Scholarships

Help paying for school for people of short stature, Kniest, SED, SMD, and associated conditions

Scholarships for multiple categories will be listed in all categories. For example, minority women in science will be listed under both minority and women. Please contact us if you have any questions or comments, or if you know of additional scholarships.

Scholarships for People with Dwarfism

• Little People of America Scholarship
  Please contact you LPA chapter president or district director to get an application.
  
• Stickler Involved People scholarship. Must be diagnosed with Stickler’s syndrome: http://www.sticklers.org/sip/scholarship.html.
  
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Lists of scholarships:

In addition to applying to general scholarships, many scholarships are available for people with disabilities.

Check all of these lists, the financial aid office of the schools you are applying to, and resources such as churches and community groups, in addition to the individual scholarships below.

• The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid to Students with Disabilities: http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml (last checked February 2004)
  
• University of Washington’s College Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities: http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/financial-aid.html
  
• This has a list of about 200 scholarships (many in Canada): http://www.takingitglobal.org/static/section.html?section=Opportunities TakingITGlobal.org is a global online community, providing youth with inspiration to make a difference, a source of information on issues, opportunities to take action, and a bridge to get involved locally, nationally and globally. (last checked May 2004)
  
• George Washington University Health Resource Center Scholarship Paper (PDF document): http://www.heath.gwu.edu/PDFs/financialaid.pdf (last checked May 2004)
  
• Easter Seals list of scholarships: http://www.easterseals.org/services/default.asp?load=scholarships (last checked April 2004)
  
• List of “unusual” scholarships: http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/unusual.phtml. (last checked February 2004)
  
• Canadian Centre on Disabilities Grants, fellowships, and Scholarships: http://www.disabilitystudies.com/grants.htm (last checked February 2004)
  
• List of scholarships administered by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada: http://www.aucc.ca/programs/scholarships/alphabetical_e.html (last checked February 2004)
  
• The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Task Force maintains a list of library scholarships: http://www.libr.org/MLK/scholarships.htm (last checked February 2005)
  
• The National Society of High School Scholars: http://www.nshss.org/scholarships/index.htm (last checked February 2005)
  
• Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Making College Affordable Scholarship directory: http://www.house.gov/roybal-allard/gen_scholarships.htm
  
• Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science has a long list of scholarships: http://www.sacnas.org/fellow.html (last checked February 2005)
  
• Long list of student jobs, this is an excellent place to start: http://www.studentjobs.gov/d_internship.asp. The Frequently Asked Questions section is very helpful. (last checked June 2005)
  
  

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Scholarships (General Disabilities)

• Bank of America ADA Abilities Scholarship Program: http://www.scholarshipprograms.org/fsp_bankofamerica.html (last checked March 2003)
  
• Chair Scholars: http://www.chairscholars.org (last checked March 2003)
  
• The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation gives national “Starfish Grants” to benefit young people with disabilities throughout the country: http://www.meaf.org/grants (last checked April 2004)
  
• Yes I Can Foundation for Exceptional Children: http://yesican.sped.org (last checked April 2004)
  
• The Wheelchair Success Foundation (WSF) http://www.wheelchairsuccessfoundation.org , is a charitable foundation dedicated to providing free college scholarships and foundation grants to people permanently confined to wheel chairs.
  
• Mobility International USA as a long list of resources: http://www.miusa.org/ncde/financialaid/us/view?searchterm=financial%20aid
  
• Wheelchair Mavericks offers scholarships for wheelchair users: http://www.wheelmavs.org/community/
  
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: http://www.rmhc.org/charities/us/scholarships/index.html
  Ronald McDonald House Charities offers scholarships to students from disadvantaged communities who face limited access to educational and career opportunities. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Stanley E. Jackson Scholarship Award for Students with Disabilities
  Foundation for Exceptional Children
  1920 Association Drive
  Reston, VA 22091
  703-264-3507
  
• Personnel Representative Undergraduate Scholar Program
  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  P.O. Box 12727
  Arlington, VA 22209-8727
  703-482-0677
  
• Foundation for Science and Disability, Inc.
  Richard Mankin, Grants Committee Chair
  503 NW 89 Street
  Gainesville, FL 32607-1400
  
