ChairScholars Foundation - Links and Resources
Scholarship Sites
FastWeb – Useful database for finding the right scholarship to suit your needs.
CollegeBoard – This site is a good tool for establishing an action plan for college application. Requires membership, but it’s free.
SallieMae – Several scholarships are available for low-income and minority groups.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation –helps exceptionally promising young people reach their full potential.
Fundsnet Services – A directory of fundraising and grant sources
Johnson Scholarship Foundation – This foundation supports scholarships for disadvantaged people attending specific colleges.
Federal Student Aid - access the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
JM Rubin Foundation –provides scholarships for students who are residents of Palm Beach County, Florida.
William G. and Marie Selby Foundation –undergraduate scholarships for Florida students in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, or De Soto counties.
National Children's Cancer Society – offers college scholarships to young people with cancer, or childhood cancer survivors.
Disability.gov – has scholarship information and also provides easy access to comprehensive disability related information and resources.
College Scholarships.org – could be useful for finding additional scholarhips.
DO-IT, Washington University - has a lot of good information about types of financial aid, as well as scholarship opportunities.
Online Communities and other resources
- Disability.gov
- Disaboom.com
- Xable.com
- Disability Funders Network
- American Association of People with Disabilities
- Office of Disability Employment, United States Department of Labor
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- United Cerebral Palsy
- Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
- Families of SMA
- National Spinal Cord Injury Association
- Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Paralysis Resource Center
- Amputee Coalition of America
- Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- National Association of the Deaf
- American Foundation for the Blind
- American Association of the Deaf-Blind
- National Family Association for Blind-Deaf
- National Children's Cancer Society
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
- VoiceNation - Special Education Resource
- Disability Friendly Colleges
- Endependence Center Inc. - Disability Advocacy Services
- CogniTech Cafe - Assistive Technology Resources for Individuals, Families & Professionals
- Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation






