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October 28, 2006
Scholarships For ADHD Young Adults.
In the next few months high school seniors will be embarking on their next step in life, going off to college. This time is exciting and scary. There are several different types of scholarships available for high school seniors and young adults with ADHD and other learning disabilities that many people are not aware of. I am listing just a few below that I have found to be very popular and easy to apply for. Just searching the internet you can find many other scholarships that you or your child will qualify for. Take the time to apply for these that I have listed and to find others, there are so many others you might be amazed as to how much money you will be able to save if your child is awarded one of these great scholarships.
Anne Ford Scholarship
National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc.
381 Park Avenue South, Suite 1401
New York, NY 10016-8806
212-545-7510
The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 award given to a high school senior with an identified learning disability who is perusing an undergraduate degree. The awarded applicant should be a high school senior that has a learning disability and is committed to completing a college degree that has a set career goal; has proven perseverance; embraces new challenges and enjoys family and friends. Applications must be post dated no later than December 31, 2006 and have the following application requirements:
1. Application turning in and post marked before December 31, 2006
2. High School Transcript (unofficial or official), with an over all grade point average of 3.0 or higher
3. Financial Statement proving financial need
4. Standardized SAT, ACT or other Test Scores
5. Most recent documentation of learning disability *Note; ADD/ADHD alone is not considered a disability; ADD/ADHD candidates must show documentation of a specific learning disability.
6. Three letters of recommendations, at least one of which is required to be from a teacher.
For more information and application visit http://www.ncld.org/Press/afscholar.cfm
Foundation for Exceptional Children
Stanley E. Jackson Award for Gifted/Talented Students with Disabilities
1110 North Glege Road, Suite300
Arlington, VA 22201-5704
Scholarship is available to freshmen students with learning disabilities. All applications must be post marked November 20, 2006. For application and information click here: http://www.cec.sped.org
Pilot International Foundation
478-743-7403
The Pilot International Foundation has a total of three scholarship programs, The Marie Newton Sepia Memorial Scholarship, The PIF/Lifeline Scholarship and The Pilot International Foundation Scholarship. All applicants for the scholarships must be perusing careers in working with individuals with. Applicants should have a
GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and a 4.01 on a 5.0 scale is required. Along with, the Foundation administers Pilot International's Ruby Newhall Memorial Scholarship which is awarded to International students studying in the US and Canada. Applicants must have and maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Every applicant for a Pilot International Foundation scholarship is required to be sponsored by a Pilot Club in their home town, or in the city in which their attending college or university is located. Applications for the Foundation's scholarship programs are available at their web site, but they are only accessible by Pilot Club members. The applications must be received by PIF (Pilot International Foundation) and be signed by a Pilot Club President.
To locate a Pilot Club in your area to request sponsorship, go to http://www.pilotinternational.org/html/pilot/findclub.asp .
For more information, or to have an application form mailed to you, please e-mail pifinfo@pilothq.org *please note you must include the name of the Pilot Club to which you belong in order to receive an application.
The U.S. Department of Federal Student Aid - Grant
All applications should check with their school guidance counselor to find out the deadline to have this student aid sent in. You can apply for this grant on line to save time. For more information go to; http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Posted by margo1 at October 28, 2006 06:49 PM
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