• Patient Advocate Foundation: Must be a survivor of a life threatening, chronic, or debilitating disease. Eight Scholarships given yearly. Funded by Novartis Oncology Survivorship Fund, Alza Corporation Scholarship, Nexell’s Chance for Success Award, Amgen Scholarship, US Oncology Scholarship, Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology/Immunology Scholarship, Genetech BioOncology Scholarship
  Write to this address for an application:
  Patient Advocate Foundation
  753 Thimble Shoals Blvd, Suite B
  Newport News, VA 23606
  
• The Sallie Mae Fund Scholarships Nearly half of the scholarships are awarded to ethnic minority or physically disabled students: http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/bridging (last checked June 2004)
  
• Venture Clubs Student Aid Award and Venture Clubs of America: http://www.soroptimist.org (last checked June 2004)
  
• Terry Fox Humanitarian Award (Canadian students): http://www.terryfox.org (last checked June 2004)
  
• http://www.alpha-one.org/PDFs/Scholarshipfinal2004.pdf (last checked June 2004)
  
  
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Children who have disabled parents

• Looking glass give scholarships to high school seniors who have at least one parent with a disabiliy: http://www.lookingglass.org/scholarships

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Scholarships for the Deaf/Hearing Impaired

• Long list of scholarships for the deaf: http://deafness.about.com/cs/caid (last checked May 2004)
  
• Scholarships for children of deaf adults: http://www.coda-international.org (last checked May 2004)
  
• The registry of interpreters for the deaf offers scholarships for intepreter services: http://www.rid.org/schlar.html (last checked May 2004)
  
• The Clark School for the Deaf (this is a strictly oral program) http://www.clarkeschool.org/
  
• The Postsecondary Education Programs Network, is the national collaboration of the four Regional Postsecondary Education Centers for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The Centers are supported by contracts with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. http://www.pepnet.org/. (last checked June 2004)
  
• Self Help for Hard of Hearing People – SHHH exists to open the world of communication for people with hearing loss through information, education, advocacy and support: http://www.shhh.org/ (last checked June 2004)
  
• The National Fraternal Society of the Deaf offers scholarships to members: http://www.nfsd.com/scholarships.htm
  
• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Financial Aid Programs (this is a list of scholarships): http://www.agbell.org/financialaid.cfm. Make sure to visit http://www.agbell.org/financialaid/ADDITIONALSCHOLARSHIPINFO.cfm. (last checked June 2004)
  
• The Minnie Pearl Scholarship for high school seniors with profound, bilateral hearing loss: http://earfoundation.org/minnie.html (last checked June 2004)
  
• National Association of the Deaf (NAD) William C. Stokoe Scholarship, awarded annually to a deaf graduate student: http://www.nad.org/openhouse/programs/R&Sawards/index.html. (last checked June 2004)
  
• The Lions Club Scholarships for the Deaf: http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/programs_hear_aids.shtml. (last checked June 2004)
  
• The Geoffrey Foundation (For oral deaf)
  P.O. Box 1112
  Kennebunkport, ME 04046
  207-967-5798
  
• AHEAD committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education. As an international resource, AHEAD: (last checked August 2004)
  
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Scholarships for the Blind/Vision Impaired

• Talking computers for the blind and visually impaired
  
• Recording for the blind and dyslexic: http://www.rfbd.org/ (last checked August 2004)
  
• Long list of scholarships from the American Federation for the Blind: http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?DocumentID=1845 (last checked April 2004)
  
• National Federation for the Blind Scholarships: http://www.nfb.org/sch_intro.htm (last checked April 2004)
  
• The Lions Club scholarships for the Blind: http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/vision_services_aids.shtml (last checked April 2004)
  
• Council of Citizens with Low Vision International: http://www.cclvi.org/scholarship.html (last checked April 2004)
  
• Lighthouse International: http://www.lighthouse.org/scholarship_awards.htm (last checked April 2004)
  
• The Kenneth Jernigan Scholarship: http://www.actionfund.org/jernigan_scholarship.htm (last checked April 2004)
  
• American Federation of the Blind/Karen D. Carsel Memorial Scholarship: http://www.afb.org/section.asp?Documentid=1842 (last checked April 2004)
  
• American Council for the Blind http://www.acb.org/ has many scholarships. Search the web page for scholarship opportunities. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Search the Canadian National Institute for the Blind for Scholarships: www.cnib.ca (last checked April 2004)
  
