Disability Resource Center

Scholarships and Internships

This is a list of organizations who have, in the past, offered scholarships or employment assistance for college students with disabilities. This is for your general information only. You will need to contact the organizations yourself to determine when and if future scholarships or employment assistance will be offered. Also, be sure to talk to your Financial Aid advisor about other scholarship or aid possibilities.

Scholarships
Employment/Internships

Scholarships

AHEAD: www.ahead.org/resources; 520-621-3274; Scholarships for college students with disabilities who have demonstrated leadership, service and academic achievement.
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf: www.agbell.org; 202-337-5220 (V/TTY); Scholarships for deaf college students who use residual hearing/speech as a primary mode of communication.
American Council of the Blind: www.acb.org www.blindstudents.org; 202-467-5081; Scholarships for blind students.
California Disability Rights Scholarship Committee: 5567 Peacock Lane; Riverside, CA 92505; Scholarships for college students who have demonstrated a commitment to leadership roles advocating for quality of life for all people with disabilities.
Children’s Hearing Institute: www.evelyn.co.uk; 212-605-3794; Music scholarship award for students with significant hearing loss.
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation: www.ela.org; Graduate scholarships for women with disabilities.
Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Awards: www.rfbd.org; 1-800-327-5287; Awards from the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic for blind college seniors in recognition of extraordinary leadership, scholarship, enterprise and service to others.
Moving Lives Forward Reintegration Scholarship: PMB 327; 310 Busse Highway; Park Ridge, IL 60068-3251; Scholarships for schizophrenia, bipolar or related psychological disorders.
VSA Arts: voa@vsarts.org; 202-628-2800; Art competitions for young artists with disabilities around the United States, resulting in $60,000 in awards for 15 finalists.
See also:: www.studentaid.ed.gov; www.fastweb.com

Employment/Internships

American Association of People with Disabilities: www.aapd-dc.org; 1-800-840-8844 (V/TTY); Internship opportunities for college students with disabilities (past internships have included Mitsubishi and Microsoft with stipends and free housing).
Californians for Disability Rights: 916-447-2237; 800-838-9237; 1722 J St., Suite 2; Sacramento, CA 95814; Training for college students to take over the helm of disability advocacy.
Entry Point!: www.entrypoint.org; AAAS Project on Science, Technology and Disability; 202-326-6649 (V/TTY); Professional internship opportunities for students with disabilities in science, engineering, math, and computer science.
LEAP (Leadership Enrichment Adventure Program): www.agbell.org; 202-337-5220 (V) 202-337-5221 (TTY); A leadership program for college students with hearing loss who use spoken language to communicate. This program is designed to help participants develop skills in leadership, teamwork, conflict resolution, etc.
LEAP (Limited Examination and Appointment Program): www.spb.ca.gov www.rehab.ca.gov; An employment program for qualified individuals with a disability.
National Business and Disability Council: www.nbdc.com; 800-839-6163 516-465-1519; Post your resume in a database. Free of charge
National Industries for the Blind: Fellowship for Leadership Development; www.nib.org; 703-578-8343; Two year, professional, salaried program for individuals who are blind that combines on-the-job experience with formal management training.
Proyecto Vision: www.proyectovision.net; A project that links Latino/as with disabilities to employment and career opportunities. The program is operated out of the World Institute on Disability in California.
Ticket to Work: www.yourtickettowork.com; 1-866-968-7842 (V) 1-866-833-2967 (TTY); Program’s goal is to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security beneficiaries to find employment, vocational rehabilitation and other support services.
Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars: www.twc.edu/diversityingovernment.htm; 202-457-0046 (V/TTY); 50 competitive scholarship awards for college students with disabilities interested in working in the executive, judicial or legislative branches of the federal government during a semester.
Workforce Recruitment Program: 202-376-6200; 1331 F. Street, NW, Third Floor; Washington, D.C. 20004-1107; Program designed to provide summer and permanent job opportunities in the federal government and the private sector for college students with disabilities.
See also:
“Careers and the disabled”: A career magazine for people with disabilities. For subscriptions: Circulation Dept, Equal Opportunity Publications; 445 Broad Hollow Rd, Suite 425; Melville, NY 11747
US Department of Defense: (hires thousands of people with disabilities); www.defenselink.mil


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