"CHOICE - CHALLENGE - CONFIDENCE - CAREERS"
Ethel Lewis
Armstrong (ELA) Foundation
C/o Deborah Lewis, Executive Director
2460 North Lake Avenue, PMB #128
Altadena, CA 91001
Phone: (626) 398-8840
Fax: (626)398-8843
Email: executivedirector@ela.org
www.ela.org
The ELA Foundation awards several scholarships each year to women with disabilities who are pursuing an advanced degree at a university in the United States. The purpose of the scholarship is to supplement financial assistance received by female graduate students. Application and forms are available at the ELA Foundation Web site or by contacting the foundation's offices. Deadline for application is June 1.
National Federation
of Music Clubs (NFMC)
1336 North Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-4003
Phone 317-638-4003
www.nfms-music.org
1. NFMC Music for
the Blind Composition Awards $100.00: Two scholarships are awarded.
Eligible applicants must be NFMC composer members, ages 10-19, who are blind.
Deadline: June 1.
2. NFMC Music for
the Blind Instrumental and/or vocalist members, 19 years of age or younger.
Eligible applicants must be NFMC composer members, ages 10-19, who are blind.
Deadline: march 1.
3. NFMC Music for
the Blind instrumental and vocal awards 25 to 34
Eligible applicants must be NFMC composer members, ages 25-34, who are blind.
Deadline: march 1.
$1,000
Deadline: June 1
4. NFMC Music for
the Blind Instrumental and vocalist awards 12 to 19
Eligible applicants must be NFMC composer members, ages 12-19 who are blind.
Deadline: June 1.
NFMC Music for
the Blind and physically handicapped Instrumental or vocalist awards:
Eligible applicants must be NFMC composer members, ages
First place: $2,500
Second place: $1,500
And 3 $500 in each region
Deadline: June 1
5. NFMC Music for
the Blind instrumental and vocalist 16 to 26 to further the study of music.
First place $650
Runner up: $350
Deadline: June 1
NFMC Music for
the Blind Instrumental and vocalist 19 and under $200
(2 scholarships in each NFMC region)
Deadline: June 1
Very Special
Arts (VSA)
1300 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Toll Free: 1-800-933-8721
www.vsarts.org
VSARTS has various scholarship awards each year. For specifics, please check their website regularly.
Visually Impaired
Data Processors International
C/o Janis Olsen
Summit Bank Building
310 4th Ave. South, Suite 822
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Opportunities
for the Blind, Inc.
PO Box 510
Leonardtown, MD 20650
Phone: 1-800-884-1990 (Toll free)
Email: oppblind@yahoo.com
www.oppblind.org
Opportunities for the Blind Scholarship $1,000: Scholarships are offered to career-oriented graduate students.
Delta Gamma
Foundation
3250 Riverside Drive
Columbus, OH 43221
Phone: 614-481-8169
Ruth Billow Memorial Fund (amount varies): Visually impaired students who are members of Delta Gamma Sorority and are looking to work with the visually impaired.
Twitty, Milsap,
Sterban Foundation
600 Renaissance Center, Suite 1300
PO Box 43517
Detroit, MI 48243
Phone: 313-567-1920
Twitty, Milsap, Sterban Foundation Scholarship (amount varies): Any student who is blind and enrolled in a four-year college or graduate school program is eligible to apply.
American Council
on Rural Special Education (ACRES)
University of Utah
221 Milton Bennion Hall
Salt lake City, Utah 84112
Phone: 801-585-5659
ACRES Scholarship: Rural high school students who have completed one year of college and are committed to careers as rural special educators.
Future Farmers
of America (FFA)
National FFA Center
Attn: Scholarship Office
PO Box 15160
5632 Mt Vernon Memorial Hwy
Alexandria, VA 22309-0160
Phone: 703-360-3600
www.ffa.org
Building Rural Initiative for Disabled Through Group Effort (BRIDGE) Endowment Fund ($5000 average): Six scholarships are awarded each year to selected FFA members who have disabilities. Deadline: February 15.
Equal Opportunity
Publications
CSFA
PO Box 297
St. Peter, MN 56082
Equal Opportunity
Publications Scholarship: Designed for outstanding students planning a career
in
engineering or computer science.
Foundation for
Exceptional Children
Scholarships
1920 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091
Phone: 703-620-1054
Stanley E. Jackson Scholarship: Awarded to students entering or enrolled in post secondary studies.
Division of
Rehabilitation Education
Chairperson, Science Grant Committee
1207 South Oak Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-244-1004
Foundation for Science and the Handicapped Scholarship: Awarded to college seniors and graduate students studying science, engineering, mathematics, or medicine.
National Association
for Parents of the Visually Impaired, Inc. (NAPVI)
PO Box 317
Watertown, MA 02272
Toll Free: 1-800-562-6265
NAPVI Scholarship $500: Grants are available for visually impaired students who are entering college, visually impaired gifted children in a special program, and multi-handicapped visually impaired children in special programs or needing special equipment.
Recording for
the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)
Scholarship Office
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-452-8044
www.rfbd.org
RFB&D awards scholastic achievement scholarships to students who have been enrolled in the RFB&D program for one year prior to application.
President's
Committee On Employment of People with Disabilities
1331 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004-1107
1. Nike Scholarship $2,500: High school senior or undergraduate blind student who has been accepted in an accredited college or university program. Grant is made payable to the institution.
2. Nordstrom Scholarship $2,000: High school senior or undergraduate blind student
who has been accepted in an accredited college or university program. Grant
is made payable to the institution. Deadline: January 14.
Samara's Scholarship
Fund
Call Jodi at 509-886-1055
Call Donna Gills at 509-884-7924
Samara's Scholarship Fund for the Visually Impaired and Blind: Applicants will be evaluated and may receive assistance with tuition, books, visual aids, housing, transportation, and/or their special needs. Contact the above individuals for additional information and application packets.
Blinded Veterans
Association (BVA)
Katherine F. Fruber Scholarship Program
Blinded Veterans Assocation
477 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20001-2694
Toll Free: 1-800-669-7079
Applicants must be either a dependent child or a spouse of a blinded veteran of the US Military. Applicant must be enrolled full-time in an accredited institution of higher education, a business school, or a trade school. Total of 16 scholarships- eight worth $2,000 and eight worth $1,000. Deadline is April 16.
Washington State
Department of Services for the Blind Child and Family Program
3411 South Alaska Way
Seattle, WA 98118
Toll Free: 1-800-552-7103
www.dsb.wa.gov
Shirley A. Smith Scholarship (Grants awarded in amounts not to exceed $1,500): To be considered, applicant must be a legal resident of Washington State, eligible for vocational rehabilitation services with DSB, and a high school senior who will graduate the year that the scholarship application is submitted.