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List of Scholarships for Georgia Residents: https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarship-directory/residence-state/georgia
Scholarships for Nursing: https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-major/nursing-scholarships/
Grants & Scholarships: https://www.gafutures.org/hope-state-aid-programs/scholarships-grants/dual-enrollment/
List of Scholarship Opportunities (DO-IT): https://www.washington.edu/doit/resources/scholarships
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta provides hundreds of scholarships each year: https://cfgreateratlanta.org/scholarships/
Georgia Student Finance Commission- Scholarships, Grants & Loans: https://gsfc.georgia.gov/scholarships-grants-and-loans
American Indian / Native American Scholarships: https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/minority-scholarships/american-indian-native-american-scholarships/
Scholarship Opportunities: https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarship-information/scholarship-opportunities/
Scholarship Search: https://app.gsu.edu/scholarships/search_scholarships.cfm
Scholarship Search: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/scholarship-search
Scholarship Search: https://www.fastweb.com/
Organization: Microsoft
Title of Scholarship (if any): Microsoft Disability Scholarship
Amount: Each winner who continues to meet the criteria is eligible to receive an annual award of $5,000 for up to four (4) consecutive years for a potential total $20,000 scholarship.
Application Due Date: Only the scholarship information for the 2022-2023 school year is available at this time, but they will be updating the website with information for the 2023-2024 school year soon.
Requirements: Applicants must be a current high school senior living with a disability whether that be visual, hearing, mobility, cognitive, speech or other disability. They must plan to attend an undergraduate program in a 2 or 4-year University/College or Technical College in the fall of the academic year following high-school graduation. Schools must be in the USA or have a USA-Affiliate for financial transactions. Applicants must declare an approved major in engineering, computer science, computer information systems, law, business, or a related field. Applicants must demonstrate a passion for technology. Applicants must demonstrate leadership at school and/or in the community. Applicants must have a high school cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Applicants must require financial assistance to attend college, and enrollment status must be full-time or half-time.
Website: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx
Vision Impaired (VI) Scholarship List
Organization: American Council of the Blind (ACB)
Title of Scholarship (if any): ACB Scholarship Program
Amount: $2,000 to $7,500
Application Due Date: Applications for the 2023 - 2024 school year can be submitted online from Tuesday, November 1, 2022 to Tuesday, February 14, 2023 11:59pm (CST).
Requirements: To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants need to be legally blind, maintain a 3.0 GPA to be eligible for most scholarships, be a full-time student (as well as students who work 32 or more hours per week and attend college part time), and be involved in their school/local community. Scholarships are awarded to students who attend a post-secondary institution in the United States.
Website: https://www.acb.org/scholarships
Organization: The Lighthouse Guild
Title of Scholarship (if any): N/A
Amount: I did not see an amount denoted on the website currently, but it was up to $10,000 in previous years
Application Due Date: 3/31/2023
Requirements: Provide proof of legal blindness, proof of citizenship, documentation of academic achievement, three letters of recommendation, a written personal statement (500 words or less) that describes educational or personal goals
Website: https://lighthouseguild.org/support-services/academic-and-career-services/scholarships/
Organization: National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
Title of Scholarship (if any): Various
Amount: $3,000 to $12,000
Application Due Date: March 31, 2023 (the website currently says “March 31, 2022”, but they will be opening up the scholarship applications for the 2023-2024 school year in November.)
Requirements: 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 U.S., 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.
Website: https://nfb.org/programs-services/scholarships-and-awards/scholarship-program/scholarships
Organization: Georgia Council for the Blind
Title of Scholarship (if any): Alfred and Cora Camp Memorial Scholarship
Amount: up to $1,000
Application Due Date: Only the scholarship information for the 2022-2023 school year is available at this time, but it has been due in early March in previous years.
Requirements: For students who are legally blind or sighted students who are financially dependent on parent(s) who are legally blind.
Website: https://georgiacounciloftheblind.org/scholarship.aspx
Organization: Georgia Council for the Blind
Title of Scholarship (if any): Alfred and Cora Camp Memorial Scholarship
Amount: up to $1,000
Application Due Date: Only the scholarship information for the 2022-2023 school year is available at this time, but it has been due in early March in previous years.
Requirements: For students who are legally blind or sighted students who are financially dependent on parent(s) who are legally blind.
Website: https://georgiacounciloftheblind.org/scholarship.aspx
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