Scholarship program for high school students desiring to go to vocational school or college:

Here are basic requirements:

Applicant must be an individual with a disability.

Applicant must be a Florida resident.

Applicant must be an individual 16 to 24 years of age who is entering as a first time student at any institution of higher learning, whether academic or vocational.

Applications due by Nov 15, 2011

 For more information contact Shannon Maitland, Grant Writer, Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida

 shannonmaitland@goodwillswfl.org

239-995-2106 x 3510 office/ 321-266-7766 cell / 239-995-2099 Fax

View the website for more details http://www.fndfl.org/programs/the-jan-La-Belle-scholarship-program.aspx

REFERENCE POINTS: Financial Aid and Scholarship Resources

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S FEDERAL STUDENT AID WEBSITE
The Department of Education's Federal Student Aid website offers information and tools to help consumers select a school, apply for aid, and locate federal student loans. A fact sheet on "Tips for Paying for College," provides suggestions to make filing a FAFSA easier. The fact sheet is available at www.ed.gov/students/college/aid/paying.html. The website can be found at http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/

THE JOSHUA O'NEILL AND ZESHAN TABANI ENRICHMENT FUND
The Joshua O'Neill and Zeshan Tabani Enrichment Fund seeks to offer financial assistance to young adults with Down syndrome who wish to enrich their lives by enrolling in postsecondary programs or taking classes that will help them gain employment, independent living skills, life skills, or others. Up to five grants will be awarded, each grant not to exceed $1000, and the grant may be used to pay for the tuition for a course or postsecondary program at a local college, educational institution, learning center or employment training program. For more information go to . http://www.ndss.org/index.php?view=article&catid=55%3Aself-advocate-resource-&id=162%3Ajoztef&tmpl=component&print=1&page=&option=com_content
Application deadline: Not posted yet

PROJECT VISION
Project Vision lists dozens of scholarships available specifically for students with disabilities, including nearly 50 that have their application deadlines in March, April, and May. Learn more about them at:
http://www.proyectovision.net/english/opportunities/scholarships.html

FINANCIAL AID ON DISABILITYINFO.GOV
This website includes links to scholarship applications for students with various disabilities for graduate and undergraduate as well as vocational studies. For more information go to http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=84

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION
Looking for scholarships for Latino students? For students formerly in foster care? Scholarships offered by the Federal Government? Then visit the web site of the National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA). One new NPSA product, the Scholarship Data Standard, allows students to complete an online scholarship application and then re-use the information with other scholarship providers without retyping their data. These and other documents can be found on the NSPA website at http://www.scholarshipproviders.org/

MICHIGAN STATE LIBRARY OF FINANCIAL AID
Michigan State's comprehensive list of financial aid resources for students with disabilities can be found at http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3disable.htm

SCHOLARSHIPS4STUDENTS.COM
Includes a list of scholarships for students with disabilities, by disability category. To access their list, visit
http://www.scholarships4students.com/special_scholarships.htm

WASHINGTON CENTER FOR INTERNSHIPS AND ACADEMIC SEMINARS
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars is pleased to announce it will continue to help increase scholarship opportunities for students with disabilities. The Washington Center will complement students' professional experience with solid academic training for credit from highly qualified instructors. In addition, students will be exposed to community, national and international leaders through workshops, seminars, lectures, embassy visits and networking events held throughout the course of each semester. Applications are available at http://www.twc.edu/students/how_to_apply.shtml

FLorida Council for the Blind is pleased to announce the FCB online interactive Scholarshop application is available online.

Please go to www.FCB.ORG and  click on the Scholarship Application Information link. Read allthe information documents carefully.  All supporting documents must be mailed to: 

Barbara Grill, Chair

Education & Leadership Cmte 

Florida Council of the Blind, Inc 

941-966-7056.  

Florida Council for the Blind Scholarship information

National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Flyer 2011

Additional Scholarship Information

AmeriGlide Achiever Scholarship: This is an award of $1,000 offered to wheelchair users.  Online applications will be available beginning March 28, 2011 at http://www.ameriglide.com/Scholarship/

Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship (for the deaf)
www.agbell.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?p=College_scholarship_Awards

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHE)(for any disability)
www.ashfoundation.org/Foundation/grants/GraduateScholarships.htm#MSS2

Bank of America ADA Scholarship (for any disability)
www.scholarshipprograms.org/fsp_scholarships.html

Chair Scholars Foundation (for physically challenged students)
http://www.chairscholars.org/

The Center for Dyslexia (for LD)
http://dyslexia.mtsu.edu/areasofinterest/adults/collegescholarships

ELA Foundation Fellowship (for female students with a disability)
ela.org/scholarships/scholarships_process.html

FastWeb Scholarship Search
http://www.fastweb.com/

The Florida Council of the Blind
http://www.fcb.org/

Heath Resource Center
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/

LD Online
www.ldonline.org/scholarship_ops

The Marion Huber Learning through Listening Awards (RFBD)
http://www.rfbd.org/applications_awards.html#ltl

The Financial Aid Finder: Grants for students with Disabilities

Any Scholarships (not necessarily disability related)

Adventures in Education
http://www.adventuresineducation.org/

CollegeFunds.net
http://www.collegefunds.net/

College View
http://www.collegeview.com/

Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
www.cclvi.org/

Helping Hands Book Scholarship Program
http://www.helpinghandsbookscholarship.com/

Go College
http://www.gocollege.com/

The Point Foundation
www.thepointfoundation.org/index.html 

Florida Sea Grant offers a wide range of scholarship and fellowship opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students. The Aylesworth Scholarship will pay a student up to $10K per year for the duration of their degree program and is open to any FL university student working in a marine related field.