College Scholarships for Students with ADHD

Students with ADHD often have a difficult time in school. Symptoms can
create problems with not only paying attention in class but in retaining the
information. Because of this, students with ADHD may not have the grades to
reeive academic scholarships and search for scholarships specifically
designed to help students with ADHD.

Scholarships for students with ADHD may be difficult to find, but there are
some out there. In addition, because up to one fourth of people with ADHD
may also have a learning disability, scholarships directed to LD
<http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/39623/1377/college-disabilities>
should also be explored by students and their parents.

When looking into college scholarships, the first place to start should be
your high school guidance counselor. He or she should have access to
information on many different scholarships and which ones may be relevant to
your situation. In addition to scholarships specifically for ADHD or
learning disabilities, those available to students with disabilities or
those geared toward your interests and talents may be a great opportunity.
A number of scholarship opportunities are listed below.

Anne Ford and Allegra Ford Scholarship
<http://www.ncld.org/about-us/scholarships-aamp-awards/the-anne-ford-and-allegra-ford-scholarship-award>
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) provides two high
school students with learning disabilities (including ADHD) awards of
$10,000 Students must be planning to attend college full time, working
toward an undergraduate degree.

The Hal Hazelett Scholarship <http://taccld.org/scholarships.html>
This organization provides two scholarships. One for a student with ADHD and
one for a student with learning disabilities planning to attend college and
work toward a degree in either education or math.

Bank of America Scholarship
<http://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/corporate-scholarships/bank-of-america-student-leaders.aspx>
This scholarship is available to student in Georgia, California, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Florida. Students must have some documented
disability, plan to attend college full time and study business, computer
systems or finance. Students must have a 3.0 GPA or higher during high
school.

disABLEdperson Inc. <http://www.disabledperson.com/>
Applicants must be currently enrolled in either a 2 year or 4 year
accredited college or university in the United States. (High school seniors
cannot apply for this scholarship.) Students must be taking a minimum of 12
credits. Scholarship is $750.00.

Incight Scholarship <http://www.incight.org/>
This scholarship for $750.00 is available for students with physical,
learning, cognitive, hearing or visual disabilities. It is renewable each
year.

Smart Kids Youth Achievement Award
<http://www.smartkidswithld.org/award.html>
This scholarship is for $1,000 and is open to students with learning
disabilities under the age of 19. Talent and achievement in any area,
including art, music, science, math, athletics or community service, is
considered. Students can be nominated online.

In addition to these scholarships, the Attention Deficit Disorder
Association is currently developing a scholarship, the Novotni College
Scholarship Fund <http://www.add.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=92512#9> ,
however, specific information was not yet available on their site.

You can also check some of the internet resources for scholarship searches:

Proyecto Vision
<http://www.proyectovision.net/english/opportunities/scholarships.html> -
large list of scholarships available, many for students with specific
disabilities.

Center for Scholarship Administration
<https://www.scholarshipprograms.org/cscholarships.php> - provides a list
of different scholarships. Each scholarship has specific criteria that must
be met.

Disaboom
<http://www.disaboom.com/search/results?query=scholarships&filter=scholarships> - Offers a listing of scholarships for students with disabilities (if
you can't find the link for the page on scholarships, search for the word
"scholarship" on the site search.)

Heath Resource Center
<http://www.heath.gwu.edu/index.php?searchword=scholarships&option=com_search&Itemid=> - a clearinghouse of information on post-secondary education for
individuals with disabilities.

CollegeNet.com <http://www.collegenet.com/about/index_html> offers a
scholarship search which allows you to create a profile and search based on
your specific needs.