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Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
Please fill out the scholarship application form to apply for any of the following scholarships.
Access Abroad Scholarships
Access Abroad scholarships are available through the Learning Abroad Center, for travel beginning Spring 2008 for May session, summer, semester and year-long study abroad programs. To be eligible, applicants must be degree-seeking, U of M (Crookston, Morris, Duluth, Rochester, Twin Cities) students, who have registered with their disability services office and have a documented disability.
The application is available through the Learning Abroad Center Web site, at the Learning Abroad Center, at Disability Services, and at the Disabled Student Cultural Center. The deadline for May Session 2008 is February 15th, 2008 and for Summer Session 2008 the deadline is March 28th, 2008.
Angela Brooke Warner CF Scholarship Endowment Fund
The Angel Brooke Warner CF Scholarship Endowment Fund was established in 2005 by The Angela Warner foundation to honor the memory of their daughter, Angela Brooke Warner. Angel passed away on February 6, 2003, at the age of 21 after a courageous, lifelong battle against cystic fibrosis. This scholarship was established at the University and will be given annually to a student who has cystic fibrosis. This scholarship assures that students with cystic fibrosis will be given the opportunity to seek excellence in education.
For more information, please check out the Angela Brooke Warner CF Scholarship brochure.
The Minneapolis Bleeding Disorders Scholarship
The Minneapolis Bleeding Disorders Scholarship was established in 2007 by the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center- Minneapolis to support new full-time students enrolling in for the first time in an undergraduate program or professional school. This scholarship assures that students with bleeding disorders will be given the opportunity to seek excellence in education, and preference will be given to those who have an inherited bleeding disorder. If no such student applies, scholarship can be offered to a student with systemic or other medical condition who is served by the office of Disability Services.
Marshall Access and Education Fund (MAEF)
The purpose of the Marshall Access and Education Fund (MAEF) is to enhance opportunities for learning for students with disabilities at the University of Minnesota. The fund was established by alumni of Marshall High School. Annual distributions from the fund will be used to enhance both access to the University of Minnesota and learning opportunities for students with disabilities.
For more information, please check out the Marshall Access and Education Fund brochure.
Robert and Gail Buuck Family Fund for Disability Services
The purpose of the Buuck Family Fund is to provide access to higher education, opportunities for enhancing or supporting learning, and support for guidance or training in the development of self advocacy and leadership for students with disabilities at the University of Minnesota. The endowment fund was created through a generous gift from Robert and Gail Buuck. Distributions from the fund will be used to partially or fully cover educational expenses of students with disabilities who have been selected by Disability Services according to established criteria.
For more information, please check out the Robert and Gail Buuck Family Fund brochure.
