Disabled Students Scholarships
Funding throughout education is important and the Centre for Students with Disabilities wants you to be fully aware of all the opportunities available. This is not an exhaustive list of scholarships, but it presents most scholarships available to students with disabilities. It is your responsibility to contact the donator and make sure to respect the application procedures and exact deadlines since, they may change. For any additional comments or questions, contact us at csd@sfuo.ca.
Scholarships for all students with disabilities
Name of the Scholarship and of the Donator |
Value |
Deadline |
Zajac Foundation Scholarship The Mel Jr. & Marty Zajac Foundation |
400$ |
1st of September |
MUCHFACT Award MuchFACT / PromoFACT |
Up to 25 000$ |
22nd of October |
NEADS Equity Through Education Awards National Educational Association of Disabled Students |
20 bourses de 3000$ |
17th of December |
Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Terry Fox Foundation |
7000$ |
1st of February |
Anne Stafford Light Up the Future Bursary Community Living Ontario |
1000$ |
28th of February |
Quebec Association of Students with Disabilities Bursary Association Québécoise des Incapacités au postsecondaire |
500$ |
1st of March |
Lime Scholarship and Internship Program for Students with Disabilities BMO Financial Group |
2500$ |
31st of March 2010 |
Global TV Internship Award Global Television Network |
15 000$ |
26th of May |
Centennial Flame Research Award Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities |
4500$ |
29th of May |
The Dr. John Davis Burton Award National Educational Association of Disabled Students |
Varies |
31st of May |
Mattinson Endowment Fund Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada |
2500$ |
22nd of June |
AUCC Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada |
5000$ |
22nd of June |
Scholarships for Paraplegics Students
Name of the Scholarship and of the Donator |
Value |
Deadline |
Copnick Hilliard Scholarships Canadian Paraplegic Association |
500$ |
31st August |
Much More AccessAbility Much Music |
3000$ |
1st of November |
Sun Life Financial Peer Support Scholarship Canadian Paraplegic Association |
2500$ |
Spring (TBA) |
Scholarships for Students with Learning Disabilities
Name of the Scholarship and of the Donator |
Value |
Deadline |
The Donald Cummings Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarship for Students with learning disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Canada |
500$ |
15th May |
The Doreen Kronick Scholarship Learning Disabilities Association of Canada |
500$ |
15th of May |
The Carol Thomson Memorial Fund Scholarship for Students with Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Canada |
1000$ |
15th of May |
The Joanna Townsend Applied Arts Scholarship Learning Disabilities Association of Canada |
1000$ |
15th of May |
Minds in Motion Awards Justin Eves Foundation |
Varies |
17th of April 2010 |
Gloria Landis Memorial Bursary Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario |
1000$ |
15th of June |
Roy Cooper Scholarship Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario |
1000$ |
22nd of June |
Scholarships for Visually Impaired and Blind Students
Name of the Scholarship and of the Donator |
Value |
Deadline |
Rixon Rafter Bursary Canadian National Institute of the Blind |
300-500$ |
30th of September |
National Federation of the Blind: Advocates for Equality Scholarship National Federation of the Blind |
1500$ |
15th of October |
Alliance for the Equality of Blind Canadians Scholarships Alliance for the Equality of Blind Canadians |
3 (1000$) |
31st October |
Euclid Herie Scholarship Award Canadian National Institue of the Blind |
5000$ |
30th of April |
F.J.L. Woodcock/Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded Scholarship Foundation Canadian National Institute of the Blind |
200-300$ |
30th of April |
Euclid Herie Technical Aid Scholarship Canadian National Institute of the Blind |
5000$ |
15th of May |
Wayne and Walter Gretzky Scholarship for the Blind Award Youth of Canada Canadian National Institute of the Blind |
3000$ |
15th of May 2010-31st of July |
Scholarships for Hearing Impaired and Deaf Students
Name of the Scholarship and of the Donator |
Value |
Deadline |
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf Awards Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf |
500-1000$ |
1st of December |
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Scholarships Canadian Hard of Hearing Association |
2500$ |
31st of January |
Sertoma Scholarship Sertoma |
1000$ |
1st of May |
Scholarships for Students with Communicative Disorders
Name of the Scholarship and of the Donator |
Value |
Deadline |
Sertoma Scholarship Sertoma |
1000$ |
1st of May |
Scholarships for Students with Spina Bifida
Name of the Scholarship and of the Donator |
Value |
Deadline |
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association of Canada Scholarship /National Bursary Program Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Association of Canada |
1000$ |
15th of May |