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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Electronics Industries Foundation
ORGANIZATION: Same
AWARD AMOUNT: Varies
FOR APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Electronics Industries Foundation
2500 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 210
Arlington, VA. 22201
Fax (703)907-7401
Call: (703)907-7400
Email: AFScholarship@ncid.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
High School Seniors with Disabilities who will be pursuing a career in the electronics industry
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: College Bound Award
ORGANIZATION: Lighthouse International
AWARD AMOUNT: $5,000.00
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 31st
FOR APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Kelly Boyle at (212) 821-9428 or via e-mail: kboyle@lighthouse.org
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
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High School seniors or recent high school graduates now planning to begin college.
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Applicants must be legally blind (i.e., have a best corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye, and/or a visual field of less than 20 degrees).
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Scholarships are based on academic and other achievements.
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Candidates are not required to demonstrate financial need
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Applicants must be US citizens, and reside and attend school in any of the following states: CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, WV and VT, or Washington, DC.
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Proof of citizenship will be required of all winners.
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Previous winners (in any category) of Lighthouse Scholarships are ineligible, as are current Lighthouse employees and members of their immediate families.
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Minnie Pearl Scholarship Program
ORGANIZATION: EAR Foundation
AWARD AMOUNT: Several $2000.00 scholarships
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15th
FOR APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: www.earfoundation.org
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO:
The EAR Foundation
1817 Patterson Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Toll Free (voice/TDD) 800-545-HEAR
Phone (voice/TDD)615-329-7807
Fax: 615-329-7935
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
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Currently be a high school senior with a least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
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Must plan to attend a junior college, university, or technical school on a full-time basis (12 hours per quarter or semester)
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Have significant (severe to profound) bilateral hearing loss.
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Be a mainstreamed hearing-impaired student. Be a United States Citizen.
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Parke Davis Epilepsy Scholarship Award
ORGANIZATION: IntraMed
AWARD AMOUNT: 16 - $3,000.00
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1st
FOR APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Jeffrey Tarnoff
Parke-Davis Epilepsy Scholarship Award
c/o IntraMed
1633 Broadway, 25th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(800) AWARD-PD
(212) 827-6547
E-mail: info@epilepsy-scholarship.org
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO: Same
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
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Academic merit
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Extracurricular activities
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High school seniors who have applied to a college or university,
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college students continuing with college or graduate school.
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Applicants must be currently under a physician's care for the treatment of epilepsy and must be currently taking anti- epileptic medication
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: College Scholarships for Individuals with Parents with Disabilities
ORGANIZATION: Through the Looking Glass (TLG)
AWARD AMOUNT: Varies
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May of each year
FOR APPLICATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: http://lookingglass.org/scholarships/
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO:
Through the Looking Glass
2198 Sixth Street #100
Berkeley, CA 94710
(800)644-2666 (voice)
(800) 804-1616 (TTY)
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
In recognition of the more than nine million parents with disabilities in the U.S. and their families, Through the Looking Glass (TLG), non-profit organization, is pleased to announce the College Scholarship Fund specifically for high school seniors who have parents with disabilities.