• Wayne and Walter Gretzky Scholarship Foundation scholarship (for Canadian Citizens): http://www.neads.ca/movingon/en/funding/funding_nat_09.php (last checked April 2004)
  
• National Federation of the Blind (for Canadian students): http://www.nfbae.ca/programs (last checked April 2004)
  
• American Foundation for the Blind provides graduate and undergraduate (post secondary) scholarships: http://www.afb.org/scholarships.asp (last checked November 2003)
  
• AER, the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Ferrell scholarship. Phone: ext. 201 at (toll-free) 877-492-2708 or 703-671-4500. (last checked February 2005)
  
• Opportunities for the Blind Inc. provides financial assistance with tuition, books, and supplies for legally blind USA citizens of working age who are pursuing an accredited post-secondary education: http://www.opportunitiesfortheblind.org/info.htm (last checked November 2004).
  
• Recording for the blind and dyslexic: http://www.rfbd.org/ (last checked August 2004)
  
• Ezra Davis Memorial Scholarship
  National Federation of the Blind
  Chair, Scholarship Committee
  814 Fourth Avenue, Suite 200
  Grinnell, IA 50112
  515-236-3366
  
• Roy Johnson Scholarships. Any blind person who has received a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in the US and wishes to pursue a graduate degree at an accredited college within the State of Michigan is eligible. Factors taken into account are financial condition of the applicant and his/her family, as well as the applicant’s scholastic record. Funds must be used to pursue graduate studies (tuition, room and board, or reader services).
  No URL. For more information call (517) 373-2062 or (800) 292-4200:
  The Michigan Commission for the Blind
  P.O. Box 30015
  Lansing MI 48909
  
• AHEAD committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education. As an international resource
  
• Blinded Veterans links veterans with services, rehabilitation training, assists with getting medical benefits, and other benefits. http://www.bva.org/services.html (last checked February 2005)
  
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For People with Epilepsy

• Pfizer Epilepsy Scholarship: http://www.epilepsy-scholarship.com/ (last checked August 2004)
  
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For People with learning differences

• Reading for the blind and dyslexic: http://www.rfbd.org/ (last checked August 2004)
  
• Speaking browsers, machines to read text, and other adaptive computers
  
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For the Arts

• Very Special Arts Playwright Scholarship: http://www.vsarts.org/programs/pdp/index.cfm (last checked June 2004)
  
• VSA Arts of Michigan: http://www.vsami.org/ (last checked April 2004)
  
• Henry Luce Foundation offers several arts scholarships: http://www.hluce.org. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Latin American Scholarships from LULAC: http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html (last checked April 2004)
  
• National League of American Pen Women
  1300 17th Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20036
  (202) 785-1997
  A scholarship is offered every other year to female undergraduates, age 35 or older, who are interested in art, music, or writing.
  
• Visit the Dwarf Artists Coalition page: www.freshsprout.com/dac_index.html.
  
  
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For the Sciences

• American Society for Mechanical Engineering scholarships: http://www.asme.org/education/enged/aid/scholar.htm. Also provides low-interest loans. (last checked April 2004)
  
• The American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) http://www.aises.org/highered/scholarships (last checked April 2004)
  
• Society of Automotive Engineers: http://www.sae.org/students/engschlr.htm. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Links for minorities in mathematics- African Americans in math, American Indians in Math, Women in Math – many great mathematics links: http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/madlinks.html. (last checked April 2004)
  

Summer Internships in Science

Spend your summer trying out interesting new things, learning valuable job skills, networking with people in your field, and earning money, too! People with disabilities can apply for all scholarships, not only the ones earmarked for people with disabilities.

