No doubt, education is one of the key needs of our society but sometimes it becomes too costly to bear.
But every problem has its own solution and you just need to find out the right path which will let you fulfill your dream. Similarly, here you can take the help of various scholarships to complete your education. In a long run, such scholarships really become very beneficial for the students who need them. Even there are government agencies, educational foundations and NGOs who arrange scholarships for students facing different types of disadvantages, disabilities, or challenges (like emotional, physical or cognitive challenges).
Autism is one such challenge of today’s society and now there are some associations and agencies that are providing financial help to students impacted by autism.
So, here are some scholarships that may help the candidates who are facing this challenge and really seek help:
Eden Autism Services
This group is really doing some important contributions in the field of training, support and education related to autism. For more than four decades, this group is serving society with the mission of improvement of the lives of people with autism.
Lifetime support is provided by the Eden group, starting from the point of diagnosis through the school years and also later in adulthood.
This group awards a scholarship of $1000 annually to each and every successful applicant who are autistic and who has agreed to attend a post-secondary college, vocational or business school.
The initiatives taken by this group are really admirable and those who need financial help for their higher studies must contact them.
Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation
Another foundation that is working with the same mission of improving the lives of many living with autism is Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation. They started their journey in the year 2001 and now it has been twenty years of service where they have helped lots of families by finding and funding the resources they need. Not only that, they also provide educational, therapeutic and recreational opportunities.
In the year 2020, this organization announced a new partnership with Spectrum for Hope for creating a profound impact to meet the needs of the autism and special needs community. They are hopeful that, this collaborative effort ‘will give the organizations increased leverage to help families with multiple children with special needs.’
Since the beginning, almost 193 families have received over $375,000 in financial support from this foundation so that their journey of life becomes easier.
In the case of autism, families can even apply for a grant of $3000 if at least one family member is autistic.
And they also have another scholarship program for school-going and college-going autistic candidates. They always try to reach out to those who seek genuine help.
Lower Delaware Autism Foundation
The Lower Delaware Autism Foundation offers some scholarship programs and one of them is for the advanced educational purpose of a candidate who has been diagnosed with autism.
This scholarship program is specially reserved for graduating high school seniors and enrolled college students who are diagnosed with autism and who are seeking degrees to bring an impact for the Sussex County residents.
CVS Pharmacy Charitable Trust
The CVS Pharmacy Charitable Trust offers 5 annual scholarship programs (for the students with autism) which are monitored by The Autism Society of America.
And the scholarships worth $1000 each and gives qualified students the opportunity to pursue their interests by attending colleges and trade schools of their choice.
Ohio Autism Scholarship
The Ohio Autism Scholarship program is the only private school choice program that has been designed only for students with autism. This program was enacted in 2003 and launched in the year 2004.
This program pays for qualified students with autism for taking part in private post-secondary schools.
Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship
OAR or Organisation of Autism Research awards a non-renewable annual scholarship; known as the Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship which worth $3000.
For attaining this scholarship, the applicant must have an autism diagnosis (may it be DSM-iv or later criteria). And this particular scholarship is granted to those qualified candidates who are attending life skill programs or technical, vocational courses or trade schools.
Schwallie Family Scholarship
Organization of Autism Research offers another non-renewable annual scholarship of $3000 for autistic candidates who enrolled for a four-year college or university degree course or a two-year undergraduate college course.
But for gaining this scholarship, the candidate must be diagnosed with autism (may it be DSM-iv or later criteria).
Kelly Law Team Autism Scholarship
Kelly Law Team grants two annual scholarships of $1000 for individuals who are under the age limit of 16-30. This scholarship money can be utilized for enrolling in any post-secondary study program in a college or trade school.
But for attaining this scholarship, applicants will have to fill out disclosure and they will also have to submit an article of 600-850 words that describes his or her story.
So, these are some scholarships that are mainly designed for autistic students to fulfill their dream of higher education.
Related:
How to Get Scholarships Online
