Special Education

Special Education Scholarships for Students

The Delta Gamma Foundation Florence Margaret Harvey Memorial Scholarship
Open to undergraduate or graduate students in the field of rehabilitation or education of persons who are blind or visually impaired.
Amount of Award: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 30
Number of Awards: 1
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
American Foundation for the Blind
Scholarship Committee Information Center
Attn: Dawn Bodrogi
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 502-7661
Fax: (212) 502-7771
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?Documentid=2962
See also The Rudolph Dillman Memorial Scholarship

Judith Cary Leadership Memorial Scholarship
Open to students pursuing either a Bachelor’s or a Master’s Degree in Special Education.
Amount of Award: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 31
Number of Awards: 1
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
P. Buckley Moss Society
20 Stoneridge Dr, Suite 102
Waynesboro, VA 22980
Phone: (540) 943-5678
Fax: (540) 949-8408
email: [email protected]
http://www.mosssociety.org/page.php?id=29

The Eden Institute Foundation Scholarship awards
Open to graduating high school seniors who have made a commitment to pursue special education or a related discipline as their major field of study in college.
Amount of Award: $1,000
Application Deadline: April
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Eden Institute Foundation
One Eden Way
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 987-0099
Fax: (609) 987-1346
[email protected]
http://www.edenautismservices.org/index.php/resources/scholarship/

The Alexis Kate Special Education Teachers Scholarship
Open to college Sophomore or Junior who has declared a special education major and has also demonstrated extracurricular commitment to the field.
Amount of Award: $500
Application Deadline: April
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Eden Institute Foundation
One Eden Way
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 987-0099
Fax: (609) 987-1346
[email protected]
http://www.edenautismservices.org/index.php/resources/scholarship/

Maryland State Grange Deaf Scholarship
Open to Maryland students who are either deaf or preparing to work with hearing impaired people.
Amount of Award: varies
Application Deadline: May
Number of Awards: 1
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Maryland State Grange
8743 Old Kiln Road
Thurmont, MD 21788
Phone: (301) 447-2075
Fax: (301) 447-2019

Omaha Volunteers for Handicapped Children Scholarships
Open to Nebraska students who have a disability or preparing to work with people with disabilities.
Amount of Award: $1,000
Application Deadline: July
Number of Awards: varies
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Lois Carlson
Omaha Volunteers for Handicapped Children
2010 Country Club Avenue
Omaha, NE 68104
Phone: (402) 553-0378

Personnel Preparation Scholarship
Open to Ohio students majoring in a field related to Blind Rehabilitation.
Amount of Award: $1,000
Application Deadline: August 15th
Number of Awards: 1
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
Jan Jasko
7012 Beresford Avenue
Parma Heights, OH 44130
Phone: (440) 888-6236
http://www.aerohio.org/ScholarshipsGrants.html

Nola Webb-McKinney Scholarship
Open to Ohio blind or sighted, graduate or undergraduate student pursuing a degree in a blindness related area.
Amount of Award: $2,000
Application Deadline: August 1
Number of Awards: 1
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
ACBO Scholarship Committee
108 E Pleasant Street
Mount Vernon OH 43050
Phone: (800) 835-2226
http://www.acbohio.org/application_cur.php

Brian Cummins Memorial Scholarship
Open to Connecticut undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a full-time program to teach blind and visually impaired students in Connecticut.
Amount of Award: at least $5,000
Application Deadline: October 1st
Number of Awards: 1
Duration of Award: 1 year
Contact Information:
National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut
477 Connecticut Boulevard, Suite 217
East Hartford, CT 06108
Phone: (860) 289-1971
http://www.nfbct.org/html/bcmsch.htm