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
Topic: Disability Scholarships - Publications List
Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main
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.
• The Schwallie Family Scholarship provides $3,000 scholarships for autistic students attending two or four-year undergraduate colleges.
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 Item
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.
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