SSD Scholarship Opprtunities:
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Hearing, Visual, and/or Mobility Disabilities
1) Saul and Shirley Lederer Merit Award - FALL
Provides an annual award of at least $1,000 to students connected with SSD who are active in the university community.
Requirements: Essay, unofficial transcript and disability documentation
2) Ridley Scholarship - SPRING/SUMMER
Needs-based financial assistance towards education for students with sensorimotor disabilities or chronic health conditions.
Requirements: Unofficial transcript and disability documentation
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
1) Wesley Smith Award - FALL
Annual award of at least $500 to an undergraduate student who is Deaf/Hard of hearing and is connected with SSD.
Requirements: Unofficial transcript, disability documentation and essay
2) Beverly J. Waterman Scholarship for Hearing-Impaired Students - WINTER
Scholarship to support full-time undergraduate students in good academic standing.
Requirements: Unofficial transcript and medical or legal certification of hearing impairment
Vision Impairments
1) Norberto Salinas Memorial Fund - FALL
To provide either direct or indirect assistance to visually impaired students interested in science-related studies (preference for mathematics majors)
Requirements: Unofficial transcript and disability documentation
Learning Disabilities
1) Nabi Family Fund - FALL
To provide financial aid and to purchase technological tools to assist with academic work
Requirements: Unofficial transcript and disability documentation
2) Burt Black Scholarship - WINTER
Provides two $2,000 awards yearly to students with learning and/or physical disabilities.
Requirements: Essay describing Burt Black characteristics (see scholarship opportunities link for details), unofficial transcript, and disability documentation
3) Jim and Patricia Read Support Fund - WINTER
Provides needs-based technology support for students with dyslexia.
Requirements: Unofficial transcript and disability documentation
All Disabilities
1) Caroline Sherbin Scholarship Fund - WINTER
Needs-based support for students connected with SSD.
Requirements: Unofficial transcript and disability documentation.
2) E. Royster Harper Achievability Award - FALL
Annuakl award of at least $1,000.
Requirements: Essay, unofficial transcript, and disability documentation
3) Central Student Government Campus Accessibility and Disability Affairs Commission - FALL
Needs-based scholarship to support students connected with SSD.
Requirements: Unofficial transcript and disability documentation
4) Alex's Great State Race Fund Scholarship - WINTER
Scholarship support to undergraduate students who are connected with SSD.
Requirements: Unofficial transcript
5) Futterman Family Support Fund - WINTER
Scholarship for undergraduate students connected with SSD. Preference to Dyslexia and/or ADHD students.
Requirements: Unofficial transcript and disability documentation
6) Disability Funding - MONTHLY
Provides funds for things to make one's University of Michigan experience more enjoyable, such as assitive devices, extracurricular/social activities, learning experiences, and/or community outreach.
Requirements: Unofficial transcript, disability documentation, and essay/statement with request
Services for Students with Disabilities, [email protected], 734-763-3000