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If you are looking for scholarships for disabled students and you live in California/Hawaii you should know that there is a scholarship available from the California-Hawaii Elks.

In order to be eligible, student must posses either a neurological impairment, hearing impairment, visual impairment, or physical impairment. You must also be an American Citizen and be either a high school senior, high school graduate, or recipient of a GED. Of course, you also have to be a resident of California or Hawaii.

The scholarship for disabled students award amount is generally $1000 for vocational schools and and $2000 for four-year colleges. Scholarship winners will be based on financial need and community involvement.

Deadline for this scholarship for disabled students is on or before March 15th (postmarked). To find out more information about this disability scholarship, go here.

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Disability Scholarship

If you depend on a wheelchair for mobility and need a scholarship then you need to apply for a disability scholarship being offered for wheelchair using students. This is not only open to high school students, but it is also open to adults, including dads, who are wheelchair dependent.

This scholarship is offered by AmeriGlide. AmeriGlide offers lift items for those with mobility difficulties. This includes items such as stair lifts, bathroom lifts, and dumbwaiters.

To be eligible for this disability scholarship, interested applicants must:

• Use a manual or electric wheelchair
• Be enrolled in an accredited two or four-year college
• Have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
• A legal resident of the US

This year’s essay question to be answered in order to enter this disability scholarship contest is (choose one):

• What area of your school do you think would benefit from improved accessibility and how would you improve it?
• What area of your school do you feel has excellent accessibility and why?

This scholarship is awarded twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. Application deadline is December 31, 2009. To find out more go here.