These 20 hand-curated scholarships are open to Students with Disabilities. We highlight the award amount, deadline, and eligibility for each, ranking fully funded opportunities first so you never miss a deadline that matters to you.
Fully funded
United States
Undergraduate and graduate
Closes in 26 days
Virginia Department of Veterans Services
- Amount
- Full tuition and mandatory-fee waiver; Tier 2 students may also receive a stipend
- Deadline
- Nov 1, 2026
Eligible spouses and children of qualifying disabled, deceased, missing, or captured service members attending Virginia public institutions.
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Partial
United States
Undergraduate and vocational
Closes in 40 days
Achieving Independence and Mobility Center for Independent Living
- Amount
- Up to $500
- Deadline
- Nov 15, 2026
Students with documented disabilities in DuPage, Kane, or Kendall County pursuing college or recognized trade-school education.
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Partial
United States
Any level
The Dallas Foundation
- Amount
- Up to $3,000 for an approved creative project, training, performance, workshop, competition, travel, or equipment
- Deadline
- Dec 31, 2026
North Texas students in grades 8–12 with a physical, emotional, or intellectual disability who propose an activity, project, or program tha…
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Varies
United States
Undergraduate, graduate, and vocational
Adventuresinlove4Andie
- Amount
- Varies based on funds raised
- Deadline
- Dec 31, 2026
U.S. residents with a medically documented vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome diagnosis who are pursuing higher education.
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Varies
United States
Any level
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
- Amount
- Varies; more than $500,000 is awarded through 130+ scholarships
- Deadline
- Jan 1, 2027
A graduating senior or older student who matches at least one CFNIL fund, usually through residence in Boone, Ogle, Stephenson, or Winnebag…
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Varies
United States
Any level
FHE Health
- Amount
- $5,000 each to one undergraduate and one graduate recipient
- Deadline
- Feb 7, 2027
An undergraduate or graduate student in mental or behavioral health, nursing, or addiction medicine who meets the category GPA and submits …
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Partial
United States
Undergraduate
Alaska Space Grant Program
- Amount
- Up to $7,300
- Deadline
- Mar 1, 2027
U.S. citizen STEM undergraduates in good standing at Alaska higher-education institutions who develop a mentored research or engineering pr…
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Partial
United States
Undergraduate
Foundation for Faces of Children
- Amount
- Varies; the 2026 program distributed $25,000 among five recipients
- Deadline
- Mar 1, 2027
A New England resident born with a craniofacial difference who is a high school graduate or current college student pursuing college or voc…
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Partial
United States
Any level
Folds of Honor Foundation
- Amount
- Up to $5,000 per academic year, limited to $2,500 per term and actual unmet need
- Deadline
- Mar 31, 2027
A spouse or dependent child of a qualifying fallen or disabled U.S. service member with documented unmet need who will attend an eligible U…
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Partial
United States
Any level
The Elaine Chapin Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Amount
- Up to $1,000
- Deadline
- Apr 30, 2027
A U.S. citizen within 300 miles of St. Louis who is affected by multiple sclerosis directly or through family and will take at least 12 cre…
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Partial
United States
Undergraduate
Thomas J. Seefred Trust
- Amount
- Up to $3,000 for tuition, fees, room, board, and other academic-year expenses
- Deadline
- Jun 1, 2027
An Ohio resident age 18–25 with juvenile diabetes who is enrolled in good standing in an accredited undergraduate bachelor’s-degree curricu…
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Partial
United States
Any level
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
- Amount
- Up to $6,500 per eligible child per nine-month academic year, with possible summer and infant-care adjustments
- Deadline
- Apply through MNAid while campus funds are available; no single statewide closing date is published
A Minnesota resident enrolled for at least one credit at a participating Minnesota institution who has an eligible young child, is already …
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Partial
Any Country
Any level
Mica Hammond Fund and CharitySmith
- Amount
- $1,000 paid directly to the recipient’s college or school
- Deadline
- End of April annually; the official submission form is currently live
A needs-based student with at least a 3.0 GPA who is a child with a rare or undiagnosed disease or an immediate family member of such a chi…
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Varies
United States
Any level
North Dakota Community Foundation
- Amount
- Varies according to the recipient’s financial need and available fund resources
- Deadline
- April 1 annually; applications are accepted beginning January 1
A student with a physical disability from a North Dakota farm family; applicants from Burke County receive first priority, and awards refle…
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Fully funded
United States
Undergraduate
Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid
- Amount
- Tuition, required fees, and average campus housing cost at a Mississippi public college or university
- Deadline
- Sep 15, 2026 (past deadline)
A spouse or dependent child under 23 of a qualifying Mississippi law enforcement officer or firefighter killed or permanently disabled in t…
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Partial
United States
Vocational and undergraduate
Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association
- Amount
- Varies
- Deadline
- Aug 31, 2026 (past deadline)
Students age 25 or younger with current childhood-onset hemiplegia or hemiparesis who will attend an eligible postsecondary or vocational p…
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Partial
United States
Undergraduate
Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
- Amount
- Up to $2,250 per semester for freshmen and sophomores and $2,850 per semester for juniors and seniors
- Deadline
- Sep 1, 2026 (past deadline)
Tennessee students with intellectual disabilities who completed high school under an IEP and enter an approved comprehensive transition pro…
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Partial
United States
Law school
Disability Rights Now
- Amount
- $5,000
- Deadline
- Sep 1, 2026 (past deadline)
Current 1L–3L California law students with disabilities and a commitment to disability rights and legal-industry inclusion.
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Partial
United States
Undergraduate
Ohio Department of Higher Education
- Amount
- Up to $5,000 for 2026-27, depending on institution sector and enrollment
- Deadline
- Oct 1, 2026 (past deadline)
Ohio residents with a Student Aid Index of $3,750 or less and household income no greater than $96,000 in eligible undergraduate study.
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Partial
United States
Vocational, undergraduate, and graduate
BELOvEDS, A Nania Foundation Inc.
- Amount
- $1,000
- Deadline
- Oct 1, 2026 (past deadline)
U.S. vocational, undergraduate, or graduate students with vEDS or a parent or guardian with a confirmed vEDS diagnosis.
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