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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COTA Scholarship for Therapy Assistants

Education students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of $500 and a 12/1/16 deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: Education studentsEffort: MediumSource: Needs check

$500

Award Amount

12/1/16

1 requirement

Requirements

EducationMedicineDisabilityFew RequirementsMinorityInternational StudentsFinancial Need
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Scholarship Program for Graphic & Web Excellence For USA – Canada

Architecture and Related Services students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of $500 USDUSD and a Dec 15 deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: Architecture and Related Services studentsEffort: EasySource: Needs check

$500 USD

Award Amount

Paid to school

Dec 15

1 requirement

Requirements

ArtsDisabilityFew RequirementsHigh SchoolUndergraduateGraduatePaid to schoolGPA 3.5+
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in Business Equal Pay

Business, Management and Marketing students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of 51% of tuition and a Nov 29 deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

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

51% of tuition

Award Amount

Nov 29

None

Requirements

DisabilityFew RequirementsWomenGA
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Ministry of Education and Research: Digital GreenTalents Award

Architecture and Related Services students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of DAAD scholarship funding;… and a Application periods will be published on the website . Application requirements Application Requirements not older than 30 years (Time spent on childcare, etc. can be taken into account.) very good English skills and above-average grades Contact Projektträger Karlsruhe (PTKA) im Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany Contact Frau Ines Klugius Tel.: +49 721/608-22557 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 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 Graduates Doctoral candidates/PhD students 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/stipa10000437 Print as PDF deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

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

DAAD scholarship funding;…

Award Amount

Non-monetary

Application periods will be published on the website . Application requirements Application Requirements not older than 30 years (Time spent on childcare, etc. can be taken into account.) very good English skills and above-average grades Contact Projektträger Karlsruhe (PTKA) im Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany Contact Frau Ines Klugius Tel.: +49 721/608-22557 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 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 Graduates Doctoral candidates/PhD students 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/stipa10000437 Print as PDF

5 requirements

Requirements

EducationSTEMDisabilityInternational StudentsGraduatePhDNon-monetaryGA
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Northern Studies Trust Cooperatives Bursary

Students matching country rules can compare this scholarship with a listed award of Varies and a Unrestricted deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

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

Varies

Award Amount

Paid to school

Unrestricted

None

Requirements

DisabilityFew RequirementsPaid to school
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Global-Science And Technology With European Partners

Students matching country rules can compare this scholarship with a listed award of Variable and a Mar 1 deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

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

Variable

Award Amount

Mar 1

None

Requirements

STEMDisabilityFew Requirements
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Research Cooperation Among German, Us And Canadian Scholars

Foreign Languages, Literature and Linguistics students can compare this scholarship with a listed award of Variable and a June; Decemeber deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

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

Variable

Award Amount

June; Decemeber

None

Requirements

STEMDisabilityFew Requirements
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Leo J. Undergraduate Scholarship

Students matching country rules can compare this scholarship with a listed award of Variable and a May 1 deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

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

Variable

Award Amount

May 1

None

Requirements

DisabilityFew RequirementsUndergraduate
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International USA Transfer Award

International s can compare this scholarship with a listed award of Variable and a Automatic consideration upon admission to the . deadline. Confirm eligibility and required materials before applying.

Best for: International studentsEffort: UnknownSource: Needs check

Variable

Award Amount

Paid to school

Automatic consideration upon admission to the University of Alberta.

None

Requirements

DisabilityFew RequirementsInternational StudentsUndergraduatePaid to schoolGPA 3.0+

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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.