Fall 2024 National Scholarship Competition for College Students with Disabilities was originally published on disABLEDperson, Inc.
disABLEDperson, Inc. announces our Fall 2024 National Scholarship Competition for College Students with Disabilities! This competition begins on August 14, 2024, and ends on October 31, 2024 for the award of $2000.00 (two thousand dollars)! Details at www.disABLEDperson.com To participate, follow these simple steps: Write an essay with no more than 1000 words (prompt can be found HERE. Next, you need to register for the competition. To do so click on “Register for this Scholarship” link. Fill out the form completely and paste your essay into the form. A few reminders: Please keep in mind that the form must be filled out completely. We cannot accept incomplete or fraudulent forms. Correct spelling and grammar is important. Please submit carefully edited drafts only. It is important to create a registration on our site www.disABLEDperson.com and become a community member so click on “Sign up now” to do so. In order to qualify, the student must be enrolled in a 2 or 4 years accredited college or university in the United States of America. They must be a matriculated student and attending school full-time and U.S. citizen. We will accept students who are not attending school full-time as long as the part-time attendance is due to their disability and not their financial situation (minimum of 6 credits for undergraduate, 6 credits for graduate). Unfortunately, we are not able to award scholarships to high school students. Upon winning, the student will prove disability and matriculation through their Disability Student Services department. We define disability as described under the ADA: “A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such an individual. A record of such an impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment”. Be sure to submit your entry before the October 31, 2024 deadline. The winner will be announced on our website on November 15, 2024. All decisions made by disABLEDperson, Inc. are final. Background Information: I am a person with a disability. I have dug deep down to answer these questions for myself. For me, this exercise was healing. The Essay Prompt: How have you embraced your disability? How have you moved forward in life in spite of your disability? Obviously your life would be different if you didn’t have your disability, can you share how? Note: any essay exceeding 1000 words will be disqualified.disABLEDperson, Inc. a 501 (c ) 3 Charity whose mission is to reduce the high unemployment rate of people and veterans with disabilities. We accomplish this through our 2 national job boards: www.disABLEDperson.com and Job Opportunities for Disabled Veterans or www.JOFDAV.com . |
