$3,000 OAR Scholarships for Autistic Students

Supports students attending two- or four-year undergraduate colleges. Schwallie applicants typically pursue degrees at four-year colleges. Students attending two-year colleges with the intention of completing a four-year degree also typically apply to the Schwallie Scholarship. Click here to begin your Schwallie Family Scholarship application.

Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship:

Supports students attending two-year undergraduate colleges, life skills or postsecondary programs, or vocational, technical, or trade schools. Hussman applicants typically make up the pool of talented students who face daily challenges related to autism and attend programs that assist in skill-building, job-readiness, and other transition-related skills. Click here to begin your Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship application.

Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color:

Supports students attending any type of undergraduate postsecondary education: two- or four-year colleges; life skills or postsecondary programs; or vocational, technical, or trade schools. Applicants must belong to an underrepresented racial/ethnic minority group. (Please note that autistic students of color are eligible to apply to any of the three programs for which they qualify, but they can only apply for one of them.) Click here to begin your Synchrony Scholarship application.

If you have further questions, please contact scholarship@researchautism.org or call (703) 243-3466.

Also check: Silver Cross Ability Achievement Scholarship 2022

Eligibility for OAR Scholarships for Autistic Students

Any individual with an established autism diagnosis and who will be attending an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education in the United States for the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters is eligible to apply. However, students who have already received a Bachelors degree are not eligible, and the scholarships do not support graduate or postgraduate studies.

Eligible individuals need to be accepted for enrollment or enrolled on a full-time basis (minimum 6 credits) or be working toward certification or accreditation in a particular field (e.g., studying to be a paralegal, chef, etc.). Past recipients of an OAR scholarship or immediate family members of any person serving on OAR’s Board of Directors or Scientific Council are not eligible to apply.

For the Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color, only applicants from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds are eligible to apply. This includes applicants who are Black/African American, Indigenous (Native American, Native Alaskan), Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern/North African, or Multiracial.

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How to Apply for OAR Scholarships for Autistic Students

• OAR Scholarships for Autistic Students uses an online application system. Click here to access the application portal. Applicants will select the Schwallie Family Scholarship, the Synchrony Scholarship for Autistic Students of Color, or the Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship. Our scholarship application contains basic contact information, date of diagnosis, proof of enrollment, and three short essay questions. Students are expected to complete the applications on their own.
• In the case of applicants for the Lisa Higgins Hussman Scholarship whose written communications skills may be more limited, we require two letters of recommendation. The first letter of recommendation must come from a teacher, counselor, coach, or other non-relative. The second letter must come from a parent or guardian in the form of a personal letter of support.
• For Synchrony Scholarship applicants, one letter of recommendation from a non-relative is required.
• For Schwallie Family Scholarship applicants, the letter of recommendation from a non-relative is not required. Nonetheless, it is highly recommended as an additional source of information for the Scholarship Review Panel.

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