Disability Scholarships

Explore disability scholarships for students with disabilities, chronic health conditions, neurodivergence, accessibility needs, or lived experience connected to disability advocacy and support. Compare eligibility language, documentation requirements, deadlines, award amounts, school level, and application materials so you can focus on opportunities that fit your situation.

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Available Disability scholarships

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(Master’s Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance - PPGG)

Foreign Languages, Literature and Linguistics students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of scholarship funding;… and a Application deadlines vary by country/programme. deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: Foreign Languages, Literature and Linguistics studentsEffort: EasySource: Needs check
Recurring

DAAD scholarship funding;…

Award Amount

Non-monetary

Application deadlines vary by country/programme.

1 requirement

Requirements

STEMLawDisabilityFew RequirementsInternational StudentsGraduateVerifiedNon-monetaryGPA 2.0+GA
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To Opportunity

Students matching country rules can compare this scholarship with a listed award of $2,000 and a Ongoing deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: Students matching country rulesEffort: MediumSource: Needs check

$2,000

Award Amount

Ongoing

2 requirements

Requirements

CommunityDisabilityFew RequirementsHigh SchoolUndergraduateCommunity CollegeTrade School
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scholarships for STEM disciplines

Business, Management and Marketing students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of monthly scholarship payme… and a Application deadlines are updated in the second quarter. In most cases, they are in the same period as the previous year. You can find the current dates here: deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: Business, Management and Marketing studentsEffort: HardSource: Needs check
Recurring

monthly scholarship payme…

Award Amount

Application deadlines are updated in the second quarter. In most cases, they are in the same period as the previous year. You can find the current dates here:

Annual deadline

4 requirements

Requirements

EducationSTEMLawDisabilityInternational StudentsHispanicUndergraduateGraduateVerifiedGPA 2.0+
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AFS Leaders Need-Based Aid Program

Business, Management and Marketing students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of $200-$1,500 USD-$200-$1,500 USDUSD and a Variable deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: Business, Management and Marketing studentsEffort: MediumSource: Needs check

$200-$1,500 USD

Award Amount

Variable

1 requirement

Requirements

Eligible: United States
MedicineDisabilityFew RequirementsFinancial NeedHigh SchoolVerifiedGPA 2.0+
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Grants in Germany

Education students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of monthly scholarship payme… and a Application deadlines are updated in the second quarter. In most cases, they are in the same period as the previous year. You can find the current dates here: deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: Education studentsEffort: MediumSource: Needs check
Recurring

monthly scholarship payme…

Award Amount

Paid to school

Application deadlines are updated in the second quarter. In most cases, they are in the same period as the previous year. You can find the current dates here:

Annual deadline

3 requirements

Requirements

EducationMedicineCommunitySafetyDisabilityInternational StudentsHispanicUndergraduateGraduatePhDVerifiedPaid to schoolGPA 2.0+GA
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programme with Mexico (SECIHTI – Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación) Master

Architecture and Related Services students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of monthly scholarship payme… and a Apr 22 deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: Architecture and Related Services studentsEffort: HardSource: Needs check
Recurring

monthly scholarship payme…

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Apr 22

Annual deadline

5 requirements

Requirements

ArtsEducationSTEMLawMusicDisabilityInternational StudentsHispanicUndergraduateGraduateVerifiedGPA 2.0+
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University Bonn: Research Training Group dedicated to the development and epileptogenesis of dysplasias

Biological and Biomedical Sciences students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of DAAD scholarship funding;… and a Feb 15 deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: Biological and Biomedical Sciences studentsEffort: MediumSource: Needs check
Recurring

DAAD scholarship funding;…

Award Amount

Non-monetary

Feb 15

2 requirements

Requirements

ArtsSTEMMedicineBiologyDisabilityFew RequirementsInternational StudentsPhDGraduateNon-monetaryGA
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of Bavaria: Max Weber Programme

Business, Management and Marketing students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of DAAD scholarship funding;… and a Up-do-date information about the nomination deadline and the application phase can be found here . Application requirements Application Requirements Eligibility criteria vary; the details are available on the website for high-school graduates or at students . Preconditions for participation in the application process are sufficient knowledge of German (at least B2 / C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Contact German National Academic Foundation Max Weber-Programm Bayern Ahrstraße 41 53175 Bonn Germany Contact E-Mail: mwp-bewerbung@studien­stiftung.de Weblink Please also take note of our important scholarship information . Please select your status and your country to enable you to submit an application Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermudas Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China, PR Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatani Ethiopia Fiji Finland France French Guayana Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong (CN) Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, the Republic of Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao (CN) Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated s of Moldova, Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territories Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) Tahiti Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand The Dutch Antilles Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United s of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe „Country“ is the country in which you are living and from which you are applying. If you come from another country, please contact us to find out whether you are eligible for the programme of your choice. More Information Undergraduates Graduates Graduates are people who already have at least one first academic degree, e.g. Bachelor. Your status and/or country is not in the list? If your status and/or country is not included in the list, you cannot apply for this scholarship programme. To ensure that only scholarship programmes for which you are eligible to apply are shown, please select your status and your country in the results list (left-hand column). Copy this link: Copy this link: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000101 Print as PDF deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: Business, Management and Marketing studentsEffort: MediumSource: Needs check
Recurring

