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Subcommittee on Lawyers with Disabilities

Non-ABA Scholarships Available to Law Students with Disabilities

  • Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI)
    Fred Scheigert Scholarship
    1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004
    Washington, DC 20005
    (800) 733-2258
    http://www.cclvi.org/scholarstemp.htm
    • Disability: 20/70 vision at most in better eye
    Amount: $1,000-$3,000
    Other details: application open January 1- March 1; grades and extracurricular activities considered
  • ELA Foundation Fellowship
    President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Recognition Program
    1331 F Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20004-1107
    (202) 376-6200 Voice
    (202)376-6205 TDD/TYY

    Disability: as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act
    Amount: $2,000
    Other details: must be female graduate student; deadline is July 6

  • Gore Family Memorial Foundation
    Scholarship Coordinator
    4747 North Ocean Drive, #208
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
    (954) 781-8634
    • Disability: severe physical impairment if living outside of Broward County, FL
    Amount: varies with scholarship
    Other details: for tuition only; full time student (12 or more credits/semester); 3.0 GPA minimum; application must be submitted between April 1 and June 15
  • Hemophilia Health Services Memorial Scholarship Program
    6820 Charlotte Pike
    Nashville, TN 37209-5100
    (800) 800-6606, ext.515
    http://www.hemophiliahealth.com/Scholarships.html
    • Disability: hemophilia, von Willebrand disease
    Amount: varies with scholarship; starts at $1,500
  • Lilly Awards Secretariat
    c/o Lilly Schizophrenia Reintegration Scholarship
    PMB 327
    310 Busse Highway
    Park Ridge, IL 60068-3251
    (800) 809-8202
    http://www.reintegration.com/resources/scholarships/apply.asp
    • Disability: bipolar, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder
    Amount: varies with scholarship
  • National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
    Attn: Mrs. Peggy Elliott
    805 5th Ave.
    Grinnell, IA 50112
    (641) 236-3366
    http://www.nfb.org/nfb/scholarship_program.asp
    • Disability: legally blind
    Amount: varies with scholarship
To have additional information posted here or for more information contact William Phelan at 202-662-1576 or

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