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January 4th, 2010 by Donna Marttinez

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
The Gilman Scholarship provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. citizen undergraduate students at two- and four-year institutions to study abroad for academic credit at their home institution. The Gilman Scholarship Program broadens the U.S. study abroad population for students with high financial need, community college students, students in underrepresented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students with diverse ethnic backgrounds, and students with disabilities. To become eligible, students must be Federal Pell Grant recipients and cannot study abroad in countries currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.
Contact:
For additional information, visit our website at:
http://www.iie.org/gilman
Learn more about study abroad for students with disabilities at: Mobility International USA – MIUSA
Or call toll-free at:
1-888-887-5939 ext. 25
Or:
713-621-6300 ext. 25

You may also write to:
Institute of International Education
Gilman International Scholarship
1800 West Loop South, Ste. 250
Houston, TX 77027-9407

Anne Ford Scholarship
The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 award given to a high school senior with an identified learning disability (LD) who is pursuing an undergraduate degree.
Contact: National Center for Learning Disabilities
Phone: (888) 575-7373
Email: AFScholarship@ncld.org

disABLEdperson Inc.
High school seniors are not eligible for this competition. Applicants must be enrolled in a 2 or 4 year accredited college or university in the United States of America. They must be a full-time student and U.S. citizen (minimum of 12 credits for undergraduate, 9 credits for graduate).
Scholarship award amount is $1000.
Contact: disABLEdperson Inc.
Phone:760-420-1269
Email: disabledpersons@aol.com

Incight Scholarship
The Incight Go-Getter Scholarship is a $750 award that is renewable each year and is for students with physical, learning, cognitive, hearing or visual disabilities.
Contact: Incight
Phone: (971) 244-0305
Email: questions@incight.org

Marion Huber Learning Through Listening Award
To be eligible for the Marion Huber Learning Through Listening Award applicant must have a specific learning disability, be registered with Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) for at least one year prior to application, demonstrate leadership, enterprise, and service skills, and have an overall minimum “B” grade average. RFB&D presents the three top winners $6,000 each and three special honors winners $2,000 each.
Contact: Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
Phone: (866) 732-3585
Email: dnagy@rfbd.org

Novotni Scholarship Fund
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) established the Novotni College Scholarship Fund to assist college students with ADHD. The Scholarship was created in honor of Dr. Michele Novotni and her work in the field of ADHD.
Contact: Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Phone: (800) 939-1019
Email: adda@jmoadmin.com

Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities Youth Achievement Award
This $1,000 award recognizing the strengths and accomplishments of young people with learning disabilities and ADHD is given to a student 19 or younger who has demonstrated initiative, talent, and determination resulting in a notable accomplishment in any field—including art, music, science, math, athletics or community service. Honorable Mentions will also be awarded.
Contact: Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities
Phone: (203) 226-6831
Email: Info@SmartKidswithLD.org

TACCLD Scholarships
The Transition and Communication Consortium on Learning and Disabilities (TACCLD) awards two LD scholarships. The Hal Hazelett Scholarship for an LD student who is pursuing an education degree and/or a math degree and The Brownell Family Scholarship for students with ADHD. Each scholarship award is for the amount of $1,000.
Contact: Transition and Communication Consortium on Learning and Disabilities
Phone: (419) 499-4663 ext. 357
Email: taccld@yahoo.com

Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship
Available to students who enroll in a State University System of Florida institution. The Johnson Scholarship, funded by the Johnson Scholarship Foundation, is a competitively awarded program which is available to undergraduate students with disabilities with financial need who enroll in a State University System of Florida (SUS) institution. The dollar amount of the award is contingent upon the level of funding from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation and the Florida Legislature.
Contact: Johnson Scholarship Foundation
Phone: (561) 659-2005

The 2010 Joshua O’Neill and Zeshan Tabani Enrichment Fund
The Joshua O’Neill and Zeshan Tabani Enrichment Fund offers financial assistance to young adults (18+) with Down syndrome who wish to continue to enrich their lives by enrolling in postsecondary programs or taking enrichment classes that will help them to enrich life through employment, independent living skills, life skills or another way.
Contact: www.ndss.org to download the application,
Phone: (800-221-4602)
Email: Vanessa Quick at vquick@ndss.org

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About Dyslexia:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dyslexia/dyslexia.htm
About Learning Disabilities in general:
http://www.ldanatl.org/aboutld/teachers/understanding/ld.asp
Testing:
http://www.dyslexia.com/library/symptoms.htm
http://www.dys-add.com/testing.html
Parent resources: http://www.dyslexia-parent.com/dyslexia.html

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* Council for Learning Disabilities
* Disability.gov: Preparing for Post-Secondary Education
* LDOnline
* Learning Disabilities Association
* National Center for Learning Disabilities
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