Scholarships and Awards

 

The Student Accessibility & Accommodation Services Winter 2024 Scholarship Application Period runs from Janury 8 - February 26 at 9 am. Scholarships will be awarded beginning the week of April 3. We will notify students who have not been selected once all scholarships have been awarded. 


New : The 2024 Craig H. Neilsen Scholarship application period is open from December 12, 2023 - February 9, 2024 at 11:59 pm. 

The Neilsen Scholarship provides scholarships to create and maintain  opportunities for students with spinal cord injury to pursue higher education and  lead full lives in and out of the classroom. You can view more information about the scholarship here

Apply for the 2024 Craig H. Neilsen Scholarship


Steps for Application for Winter Scholarships: 

1. During the open application period please submit the application for the scholarship or funding from the list below that you are interested in. You must fill out one survey for each scholarship or funding you wish to apply for.  

*Please note: the scholarship application link will not be live outside of the application window

Please see the Scholarship Guide for more information about each of our scholarships as well as timeframes for when they are awarded.

 

Beverly J. Waterman Scholarship for Hearing-Impaired Students

Alex's Great State Race Student Support Fund

Caroline Sherbin Scholarship Fund

Burt Black Scholarship

Jim & Patricia Read Scholarship

Futterman Family Support Fund

 

2. Attach any essays or documentation requested to application; entries will not be considered unless all requested information has been provided.

3. You must be connected with your disabilities office and have completed an initial meeting with a disability services coordinator to apply.


Steps for Application for Disability Funding: (Open application period is January-December, pausing every fourth month) 

1. Submit Disability Funding Application *for students with mobility/physical disabilities

2. Submit Disability Funding Application-for Adaptive Devices *for students with any types of disabilities 

3. NEW Submit Wolens Speech & Language Disfluency Funding Application *for students with speech disfluency, commonly known as stuttering or stammering 

4. Attach any supporting documentation/essay to application (entries will not be considered unless all requested information has been provided)

5. You must be connected with your disabilities office and have completed an initial meeting with a disability services coordinator to apply.

6. Please see our funding guide for more information on what types of things Disability Funding does NOT fund


Our scholarships are only available for disabled students at the University of Michigan who are connected with their disability services office.

Most of our scholarships are awarded based upon the greatest financial need of the student who has applied; we obtain this information directly from the Financial Aid office. Certain scholarships or funding require the submission of an additional essay or statement; in these cases, the donor or review committee has requested the additional information to aid them in the selection process.

We don't guarantee availability or amount of funds in any given year, as many of our funds are expendable. And while we delight in stewarding the funds available to our students, at times we may determine a need to pause the process of stewarding based on the internal needs of our unit. 

Disability Funding requests are January-December, pausing every fourth month. You must have a disability to be eligible for Disability Funding.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Anya Cobler, SAAS Stewardship Program Coordinator, directly: [email protected]  


Scholarships Guide