Yearly Scholarships for Autistic Students of Color

Author: Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
Published: 2021/12/08 - Updated: 2023/10/01
Publication Type: Announcement / Notification
Category Topic: Disability Scholarships - Academic Publications

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Synopsis: Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color provides $3,000 scholarships for autistic students who belong to underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups. The Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship provides $3,000 scholarships for autistic students attending two-year colleges; vocational, trade, or technical schools; or cooperative life skills programs.

Introduction

The Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color provides $3,000 scholarships for autistic students who belong to underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups.

Main Content

Students can use the scholarship to support any kind of postsecondary education at the undergraduate level (two or four-year college; vocational, trade, or technical school; or cooperative life skills program).

Applications are accepted from early December to early May annually.

Additional Scholarships

OAR also offers two additional scholarship opportunities for autistic students of all racial/ethnic backgrounds.

Schwallie Family Scholarship

The Schwallie Family Scholarship provides $3,000 scholarships for autistic students attending two or four-year undergraduate colleges. (Students attending two-year colleges who apply to the Schwallie Scholarship typically intend to transfer to a four-year program in the future.)

Applications are accepted from early December to early May annually.

Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship

The Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship provides $3,000 scholarships for autistic students attending two-year colleges; vocational, trade, or technical schools; or cooperative life skills programs.

Applications are accepted from early December to early May annually.

Attribution/Source(s): This quality-reviewed publication was selected for publishing by the editors of Disabled World (DW) due to its relevance to the disability community. Originally authored by Organization for Autism Research (OAR) and published on 2021/12/08, this content may have been edited for style, clarity, or brevity.

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