Scholarships and Financial Assistance

DASS Scholarships and Financial Assistance

SMU has two scholarships that are designated specifically for disabled populations:

  1. The Peggy R. and Constance Harrison scholarship for students with disabilities who demonstrate financial need, with preference given to those with speech, language, or hearing problems; and,

  2. The James A. Sutton scholarship for students with disabilities, with priority given to those with a physical limitation.

Please email dass@smu.edu for specific deadlines and application requirements. The Harrison and Sutton scholarships typically have a mid-May deadline.


State Agencies

Programs and services previously provided by the Texas Department of Rehabilitation Services (DARS) have been transferred to the Texas Workforce Commission and Health (TWC) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC).

Students should contact their local TWC and HHSC offices to determine eligibility for services. Note that the goal of these agencies is to help people become employed. Financial assistance can come in several forms, including: tuition expenses, books and supplies, tutoring expenses, and technological aids. 

Internet Resources

Scholarships.com disability scholarships.

College Grant disability scholarships. 

A Student Guide to Financial Aid.

Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities from DO-IT

Search the US News and World Report Education section for disability scholarships

Jim Lubin's Makoa site contains lists of disability scholarships

The Incight Disability Schoalrship for residents of Washington, Oregon, and Califormia.  

Scholarships4School 

Dallas International Dyslexia Association scholarships. 

Exceptional Children award programs

The Horatio Alger Association's Scholarships

Lime Connect Pathways Scholarship for High School Seniors

Vitality Medical Disability Scholarship Program

The Springboard Foundation 

Marc Whitehead and Associates' Flora Marie Jenkins Memorial Disabilty Scholarship  

 


http://www.shireadhdscholarship.com - The Shire ADHD Scholarship Program

http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/ld.phtml - General information from FinAid, LCC about financial aid for students with LD, plus a list of available scholarships

https://www.ncld.org/scholarships-awards/ - Scholarships and awards from the National Center for Learning Disabilities

National Federation of the Blind scholarship programs 

National Federation of the Blind, Texas offers Texas-specific scholarships  

American Foundation for the Blind lists their current scholarships and application details 

The American Council of the Blind of Texas offers a scholarship to Texas students, but their site also has links to scholarships offered by the national office of ACB. 

The Mary P. Oenslager Achievement Awards from Learning Ally

https://www.ringsavvy.com/scholarships/ - scholarships to cover tuition, books and supplies

http://justwalkers.com/mobility-scholarship-program - Offering the JustWalkers Mobility Scholarship to students with limited mobility who use a wheelchair, power scooter, crutches,or other mobility device on a regular basis

https://www.karmanhealthcare.com/scholarships/ - Karmen Healthcare maintains the Mobility Scholarship Program, awarding two scholarships each year.

https://www.maysmission.org/scholarships/ - Mays Mission for the Handicapped offers scholarships to students with physical and/or mental disabilities. "It's ability, not disability that counts." E.W. Mays, 1967.

http://nationalamputation.org/scholar1.html - The National Amputation Foundation is proud to offer scholarships to full-time students with a major limb amputation.

http://www.1800wheelchair.com/scholarship/ - 1800Wheelchair has been awarding 2 scholarships each year for well over a decade. 

www.researchautism.org/news/otherevents/Scholarship.asp

https://www.reintegration.com/ - Annually, through the Baer Integration Scholarship Program, the Center for Reintegration grants a scholarship to one student from the high school to PhD level.

www.ahfinfo.com - Scholarships for students with Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders

https://www.hemophilia.org/community-resources/financial-assistance/scholarships - scholarships for women and men with Hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease

www.patientadvocate.org - scholarships for students under 25 that are or have been diagnosed with cancer or a critical or life-threatening disease

https://www.cff.org/Life-With-CF/Transitions/Managing-My-CF-in-College/Scholarships-and-Financial-Aid/ - Scholarships available through the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

http://www.ericsfund.org - The Eric Marder Scholarship for students with Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID)

http://justnebulizers.com/respiratory-care-scholarship - Scholarships for students with a respiratory condition requiring medication, such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, or COPD 

https://www.nationalmssociety.org/Living-Well-With-MS/Work-and-Home/Scholarship-Resources - Scholarship program offered by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

https://www.ucbepilepsyscholarship.com/ - UCB, Inc. is a major pharmaceutical company that has been offering scholarships to students with epilepsy for over 10 years.

https://spinabifidant.org/index.php/scholarships/ - The Spina Bifida Association's Scholarship Program offers several scholarships for students with Spina Bifida, spinal cord injuries, and other conditions.