College Scholarships for Students with Autism

This is a list of scholarships specific for students with Autism. It is not meant to be an all inclusive list. Check with these funders for the latest deadlines.

AAHD Scholarship Program (American Association on Health and Disability Scholarships)
http://www.aahd.us/initiatives/scholarship-program/
Supports students with disabilities who are pursuing higher education. Preference is given to students who are enrolled in undergraduate/graduate studies in the field of public health, health promotion, medical fields, and disability studies, to include disability policy and disability research. Royalties from the Disability and Health Journal will fund the AAHD Scholarship Fund. Scholarships will be limited to under $1,000. The AAHD Board of Directors Scholarship Committee will evaluate each of the applicants and make a decision in December of each calendar year.

Affordable Colleges.com
www.affordablecolleges.com/resources/scholarships-students-with-disabilities/
Maintains an updates list of scholarships and financial aid for students with disabilities

Autism Scholarship Fund
(909) 384-4331 Lillian Vasquez
This fund will provide scholarships to San Bernardino Valley College or Crafton Hills College.

Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship for Autism
www.perecman.com/avonte-oquendo/autism-scholarship/
Either you or a close family member has been diagnosed with a form of autism, including Asperger syndrome, and the applicant is currently enrolled or has been accepted into an accredited university or college, either at the undergraduate or post-graduate level. Additionally, applicants should submit an essay on one of the topics listed below with a minimum of 500 words and maximum of 1,000 words.

College Scholarships and Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities guidebook
www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/affordable-colleges-for-students-with-disabilities/
Online resource lists scholarships, both narrowly- and broadly-focused, that can help students with disabilities pay for their educations, as well as additional resources for obtaining funding.

The Defeating Epilepsy Foundation
www.defeatingepilepsy.org/scholarships/
Offers a scholarship for high school graduates, undergraduates, and graduate students. Also has additional information on other scholarships for epilepsy as well as resources to find scholarships.

Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities
www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml
List of publications listing scholarships and financial

Incight
www.incight.org
Offers scholarship, mentoring, college preparation or internship opportunities. $750 scholarships are renewable for 4 years. Must have a documented disability and full time attendance at trade school, college or university. Applications due April 1st each year.

The Matthew Paul Finnigan Memorial Scholarship Fund
www.autismsocietyca.org/finnigan-scholarship.html
Was established in memory of Matthew Finnigan, who was a high-functioning adult with autism whose life was taken before he could achieve his goal of helping others on the Autism Spectrum. Matthew was attending college in Monterey, and had visions of going into graduate school to use his strength in Math, Chemistry and Statistics and a growing interest in Psychiatry and Psychology to support research to help adolescents on the Autism Spectrum.

My BioSource Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
(858) 633.0165 Ext. 135
www.mybiosource.com/page.php?name=scholarship_students_with_disabilities
1 scholarship of $1000 USD each will be awarded. Eligible applicants are a High School Seniors, Undergraduates, Graduates as well as international students and you must have a documented learning disability.

The Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
https://researchautism.org/how-we-help/scholarships/
Has three scholarships opportunities:

Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship provides $3,000 to autistic students attending two-year undergraduate colleges; vocational, trade, or technical schools; or cooperative life skills programs.
The Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color provides $3,000 scholarships for autistic students who belong to underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups. Students can use the scholarship to support any kind of postsecondary education at the undergraduate level (two- or four-year college; vocational, trade, or technical school; or cooperative life skills program).
The Schwallie Family Scholarship provides $3,000 scholarships to autistic students attending two- or four-year undergraduate colleges,

The application period for all three scholarships runs from early December-early May annually.

The Autism Society Inland Empire does not endorse the organizations listed here, they are provided solely as a reference for parents.

College Scholarships for Students with Autism

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