Visual Impairment Scholarships
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Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship
$25,000Due January 06, 2027The Live Más Scholarship empowers students who are passionate about making a difference in their communities and beyond. This scholarship program by the Taco Bell Foundation supports students at every stage of their journey, helping them channel their passion into transformative change. Since 1992, the Taco Bell Foundation has awarded more than $110 million in Live Más Scholarships and grants to youth-serving nonprofit organizations focused on education and career readiness.
Essay written for youThe Nathan L. and Suzanne K. Wolfson Merit Award
$14,999Due April 03, 2027The Nathan L. Wolfson Scholarship was established to provide educational scholarships to blind and low vision Jewish students at accredited colleges and universities. Qualified applicants must attend an accredited college or university and are enrolled in a degree-granting program.
Essay written for youNational Federation of the Blind of Utah Scholarship
$12,000Due March 21, 2027The National Federation of the Blind of Utah awards as many as five scholarships to Utah residents or those attending Utah schools. Any legally blind, full-time college or graduate student may apply, as well as graduating high school seniors who will be attending college full-time in the upcoming Fall. All finalists must attend the entire convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Utah. The NFBU scholarship program is our investment in the future of blind people who demonstrate scholastic aptitude, leadership and service.
Essay written for youBMO Capital Markets Lime Connect Equity Through Education Scholarship
$10,000Due April 07, 2027The future of banking starts with you. Lime Connect is pleased to be an Equity Through Education partner of BMO Capital Markets to provide scholarships for students with disabilities.
Essay written for youCSU Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students
$10,000Due VariesThe Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students was established in 1991 by Mr. Schoettler, who was a successful businessman from MountainView, California and blind the last eight years of his life. To be eligible for the CSU Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students, applicants must: be attending California State University- Long Beach; have a visual impairment; and, have a minimum GPA of 2.8, be enrolled in 6.1 or more units and remain enrolled in 6.1 units or more during the academic year. This is open to all levels of study.
No essay requiredJack Scura Fund Scholarship
$10,000Due July 31, 2026Jack Scura Fund is designed to recognize students with a special need who are of good standing in school and in their communities. We are a business that runs on helping others and giving chances and the Jack Scura Fund would wish to offer a $10,000 scholarship for the coming Fall and Spring semesters to those with disabilities who are incoming or, are in an Undergraduate Program.
Essay written for youJohnson & Johnson Access-Ability Lime Scholarship
$10,000Due August 15, 2026This scholarship is delivered in collaboration with our dedicated partner, Johnson & Johnson to help students with disabilities achieve their educational pursuits in Health Care or STEM. At Johnson and Johnson, their Credo states they must provide an inclusive work environment where each person must be considered as an individual – which is a grounding principle of the Access-Ability Program.
Essay written for youLighthouse Guild Scholarship Program
$10,000Due February 28, 2027Each year, our merit-based scholarship program helps outstanding legally blind high school students from across the country. We also provide a scholarship each year to a qualifying graduate student. The award is unrestricted, so you can use it for whatever you wish: tuition, room and board, books, and travel. If you have a record of strong academic accomplishment and merit, apply for a scholarship and take another step toward the advanced education you deserve.
Essay written for youNFB Scholarships
$10,000Due March 31, 2027The National Federation of the Blind currently offers over numerous merit-based scholarships. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and leadership. Applicants must: be legally blind in both eyes; be a resident of the fifty states, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico; be at least 18 by the beggining of July; be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, post-secondary course of study in a degree program at a U.S. institution in the fall of the year of application; and be able to participate in the entire NFB National Convention and in all of its scheduled scholarship program activities.
Essay written for youWells Fargo Stacey Milbern Scholarship
$10,000Due May 05, 2027The Wells Fargo Stacey Milbern Scholarship is designed to help students with disabilities pursue the education or training they need to succeed in their chosen career path.
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