• Start here when looking for a summer internship! Mount Holyoke’s page on how to find a science summer internship: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/sbrowne/sistahs/final/index.shtml. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Summer Science Internship for students with disabilities: http://www.entrypoint.org/ . The ENTRY POINT! program includes opportunities in private industry and government agencies. Students with disabilities can apply their skills in a real-world setting in competitive summer internships. (last checked August 2004)
  
• The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars Scholarship Program for College Students with Disabilities: http://www.twc.edu/diversityingovernment.HTM (last checked August 2004)
  
• AT&T Bell Labs: http://www.research.att.com/academic/#SIP. (last checked April 2004)
  
• National Science Foundation Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates: http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/start.htm. To provide summer internships in physics, engineering and computer science to undergraduate students attending college in the US. This program targets the traditionally underrepresented minorities in science: Hispanic, Native American and African American. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Fermilab Summer Internships in Science and Technology (SIST) Program: http://sist.fnal.gov/. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Other Fermilab Summer Internships: http://interns.fnal.gov/. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Project ACCESS, Achieving Competence in Computing, Engineering and Space Science. Purpose: To provide summer internships to highly qualified students with disabilities. The program is conducted through a partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). http://students.jsc.nasa.gov/under_grad/access.htm (last checked June 2005)
  
• Stanford Undergraduate Linear Accelerator Summer programs for Graduate Programs, Undergraduates, and High School Instructors: http://www.slac.stanford.edu/gen/edu/education.html. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Carnegie Mellon Summer Undergraduate Research Experience: http://www.ices.cmu.edu/surething/. Participants should be from outside of Carnegie Mellon. They must be either a permanent resident of Pennsylvania or a student that is currently enrolled in a Pennsylvania college or university. ICES researchers seek “to develop enabling technologies and systems that seamlessly connect people with their physical and information environments.”
  
• The Pediatric Network association list of internships for students with disabilities: http://www.pediatricnetwork.org/independence/internships.htm. (last checked April 2004)
  
  
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Other Summer Internships for Students who are dwarfs

Summer internships help you gain experience, job connections, and learn things you can never learn in class.

• Long list of student jobs, this is an excellent place to start: http://www.studentjobs.gov/d_internship.asp. The Frequently Asked Questions section is very helpful. (last checked June 2005)
  
• The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is the only national organization representing the deans, faculty and students of the accredited member schools of public health and other programs seeking accreditation as schools of public health. ASPH offers several scholarships and internships: http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=752
  
• In an effort to increase the hires of people with disabilities the Department of State has partnered with the Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment and Policy, and the U.S. Department of Defense, who administer the Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP). The program employs students (high school and up) with disabilities who are at least 16 years of age and accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in any high school, vocational school, or baccalaureate program. http://www.foreignservicecareers.gov/student/programs/student_disability.html (last checked June 2005)
  
• The CIA offers promising undergraduate students, particularly minorities and people with disabilities, the opportunity to gain practical work experience to complement their academic studies: http://www.odci.gov/employment/jobs/students_intern.html (last checked June 2005)
  
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities National Internship site http://www.hnip.net/opportunities/ (last checked June 2005)
  
• Also see the scholarships for Specific racial and ethnic groups

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Health Care/Medicine

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: http://www.ahcpr.gov/fund/minortrg.htm (last checked February 2005)
  
• Pacificare Latino Health Scholars Program: http://www.pacificare.com/ The PacifiCare Latino Health Scholars program will address the shortage Spanish-speaking health care providers by putting Spanish-speakers in the educational pipeline for health professions. The program is designed to increase the number of bilingual students who choose to work in the health care professions. (last checked November 2004)
  
• Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program: http://www.kff.org/about/jordanscholars.cfm (last checked February 2005)
  
• The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is the only national organization representing the deans, faculty and students of the accredited member schools of public health and other programs seeking accreditation as schools of public health. ASPH offers several scholarships and internships: http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=752 (last checked June 2005)

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Programs in Library Science for People with Disabilities

• American Library Association Century Scholars program to recruit people with disabilities into the library profession. The American Library Association maintains a list of scholarships to study library science. (last checked February 2005)
  
• The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Task Force maintains a list of library scholarships: http://www.libr.org/MLK/scholarships.htm (last checked February 2005)

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Scholarships for Women

• Please also visit the returning students section. There are many scholarships there for women.
  