DAAD scholarship funding;…

Award Amount

Non-monetary

Up-do-date information about the nomination deadline and the application phase can be found here . Application requirements Application Requirements Eligibility criteria vary; the details are available on the website for high-school graduates or at students . Preconditions for participation in the application process are sufficient knowledge of German (at least B2 / C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Contact German National Academic Foundation Max Weber-Programm Bayern Ahrstraße 41 53175 Bonn Germany Contact E-Mail: mwp-bewerbung@studien­stiftung.de Weblink Please also take note of our important scholarship information . Please select your status and your country to enable you to submit an application Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermudas Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China, PR Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatani Ethiopia Fiji Finland France French Guayana Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong (CN) Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, the Republic of Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao (CN) Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territories Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) Tahiti Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand The Dutch Antilles Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe „Country“ is the country in which you are living and from which you are applying. If you come from another country, please contact us to find out whether you are eligible for the programme of your choice. More Information Undergraduates Graduates Graduates are people who already have at least one first academic degree, e.g. Bachelor. Your status and/or country is not in the list? If your status and/or country is not included in the list, you cannot apply for this scholarship programme. To ensure that only scholarship programmes for which you are eligible to apply are shown, please select your status and your country in the results list (left-hand column). Copy this link: Copy this link: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000101 Print as PDF

2 requirements

Requirements

EducationHumanitiesSTEMDisabilityFew RequirementsInternational StudentsUndergraduateGraduateNon-monetaryGPA 2.0+GA
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Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs: Foreign Language Assistants from Abroad Teaching at German Schools

Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of DAAD scholarship funding;… and a The competent partner organisations in your country of origin will provide you with the application deadlines. Please find a detailed list at the website of the Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs . Application requirements Application Requirements Foreign-language assistants should have completed a degree course of at least 2 years at a higher education institution in their home countries with one of the subjects being German. Applicants are furthermore required to have a sufficient command of German. Depending on the country of origin, there may be different requirements regarding the level of German language proficiency, minimum age and field of study. Please refer to the website for further information. Contact Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs Pädagogischer Austauschdienst (PAD) Postfach 22 40 53012 Bonn Germany Contact Tel.: +49 228/501-0 E-Mail: [email protected] Weblink Please also take note of our important scholarship information . Please select your status and your country to enable you to submit an application Australia Belgium Canada France Ireland Italy New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland United Kingdom United States of America „Country“ is the country in which you are living and from which you are applying. If you come from another country, please contact us to find out whether you are eligible for the programme of your choice. More Information Undergraduates Graduates Graduates are people who already have at least one first academic degree, e.g. Bachelor. Your status and/or country is not in the list? If your status and/or country is not included in the list, you cannot apply for this scholarship programme. To ensure that only scholarship programmes for which you are eligible to apply are shown, please select your status and your country in the results list (left-hand column). Copy this link: Copy this link: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000154 Print as PDF deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies studentsEffort: MediumSource: Needs check
Recurring

DAAD scholarship funding;…

Award Amount

Non-monetary

The competent partner organisations in your country of origin will provide you with the application deadlines. Please find a detailed list at the website of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs . Application requirements Application Requirements Foreign-language assistants should have completed a degree course of at least 2 years at a higher education institution in their home countries with one of the subjects being German. Applicants are furthermore required to have a sufficient command of German. Depending on the country of origin, there may be different requirements regarding the level of German language proficiency, minimum age and field of study. Please refer to the website for further information. Contact Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs Pädagogischer Austauschdienst (PAD) Postfach 22 40 53012 Bonn Germany Contact Tel.: +49 228/501-0 E-Mail: [email protected] Weblink Please also take note of our important scholarship information . Please select your status and your country to enable you to submit an application Australia Belgium Canada France Ireland Italy New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland United Kingdom United States of America „Country“ is the country in which you are living and from which you are applying. If you come from another country, please contact us to find out whether you are eligible for the programme of your choice. More Information Undergraduates Graduates Graduates are people who already have at least one first academic degree, e.g. Bachelor. Your status and/or country is not in the list? If your status and/or country is not included in the list, you cannot apply for this scholarship programme. To ensure that only scholarship programmes for which you are eligible to apply are shown, please select your status and your country in the results list (left-hand column). Copy this link: Copy this link: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000154 Print as PDF

2 requirements

Requirements

EducationHumanitiesDisabilityFew RequirementsInternational StudentsUndergraduateNon-monetaryGPA 2.0+

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Frequently asked questions about disability scholarships

Who can apply for disability scholarships?
Disability scholarship eligibility can vary widely. Some awards are open to students with any documented disability, while others focus on a specific condition, chronic illness, learning difference, mobility disability, sensory disability, mental health condition, neurodivergence, or connection to disability advocacy. Providers may also consider school level, GPA, financial need, community involvement, field of study, or location.
Do disability scholarships require medical documentation?
Some disability scholarships ask for documentation, but requirements are not the same everywhere. A provider may request a short verification letter, proof of diagnosis, an accommodation letter, or a personal statement instead of medical records. Review the official instructions carefully and share only what is requested. If documentation feels unclear, contact the provider before submitting personal health information.
What should I write about in a disability scholarship essay?
A strong essay can discuss your goals, resilience, community, advocacy, accessibility needs, or the way your experience has shaped your education. You do not have to share more personal detail than the prompt requires. Focus on what the scholarship committee needs to understand: your path, what support would make possible, and how the award connects to your academic or career plans.