Scholarships

Over two-thirds of MSU students have some sort of financial aid, and we recognize that funding is one of the most vital elements of continuing education. We have found the following information to help you find scholarships that are catered to students with disabilities, and for general studies as well. While we try our best to keep deadline and award information as current as possible, please confirm and find more information about how to apply by visiting individual scholarship websites or asking our office directly regarding community-based scholarships.
 

Cat Scholarships 

Monday, November 1^st is the official opening of Cat Scholarships for the 2022/23 awarding period.

The Office of Disability Services would like to encourage students to apply for scholarships each year. Cat Scholarships is designed to automatically match students to scholarship opportunities that match their qualifications. Complete and submit the application, the system will prompt you if additional information is needed. Cat Scholarship applications are eligible for Graduate Students, Continuing Undergraduate Students, New Freshman and Transfer Students.

Log into Cat Scholarships to view available scholarships.

Cat Scholarship Application Opens:  11/1/2022

Priority Selection Deadline is: 2/1/2023

Cat Scholarships Application Closes: 5/1/2023

Disability-Specific Scholarships:

• ChairScholars Foundation Scholarship
  Award amount: up to $5,000 | Annual deadline: April 15
  Qualifying: physical impairment

• Sertoma Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Communicative Disorders Scholarships
  Award amount: up to $1,000 each | Annual deadline: March 31, 2022
  Qualifying: deaf or hard of hearing; communicative disorder
• The Anne Ford and Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarships, National Center for Learning Disabilities
  Award amount: $10,000 total ($2,500/year over 4 years) | Annual deadline: April 10, 2022
  Qualifying: learning disability, non-specific
• AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability
  Award amount: up to $1,000 | Annual deadline: March 1, 2022
  Qualifying: learning disability, non-specific
• NBC Universal Tony Coehlo Media Scholarship, American Association of People with Disabilities
  Award amount: $5,625 | Annual deadline: See Website for Details
  Qualifying: disability, non-specific; students pursuing communications or media-related degrees
• Joseph James Morelli Scholarship Legacy Foundation
  Award amount: $500-$2,500 | Application opens: January 1, 2023
  Qualifying: dyslexia with previous evidence of accommodation; students pursuing career in STEM field (science, technology, engineering or math)
• Organization for Autism Research Scholarship(OAR)                                                                                     Award amount: $3,000| Annual deadline:  May 2, 2022 Qualifying: Autism Spectrum Disorder; students pursuing full time four year degree or two-year degree 
• Student Training & Education in Public Services 

           This page showcases over 40 scholarship opportunities for students with disabilities

The Office of Disability Services is proud to offer MSU scholarships generously funded by community organizations. ODS invites students to apply on an individual basis who meet the criteria for the following scholarships. Eligible students are identified and contacted each spring.

Todd Memorial Scholarship - Offered through Bozeman Chapter Montana Association for the Blind

Amount: $1000 each to two visually impaired students

Qualifications: Student meets the federal definition of legally blind, must be attending MSU-Bozeman, or a graduate of MSU-Bozeman pursuing a graduate program elsewhere, must demonstrate adequate progress towards an academic goal.

Applications due no later than April 20, 2022

Lawrence Hiller Scholarship - given by the family of Lawrence Hiller
Amount: $500-$1,000 | Number of awards: up to 3 students per year
Qualifications: student must be a Montana resident, have a physical disability and  personal and financial need will be considered

T. Bayard and Emma King Todd Scholarships - given by the Bozeman Chapter of Montana Association for the Blind
Amount: $500 | Number of awards: up to 3 students per year
Qualifications: graduate or undergraduate student considered blind or partially blind; need and GPA are considered

Emil A. Honka Scholarship - given by Montana Association for the Blind
Amount: $1,000 | Number of awards: up to 2 students per year
Qualifications: preference given to students who have completed 12+ college credits; minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA

Delta Gamma Scholarship - given by Delta Gamma Foundation
Amount: $1,000 | Number of awards: 1 student per year
Qualifications: Montana high school graduate; one semester completed at MSU in good academic standing; minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA. Delta Gamma Application Form

Other Scholarship Search Engines (disability-related and general):