• The Ethel Louis Armstrong Scholarship for women with disabilities: www.ela.org open to female graduate students with disabilities. (last checked February 2004)
  
• Society for Women Engineers scholarship programs: http://www.societyofwomenengineers.org/scholarships/brochure.aspx. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Microsoft Corporation Scholarships, a majority of scholarships go to women and underrepresented groups: http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships. (last checked April 2004)
  
• A long list of women’s scholarships: http://www.fundsnetservices.com/women.htm. (last checked June 2004)
  
• A long list of women’s scholarships from the Rankin foundation: http://www.rankinfoundation.org/apply/resources.html
  
• Michigan State University’s list of scholarships for women. Includes scholarships, web pages, databases, and books: http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3women.htm (last checked May 2004)
  
• Business and Professional Women’s Foundation http://www.bpwusa.org/. The BPW Foundation created the Career Advancement Scholarship Program to award financial assistance to disadvantaged women who want to further their education. (last checked June 2004)
  
• Patsy Takemoto Mink fund assists low-income women who are pursuing education or training: http://www.ptmfoundation.net/home.shtml . Established in 2003, the Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation aims to carry on some of Congresswoman Mink’s most ardent commitments: educational access, support, and opportunity for low-income women, especially mothers; and educational enrichment for children. (last checked June 2004)
  
• http://www.efwa.org/. The mission of the Educational Foundation is to support the advancement of women in the accounting profession through the funding of education, research, career literature, publications and other projects.
  
• Mensa International Scholarships include funds for women and people returning to school after at least 7 years: http://www.merf.us.mensa.org/scholarships/index.php (last checked June 2004)
  
• The Family Circle Cup: The purpose of the scholarship is to honor a female who has made a difference in the lives of others through role modeling, community involvement, and volunteer commitments.
  Contact: The Family Circle Cup
  161 Seven Farms Drive Daniel Island
  Charleston, SC 29492
  
• AVON and Business and Professional Women’s Foundation Open to females 25 years of age or older graduating within 12 to 24 months from the date of grant. Women must demonstrate critical need for financial assistance.
  To apply, send a self-addressed, double-stamped, #10 business-sized envelope to the following address:
  AVON and Business and Professional Women’s Foundation BPW Foundation
  ATTN: Scholarships
  2012 Massachusetts Ave, NW
  Washington, DC 20036
  
• Hispanic Women’s Council Scholarship
  3509 E. Beverly Blvd.
  Los Angeles, CA 90022
  (213) 725-2456
  This scholarship is for low-income Hispanic women who are at least 25 years old .
  
• Mexican American Women’s National Association http://www.hermana.org/. Commitment to Hispanic women’s progress, and overcoming obstacles in obtaining education.
  
• Scholarships for Women
  New York Life Foundation
  2012 Massachusetts Ave. NW
  Washington, DC 20036 (202) 293-1200
  This foundation offers a scholarship to women entering careers in the health-care field. There are also funds available for women heads of household who are pursuing education for a career in sales.
  
  
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Scholarships for specific racial/ethnic groups

• General Minority/Underrepresented Groups
• African American
• American Indian/Native American
• Asian/Pacific Island
• Hispanic/Latin American
• Jewish

General Minority/Underrepresented Groups

• Comprehensive list from the University of Wisconsin: http://www.uwsp.edu/admissions/diversitylist.htm . Also see: http://www.uwsp.edu/admissions/resource links.htm for links around the USA. (last checked February 2005)
  
• Jackie Robinson Scholarship: http://www.jackierobinson.org/index03.htm (last check February 2005)
  
• Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program: http://www.kff.org/about/jordanscholars.cfm
  
• Microsoft Corporation Scholarships, a majority of scholarships go to women and underrepresented groups: http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships
  
• Coca Cola Foundation, 1/3 of scholarships go to minorities: https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/jsp/scholars/Index.jsp
  
• National Science Foundation Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates: http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/start.htm. To provide summer internships in physics, engineering and computer science to undergraduate students attending college in the US. This program targets the traditionally underrepresented minorities in science: Hispanic, Native American, and African American.
  
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: http://www.rmhc.org/charities/us/scholarships/index.html
  Ronald McDonald House Charities offers scholarships to students from disadvantaged ommunities who face limited access to educational and career opportunities.
  
• The Sallie Mae Fund Scholarships Nearly half of the scholarships are awarded to ethnic minority or physically disabled students. http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/bridging/
  
• Michigan State University’s comprehensive web page for minority students. Includes scholarships, web pages, databases, and books: http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3specpop.htm
  
• Links for minorities in mathematics– African Americans in math, American Indians in Math, Women in Math – many great mathematics links: http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/madlinks.html
  
  African American
• African American Scholarship Resources on the Ron Brown Scholarship page: http://www.ronbrown.org/p-sch-nws.htm
  
• United Negro College Fund: http://www.uncf.org/
  
• The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Task Force maintains a list of library scholarships: http://www.libr.org/MLK/scholarships.htm (last checked February 2005)
  
• National Association of Black Journalists: http://www.nabj.org/programs/scholarships/index.html
  
  American Indian/Native American
• The American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) http://www.aises.org/highered/scholarships (last checked April 2004)
  
  Asian/Asian Pacific
• http://www.asiafoundation.com offers scholarships and links to many organizations.
  
