The Pat McGrath Scholarship is available to a Canadian student with a disability who is attending university or college. Amount: $1000 Number Available: 1 Deadline: November 1st 2019 [2021-2022 information is currently unavailable]
Provinces
William and Dorothy Ferrell Scholarship
The AER William and Dorothy Ferrell Scholarship is available every two years to two students who are legally blind and are studying for a career in the field of services to persons who are blind or visually impaired. Amount: $2000
Wallace Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Wallace Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund is available to students in Southwestern New Brunswick who are manually Deaf. Amount: Varies Number Available: Varies Deadline: April 30th (annually)
Barney Danson Scholarship
The Barney Danson Scholarship is a national scholarship available to blind or partially sighted students entering post-secondary education. Amount: $5000 Number Available: 1 Open: Scholarship applications for the 2025/26 school year will open spring 2025. Please check back then Deadline: TBA
CNIB’s General Scholarships
CNIB’s General Scholarships are national scholarships offered to students who are blind or visually impaired. Amount: $3000 Number Available: multiple Deadline: June 30th , 2021
CNIB Master’s Scholarship
The CNIB Master’s Scholarship is one of two scholarships available to blind or partially sighed students who have graduated from university and are entering a post-graduate education program. Amount: $12500 Number Available: 1 Deadline: July 5th Annualy
Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program
The Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program is open to all Canadian students with disabilities working towards their first degree or diploma. Amount: The maximum value of the award is $28,000, dispersed over four (4) years Number Available: Varies Deadline: February
Tamara Gordon Foundation Scholarship
The Tamara Gordon Foundation Scholarship is available to students with physical disabilities studying at an Ontario university or college. Amount: Varies Number Available: Varies Deadline: 2021/2022 academic year
Sarah Gaulin Memorial Scholarship
The Sarah Gaulin Memorial Scholarship is available to students with mental health conditions currently registered in a post-secondary education program. Amount: $1000 Number Available: varies Deadline: April 1st at 11:59pm EST
Chopnick Hilliard Scholarship
Available to Canadian students with a spinal cord injury Amount: $1500 Number Available: 1 Deadline: May 31st, 2021