Scholarships and Funding
It is good to know that there is financial support available in the form of scholarships and grants for summer camp, college tuition, specific disabilities and seizure alert dogs. Below is a listing of funding available as of this date, but make sure to check with your local Epilepsy Foundation Affiliate for updates and to learn about the criteria for selection program listed. And, again, if you are dealing with more than one diagnosis and are working with agencies other than epilepsy organizations, they can most likely direct you to additional supports.
Summer Camp Scholarships:
• Epilepsy Free Camp Scholarship Program
http://www.epilepsyfree.com/support-for-epilepsy/continuing-education-and-summer-camp-scholarships/
College Funding for Children with Disabilities
• Federal Student Aid
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov
• Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI) & Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS)
http://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/wi/pass.htm
• State Vocational Rehabilitation Services
http://www.disability.gov/employment
• Epilepsy Free Continuing Education scholarships for adults living with seizure disorders
http://www.epilepsyfree.com/support-for-epilepsy/continuing-education-and-summer-camp-scholarships/
Disability-Related Scholarships and Awards
• Pfizer Epilepsy Scholarship Award
• Incight Go Getter Scholarships and Awards
http://www.incight.org/
• Foundation for Science and Disability, Inc.
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/organize/fsdinfo.html
• The National Center for Learning Disabilities Scholarships and Awards
http://www.ncld.org
• Project Vision
http://www.proyectovision.net/english/opportunities/scholarships.html
• Otto Sussman Trust
http://www.eastchance.com/scholarship.asp?id=3960
For Parents of children with Disabilities
• Through the Looking Glass
http://lookingglass.org/index.php
• Ann Ford Scholarship
Financial Aid Websites
http://www.collegeanswer.com/
http://www.collegeboard.com/
http://www.ed.gov/
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Seizure Assistance Dogs
• Paws with a Cause
http://www.pawswithacause.org
• Assistance Dogs International
http://www.assistancedogsinternational.org/
• Canine Assistance
http://www.canineassistants.org