• The Asian Pacific Fund: http://www.asianpacificfund.org/
  
  Japanese
• Japanese American Citizens League Scholarships, Freshman, General, and creative arts application: http://www.jacl.org/scholarships.html
  
  Hispanic/Latin American
• http://www.shpefoundation.org/scholarship-program.html. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Latin American Scholarships from LULAC: http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html (last checked April 2004)
  
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers: http://www.shpefoundation.org/
  
• Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science has a long list of scholarships: http://www.sacnas.org/fellow.html (last checked February 2005)
  
• Pacificare Latino Health Scholars Program: http://www.pacificare.com/ The PacifiCare Latino Health Scholars program will address the shortage Spanish-speaking health care providers by putting Spanish-speakers in the educational pipeline for health professions. The program is designed to increase the number of bilingual students who choose to work in the health care professions. (last checked November 2004)
  
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities National Internship site http://www.hnip.net/opportunities/
  
• Hispanic Women’s Council Scholarship
  3509 E. Beverly Blvd.
  Los Angeles, CA 90022
  (213) 725-2456
  This scholarship is for low-income Hispanic women who are at least 25 years old.
  
  Jewish Scholarships
• Long list of Jewish scholarships: http://www.free-4u.com/jewish.htm
  
  
  
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General Scholarships

• Ron Brown Scholarship Resource page (101 scholarships): http://www.ronbrown.org/p-sch-nws.htm
  
• http://www.internationalscholarships.com
  
• http://www.collegelink.com/clnk/scholarship
  
• Database of scholarships: http://www.fastweb.com
  
• http://www.srnexpress.com
  
• http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/scholarshipSearch.jsp
  
• http://www.collegenet.com/mach25
  
• http://www.freschinfo.com
  
• http://www.fastaid.com
  
• http://www.scholarship-page.com
  
• http://www.free-4u.com
  
• Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship: http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/prospect/award/type.html
  
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Scholarships for High School Instructors

• Quarknet at Stanford’s summer program for High School instructors: http://www.slac.stanford.edu/quarknet/. Quarknet is an educational program sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, designed to involve high school physics and chemistry teachers in cutting-edge high energy physics research. (last checked April 2004)
  
• Free one-day training free and open to all teachers of American Indian students: http://www.aises.org/k-12/teacher.html. (last checked April 2004)

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Re-entry Students,
students returning to college later in life.

• Start your re-entry searching here: http://www.back2college.com/. This site has financial aid options, career advice, internship information, textbook information, FAQ’s, special reports and more.
  
• Financial Aid advice for returning students: http://fdncenter.org/learn/faqs/html/nontraditional.html
  
• http://www.collegeispossible.org/
  
• http://www.adultstudentcenter.com/
  
• http://www.mapping-your-future.org/adult/. In English and in Spanish.
  
• American Society of Women Engineers Reentry Students scholarship: http://www.societyofwomenengineers.org/scholarships/schlrtn.htm. (last checked April 2004)
  
• The Ethel Louis Armstrong Scholarship for women with disabilities: www.ela.org open to female graduate students with disabilities. (last checked February 2004)
  
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Amelia Kemp women’s reentry scholarship: http://www.womenoftheelca.org/ (last checked May 2004)
  
• American Legion Society non-traditional scholarship: http://legion-aux.org/scholarships/docs/nontradsch.html (last checked May 2004)
  
• Business and Professional Women Foundation Career Advancement Scholarships. Must be 25 or older. http://www.bpwusa.org/content/BPWFoundation/scholarships_introtext.htm (last checked May 2004)
  
• Jeannette Rankin Foundation Women’s Education Fund. Continues the legacy of Jeanette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress. Must be aged 35 or above. http://www.rankinfoundation.org (last checked May 2004)
  
