Below are some of the scholarships still available specifically to students with a disability in 2012:
Alison Watson Memorial Award provides educational assistance for young people in NSW with arthritis. (Not yet released but normally closes around May)
Deafness Forum Post-Secondary Educational Scholarship is a scholarships to facilitate the participation of people who are Deaf or people who have a hearing impairmentin post secondary education. Applications open 19 to 25 August 2012.
The ParaQuad NSW Scholarships- established to assist NSW and ACT people with a spinal cord injury in education costs up to $5,000. Applications close Friday, 17 February 2012.
Golden Stave Educational Fellowship is for people in NSW and the ACT with spinal injuryand is to be used for mobility, speech, computer equipment, fees, books etc. Applications close 17 February 2012
Gregory and Dolores Farrell Scholarship is to assist undergraduate and postgraduate students in NSWwho are wheelchair userswith the costs entailed in tertiary education, including textbooks, equipment to assist study, scribes and tutors etc. Further information and application forms can be obtained by contacting Elizabeth Mead at SpineCare Foundation on (02) 9890 0135 or spinecare@northcott.com.au Applications close 10 February 2012.
Kenneth W. Tribe Fellowship Fund is for NSW people who are deaf or hearing impaired, for study that will lead to improved employment outcomes. The grants of up to $5000 close 30 June and 31 December 2012.
The Justice Disability Scholarship Scheme has three scholarships for justice-related courses for students withdisabilityresiding in Victoria. These two-year scholarships will assist the successful applicants to gain tertiary qualifications in a justice-related field and to enhance their employment opportunities either within the Victorian public service or any other area of interest to them. Applications close in February (Not yet released)