Scholarships & Awards for Students with Disabilities

Lois I. Hogan Grant for Students with Disabilities

This grant gives $1000 during the Spring semester. It is available to a student with a disability who has current employment or has been offered a semester or summer job/internship, paid or nonpaid, and is in need of extra disability related financial assistance. For example, the award could cover the costs of secretarial assistance (if not already covered by an employer) or transportation costs while on an internship. Students are eligible if they have a firm internship or student job offer by the application deadline each semester.

For more information contact:
Patrick A Civillo
Career Center
2111 Bancroft Way #4350
Email: civello@berkeley.edu
Phone: (510) 643-8492

National Science Foundation: Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics Scholarship

This scholarship is only eligible to engineering, mathematics and computer science majors. Freshman, sophomore or junior transfers are preferred. Students must be eligible for financial aid and must be in good academic standing—G.P.A. above 2.0. DSP nominates students to the CSEMS Scholarship, so let your DSP specialist know of your interest.

For more information contact:
Michelle de Coteau
Email: mdecot@berkeley.edu
Phone: (510) 642-1331

National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowships

The NPSC offers unique and exciting Ph.D.-track graduate fellowships in the physical sciences and related engineering fields. It is open to all eligible students with emphasis on recruiting historically underrepresented minority and women physical sciences and engineering students. Each fellowship is worth up to $200,000, depending on the university a Fellow attends. All newly selected NPSC Fellows receive two paid summers of internship at their NPSC sponsoring employer's research facility. In addition, Fellows receive tuition, fees, and research stipends for up to six years leading to their doctoral degree.

For more information contact:
Graduate Fellowships Office
318 Sproul Hall
Phone: (510) 642-0672

Moving Lives Forward Reintegration Scholarship

Eligible to students diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder. Students do not have to be eligible for financial aid, but must complete the FAFSA (Federal Application for Student Aid) form. Applications are available in October. Deadline to submit applications is in January.

Email: www.reintegration.com/resources/scholarships/apply.asp

DSP Student Grant

Students with disabilities who are eligible for Student Financial Aid may apply for the DSP Student Grant to assist them in purchasing assistive technology and/or equipment for disability-related needs. The Grant recognizes the unique needs of students with disabilities for assistive technology or specialized equipment that either improves access to instructional material or promotes physical independence. The DSP Grant is intended for improvement of access, not as an emergency source of funding. Student Grants are not legally mandated academic accommodations nor are they a part of the Disabled Students' Program legally mandated services. Guidelines and application timeframes are available on the DSP webpage.

Section Club Grants

This is a one time only grant of up to $1000. The grant is made with the expectation that it will alleviate the student's financial distress and allow him/her to continue their studies. Preference is given to graduate students or seniors in their last year at UC Berkeley, who have maintained a minimum G.P.A. of 3.5. In order to apply a specialist must refer students to the Section Club in writing. Letter should include contact information such as email and/or telephone number. Students must also submit a letter to the Section Club indicating the reason for their request and include documentation of G.P.A. Application documents should be submitted to Pamela Brain so that she can consolidate them and send to the Section Club liaison.

Upon receiving paperwork, a decision by the Section Club is usually made within two weeks. If the grant is approved, a check will be delivered to the specialist to give to the student. Students must then send a note to Peggy Fuerstenau to confirm they have received the grant check.

Please note: For immediate help in an emergency for which an amount of $500 would suffice, you may directly call Section Club S.O.S Chair, Dolores Williamson, at (510) 540-8492, or Gretchen Carlson at (510) 540-8654. No letters or minimum G.P.A is required.

Graduate Fellowships Office

The Fellowships Office oversees most merit-based and merit plus need-based financial awards and also administers University fellowships, departmental block grants, federally funded fellowships, and foundation and corporate awards. You can visit this office for advice from staff members, to consult directories, and to pick up lists of web sites for graduate student funding and other information.

For more information contact:
Graduate Fellowships Office
318 Sproul Hall
Phone: (510) 642-0672