The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation offers scholarships to female physically disabled students who are enrolled in graduate study, including law school, at an accredited United States college or university. The Foundation's website specifies that a "physical disability" is one which meets the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) criteria: an individual with a disability must have a physical impairment that "significantly limits one or more life activities," have a record of this impairment and be regarded as having the impairment. The Foundation does not specify the monetary value of the grants available to scholars.
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc.
1482 East Valley Road, Suite 504
Santa Barbara, Calif. 93108
626-398-8840
ela.org
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) runs an annual scholarship program. To qualify, students must be legally blind in both eyes; reside in the United States, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico; plan to pursue full-time postsecondary study at a United States institution; and participate in the NFB annual convention, according to the NFB website. The scholarship program receives between 400 and 500 applications per year and the Scholarship Committee chooses 30 winners, according to the NFB website. Criteria considered include academic excellence, financial need and community service.
Scholarship Committee
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 East Wells Street
Baltimore, Md, 21230
410-659-9314, ext. 2415
nfb.org
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing holds an annual scholarship program as well. The program is merit-based and very competitive; in 2010, the program received 144 applications for 18 awards, according to the program's website. The awards range in value from $1,000 to $10,000 and are open to full-time students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree.
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
202-337-5220
agbell.org