Listing of College ADHD Scholarships
When you are searching for ADHD scholarships for college, be sure to widen your search to include scholarships available for learning disabilities. You may also want to explore private scholarships that have nothing to do with your ADHD. For example, you might be eligible for scholarships depending on your study interests and career goals, ethnic background, religious affiliation, extracurricular activities, military experience and your parents’ place of employment. If you are employed or volunteering, ask your company if they offer scholarships.Many organizations such as the Lions Club, Kiwanis Club, Rotary International, Elks Club, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts also offer scholarships. Major labor unions such as the AFLCIO and Teamsters offer scholarships for members and their dependent children. Your church or synagogue may even have scholarships. Check with your Chamber of Commerce to see what they may have available, as well. Your local state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency is another resource that may be able to assist in your scholarship search. Click on State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies to find the contact information for your state VR office.
The Financial Aid office at the colleges you are considering is often the best resource for scholarship information. These financial aid counselors will be familiar with local, state, and private sources of funding. You can also try general scholarship search engines on the Internet such as Fast Web, Scholarship.com, Peterson’s Scholarship Search, and College Board's Scholarship Search.
Below is a listing of scholarships available to students with ADHD.
List of ADHD Scholarships
Anne Ford Scholarship
The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 award given to a high school senior with an identified learning disability (LD) who is pursuing an undergraduate degree.
Contact: National Center for Learning Disabilities
Phone: (888) 575-7373
Email: AFScholarship@ncld.org
disABLEdperson Inc.
High school seniors are not eligible for this competition. Applicants need to be enrolled in a 2 or 4 year accredited college or university in the US and actively taking a minimum of 12 credits to be eligible. Scholarship award amount is $750.
Contact: disABLEdperson Inc.
Phone: (760)420-1269
Email: disabledpersons@aol.com
Incight Scholarship
The Incight Go-Getter Scholarship is a $750 award that is renewable each year and is for students with physical, learning, cognitive, hearing or visual disabilities.
Contact: Incight
Phone: (971) 244-0305
Email: questions@incight.org
Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa
Available to Iowa high school seniors. The Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa awards three $1,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors with learning disabilities.
Contact: Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa
Phone: (712) 274-5136
E-mail: leavitt@morningside.edu
Marion Huber Learning Through Listening Award
To be eligible for the Marion Huber Learning Through Listening Award applicant must have a specific learning disability, be registered with Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) for at least one year prior to application, demonstrate leadership, enterprise, and service skills, and have an overall minimum "B" grade average. RFB&D presents the three top winners $6,000 each and three special honors winners $2,000 each.
Contact: Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
Phone: (866) 732-3585
Email: dnagy@rfbd.org
Novotni Scholarship Fund
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) established the Novotni College Scholarship Fund to assist college students with ADHD. The Scholarship was created in honor of Dr. Michele Novotni and her work in the field of ADHD.
Contact: Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Phone: (800) 939-1019
Email: adda@jmoadmin.com
Ralph D. Norman Scholarship Award
Available to Arkansas residents only. The Ralph G. Norman Scholarship fund was established to provide assistance to young adults with learning disabilities so they may obtain success in furthering their education. Two scholarships are awarded, each in the amount of $500.
Contact: Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas
Phone: (501) 666-8777
Email: ldaarkansas@yahoo.com
Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities Youth Achievement Award
This $1,000 award recognizing the strengths and accomplishments of young people with learning disabilities and ADHD is given to a student 19 or younger who has demonstrated initiative, talent, and determination resulting in a notable accomplishment in any field—including art, music, science, math, athletics or community service. Honorable Mentions will also be awarded.
Contact: Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities
Phone: (203) 226-6831
Email: Info@SmartKidswithLD.org
TACCLD Scholarships
The Transition and Communication Consortium on Learning and Disabilities (TACCLD) awards two LD scholarships. The Hal Hazelett Scholarship for an LD student who is pursuing an education degree and/or a math degree and The Brownell Family Scholarship for students with ADHD. Each scholarship award is for the amount of $1,000.
Contact: Transition and Communication Consortium on Learning and Disabilities
Phone: (419) 499-4663 ext. 357
Email: taccld@yahoo.com
Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship
Available to students who enroll in a State University System of Florida institution. The Johnson Scholarship, funded by the Johnson Scholarship Foundation, is a competitively awarded program which is available to undergraduate students with disabilities with financial need who enroll in a State University System of Florida (SUS) institution. The dollar amount of the award is contingent upon the level of funding from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation and the Florida Legislature.
Contact: Johnson Scholarship Foundation
Phone: (561) 659-2005
Email: wood@jsf.bz
Additional Reading:
Choosing the Right College
College Accommodations
Coaching For College Students
Understanding (and Embracing) Learning Differences
Source:
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology). College Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities. University of Washington. 2008.
