Application period typically opens in January. Learn more about requirements here.
BMO Capital Markets Equity Through Education Scholarship
Designed for undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities interested in a career in Financial Services with a focus on Capital Markets. Selected recipients receive $10,000 USD (students in the US) or $5,000 USD (students in Canada) to support their future studies. Learn more.
Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities
Fred J. Epstein Youth Achievement Award given annual to multiple students. Application is typically due in January and awarded at a reception in Connecticut in April.
Dyslexia/Auditory Processing Disorder Scholarship
Excerpt from website: The application process is simple. Send us your story in the form of an essay on the topic “Living With Dyslexia” or “Living With Auditory Processing Disorder”. Your essay should be educational and/or inspirational, giving us all a unique insight into what it’s like to live with a learning struggle.
In addition to the $1,000 scholarship, the winning student’s essay will be featured on Gemm Learning’s blog.
P. Buckley Moss Endowed Scholarship
The P. Buckley Moss Endowed Scholarship provides up to $1,000.00 financial award annually to one graduating high school senior who plans a career in the visual arts.
Allegra Ford-Thomas Scholarship
Learn more here.
Anne Ford Scholarship
Learn more here.
The Remy Johnston Certificate of Merit
The Remy Johnston award recognizes a young student who is a worthy role model for others, refuses to be limited by the challenges of learning differences, and strives for excellence, choosing to live life as an achiever.
Honor the work of these amazing students by submitting nominations no later than August 15, 2017.
Eccles Wilson Scholarship Application
Interested in Wilson Language Certification?? Scholarships through the University of Utah Reading Clinic program are due March 3, 2017.
Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Awards for Learning Ally Members
Each year, Learning Ally offers scholarship awards for outstanding students with print and learning disabilities. Learn more here.
Video: Elijah Ditchendorf, a High School Science Whiz Who Has Dyslexia
This is a wonderful video about Elijah Ditchendorf, the 2016 winner of the National Center for Learning Disabilities’ Anne Ford Scholarship. It should inspire parents, teachers and kids!
Joseph James Morelli Scholarship Fund
The Joseph James Morelli Scholarship Fund supports high school and college students with learning challenges who wish to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The scholarship is in honor of the life of Joseph James Morelli and the success he achieved in overcoming the challenges of dyslexia. Click here for more information.
