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CWU Disability Resources
Resource Website
Deadline
Disability
George & Dorothy Mulinski Scholarship
  • March
Physical

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These scholarships are offered on a yearly basis.
Please check the websites for updates.
Outside Disability Resources
Resource Website
Deadline
Disability
American Council of the Blind Scholarships
  • March
Blind
American Foundation for the Blind: Delta Gamma Memorial Scholarship
(Undergraduate or graduate)
  • March
Blind or visually impaired
American Foundation for the Blind: Karen D. Carsel Memorial Scholarship
(Graduate only)
  • March
Blind
American Foundation for the Blind: Paul W. Ruckes Scholarship
(Undergraduate or graduate)
  • March
Blind
American Foundation for the Blind: R.L. Gillette Scholarship (Women only)
  • March
Blind

American Foundation for the Blind: Rudolph Dillman Memorial Scholarship

  • March
Blind
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind: Ferrell
  • April
Blind

Christian Record Services Scholarship
(Full-time undergraduate only)

  • April
Blind

National Federation of the Blind Scholarships

  • March
Blind

National Federation of the Blind: Calhoun
(Women only)

  • March
Blind
National Federation of the Blind: Computer Science
  • March
Blind

National Federation of the Blind: Educator of Tomorrow

  • March
Blind

National Federation of the Blind: Horn

  • March
Blind

National Federation of the Blind: Humanities

  • March
Blind

National Federation of the Blind: Owen
(Graduate only)

  • March
Blind

National Federation of the Blind: Rickard

  • March
Blind

United States Association for Blind Athletes (USABA) (restricted to USABA members)

  • June
Blind
Washington Council of the Blind
  • June
Blind
Resource Website Deadline Disability
Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation
  • July
Cancer/life threatening disease

Cancer for College

  • September
Cancer/life threatening disease
Great West Division Cancer Survivor College Scholarship Program
  • April
Cancer/life threatening disease
Patient Advocate Foundation "Scholarship for Survivors" Program
  • May
Cancer/life threatening disease
SuperSibs! Scholarship
  • March
Cancer/life threatening disease
The SAMFund (Surviving and Moving Forward)
  • None specified
Cancer/life threatening disease
The Ryan Mullaly Second Chance Fund
  • May
Cancer/life threatening disease
Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
  • May
Cancer/life threatening disease
Resource Website
Deadline
Disability

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf

  • February
Deaf/hard of hearing

Hearing and Speech Center Scholarship

  • February
Deaf/hard of hearing

National Association of the Deaf: Stokoe

  • March
Deaf/hard of hearing
Sertoma International
  • May
Deaf/hard of hearing
Resource Website
Deadline
Disability

American Speech-Language-Hearing Found.: Graduate

  • June
Non-specific

Bank of America Abilities Scholarship Program

  • See list for deadlines
Non-specific including learning

Central Intelligence Agency: Undergraduate Program

  • November
Non-specific
Foundation for Exceptional Children Awards
  • February
Non-specific

Landscape Architecture Foundation

  • March
Non-specific

National Aeronautics & Space Administration: Minority

  • February (graduate)
  • May (undergrad.)
Non-specific

National Institutes of Health: Predoctoral Fellowships

  • May (fall)
  • November (spring)
Non-specific

National Institutes of Health: Research Grants

  • Open
Non-specific

National Science Foundation: Research Fellowships

  • November
Non-specific

Samuel Lemberg Scholarship Loan Fund, Inc.
(Jewish men and women)

  • April
Non-specific

Venture Clubs of America
2 Penn Center Plaza, #1000
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1883
Tel: 215-557-9300

  • December
Non-specific

Very Special Arts: Playwright Discovery Program

  • April
Non-specific

VSA Arts: Panasonic Young Soloists Award

  • November
Non-specific
Resource Website
Deadline
Disability

Center for Reintegration Lilly Reintegration Scholarship

  • January
Schizophrenia, schizophreniform, schizoaffective, or bipolar disorder

ChairScholars Foundation

  • February
Significant physical disability

Eli Lilly and Company Scholarships

  • April
Type I diabetes

Eric Dostie Memorial College Scholarship

  • February
Hemophilia or related bleeding disorder
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation
(ELA) (Women only)
  • June
Physical
Little People of America
  • April
Dwarfism, any other disability

National Tourism Foundation/Yellow Ribbon

  • April
Physical, sensory, or mental

Parke-Davis Epilepsy Scholarship

  • March
Epilepsy

Pfizers Epilepsy Scholarship

  • March
Epilepsy
Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Open
Physical or mental

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America

  • June
Multiple sclerosis

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Other Disability Resources
Resource Websites Services Offered
American Association of People with Disabilities
Supports the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars new program (see below) and will offer technical guidance to the program.
New Freedom Initiative A comprehensive set of proposals designed to ensure that Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to learn and develop skills, engage in productive work, make choices about their daily lives, and participate fully in their communities.
DisabilityInfo.gov A government-wide portal to information on disability-related programs and materials.
ODEP's Job Accommodation Network An electronic and toll-free resource on making workplace accommodations for people with disabilities.
The Workforce Recruitment Program A rich source of pre-interviewed, pre-scanned college students with disabilities available for summer internships or full time positions.
The Employer Assistance Referral Network An electronic and toll-free service designed to assist employers in locating qualified workers with disabilities.
Job Links - A nationwide listing of links to job openings at companies and organizations interested in recruiting and hiring people with disabilities
Washington Center for Internship and Academic Seminars Offers a new internship initiative to help increase employment for students with disabilities

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