• A long list of women’s scholarships from the Rankin foundation: http://www.rankinfoundation.org/apply/resources.html
  
• Business and Professional Women’s Foundation http://www.bpwusa.org/. The BPW Foundation created the Career Advancement Scholarship Program to award financial assistance to disadvantaged women who want to further their education. (last checked June 2004)
  
• P.E.O. Scholarship and Educational Loan Fund: http://www.peointernational.org/projects (last checked May 2004)
  
• Soroptimist Mid-West Grants. Each year, The Soroptimist Foundation awards about $250,000 in Making a Difference for Women grants to more than 40 Soroptimist clubs that are initiating or continuing innovative projects that benefit women and girls. Sample projects include refurbishing domestic violence shelters, providing job training for women in transition, financing legal services for low-income women, providing mammograms to women with no health insurance, and sponsoring enrichment programs for at-risk girls. Clubs can receive awards between $500 and $10,000: http://www.soroptimistmidwest.org/projects.htm. (last checked May 2004)
  
• Talbot’s Department Store. Scholarship awards are based primarily on financial need and previous achievements for women who earned their high school diploma or GED at least 10 years ago. Search for the word scholarship in the web page search function: http://www.talbots.com/talbotsonline/index.asp. (last checked May 2004)
  
• Michigan State University’s excellent links of scholarships for non-traditional students. Includes scholarships, web pages, databases, and books: http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3nontrad.htm. (last checked May 2004)
  
• Hispanic Women’s Council Scholarship
  3509 E. Beverly Blvd.
  Los Angeles, CA 90022
  (213) 725-2456
  This scholarship is for low-income Hispanic women who are at least 25 years old.
  
• National League of American Pen Women
  1300 17th Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20036
  (202) 785-1997
  A scholarship is offered every other year to female undergraduates, age 35 or older, who are interested in art, music, or writing.
  
• Did we miss any scholarships for returning students? Please send us scholarships to add.

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Scholarships Gays, Lesbians, Bisexual, Transgendered

• Michigan State University’s list of scholarships for Gays, Lesbians, and Transgendered individuals. Includes scholarships, web pages, databases, and books: http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3gayles.htm . (last checked May 2004)

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Tips for getting through school and getting the most out of college

• General Tips for People with Disabilities in school
  
• Adaptive Computing: Computers for the blind and people who can not type

Links for Talking Computers

• If you can not use your hands to type, there are computers you can use with your voice:Voice Operated Computers

• Custom keyboards for people with arthritis and small hands
  
• Talking computers for the blind – accessible computers.
  
• Recording for the blind and dyslexic: http://www.rfbd.org/ (last checked August 2004)

General Tips for Students with Disabilities

• Negotiation Skills For Parents: How To Get The Special Education Your Child With Disabilities Needs A publication of the Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) http://olrs.ohio.gov/ASP/pub_NegotiationSkills.asp
  
• List of disability friendly colleges from new Mobility. Information on scholarships, attendant services, careers counseling, tutoring, and more: http://www.newmobility.com/review_article.cfm?id=122&action=browse
  
• Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD): http://www.ahead.org/. AHEAD is an international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities. The Association is a vital resource, promoting excellence through education, communication and training.
  
• Long list of college disability pages, magazines, information for the deaf: http://www.ee.udel.edu/InfoAccess/dreams/resources.html
  
• College Is Possible (CIP) provides a high profile forum for professionals from colleges and universities to exchange promising practices that motivate underrepresented youth to pursue postsecondary education: http://collegeispossible.org (last checked February 2005)
  
• Comprehensive federal government information portal providing answers to your questions on education, career, government and more: http://www.students.gov
  
• Temple University Disabled Students page: http://www.temple.edu/disability
  
• Adaptive equipment for use in schools. Learning aids, adaptive solutions, help with math, data on disabilities and more: http://infouse.com/
  
• Graduate students facing extreme stress or despair may call 1-877-GRAD-HLP, toll-free, 24 hours a day every day, to speak anonymously with a crisis counselor trained in graduate issues. http://www.gradresources.org/menus/communicator.shtml (last checked August 2004)
  
• Advice for what to do with a partially completed graduate degree: http://phoenix.phinished.org/phoenix/links.html
  
  
• Did we miss any good links for tips for getting through school? Please send us scholarships to add.