and search for grants and scholarships; there is also information for organizations. Visit http://www.fdncenter.org/collections/cctx.html and search for your town. You can also search for funding sources through this website:
foundationcenter.org/findfunders/

The National Association of Independent Schools offers funding information for grade school students. Look in the Financial Aid Facts for Parents section of this website under Admissions and Financial Aid:
www.nais.org/index.cfm

U.S. Department of Education provides great resources and supplies information and links to scholarships, grants, and financial aid:
www.ed.gov

National Council on Learning Disabilities lists scholarship information and other useful information for people with learning disabilities:
www.ncld.org/content/view/725/508/

The Parents, Inc. website contains a list of links with financial assistance for people with disabilities from around the nation:
www.parentsinc.org/finaid/finaid.html

The HEATH Resource Center National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for People with Disabilities publishes several useful articles including information on students with specific disabilities moving from high school to college, as well as financial aid, scholarship, and grant information: www.heath.gwu.edu. For information specific to financial assistance and scholarships go to:
www.heath.gwu.edu/PDFs/Creating%20Options%202006.pdf

The American Association of People with Disabilities has information on a variety of scholarships and a Washington internship programs for college students with disabilities:
www.aapd-dc.org/links/linkscholarshipawards.php www.aapd.com/internships/congress/MEAF06/MEAFinternInfo06.htm

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts publishes an informational packet entitled "Kennedy Center Accessibility TipSheet: Scholarship and Financial Aid Resources" which lists specific scholarship information, a list of books which contain scholarship information for people with disabilities, and more general financial aid information. To find out were to get the most up-to-date information email:
access@kennedy-center.org

The National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange and the American Association of People with Disabilities offer the Exchange Pioneers Fellowship to people with disabilities:
www.miusa.org

American Association for the Advancement of Science is offering summer internships for students with disabilities at major companies, including JP Morgan Chase and the National Institute of Health
www.entrypoint.org

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars offers an academic internship program for students with disabilities:
www.twc.edu/default.shtml

INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

Fastweb is a scholarship search database that includes a category related to disability:
www.fastweb.com

ThinkCollege provides information to students with intellectual disabilities interested in attending postsecondary education:
www.thinkcollege.net

Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities has a Resource Guide on Higher Education for People with Disabilities:
www.txddc.state.tx.us/resources/publications/collegehtml.asp

DisabilityInfo.gov provides a wealth of information for people with disabilities in any point in the educational careers:
www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=61

Finaid.org has a disability resources page that includes financial aid strategies and scholarship information:
www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml

If you have additional information, please contact Pat Pound at
ppound@governor.state.tx.us
Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711
512-463-5739 (Voice)
512-463-5746 (TTY)
Dial 711 for Relay Services
Web site: www.governor.state.tx.us/disabilities