Ontario

The Ade Adegbite Memorial Scholarship is open to students with epilepsy who reside in or will be attending school in Toronto, Ontario. Amount: $1500 Number Available: 2 Deadline: TBA (currently closed; information on next year’s scholarship will be released in spring 2023) The Ade Adegbite Memorial Scholarship recognizes students with epilepsy who have overcome barriers and who continue to demonstrate ...

The APUS Bursary Program is available to part-time students at the University of Toronto. Amount: $1000 Number: on average one bursary is offered each term Deadline: February 4, 2023, at 5pm EST Recognizing that part-time students face barriers to accessing funding from governmental and institutional programs, the Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students (APUS) grants a set number of bursaries to ...

The Autism Ontario Education Scholarships include three scholarships available to students with Autism, siblings of Autistic individuals, or parents of Autistic individuals who are studying in Ontario.  Amount: Varies Number: Varies Applications Open: April 2023 Deadline: accept online applications for the 2023/2024 school year during the month of April 2023 Each year, Autism Ontario awards scholarships to outstanding students entering their ...

The Canadian Council of the Blind Bursary is awarded annually to one or more blind or visually impaired students at Carleton University.  Amount: varies Number Available: varies Applications Open: June 1st annually Deadline: October 31st annually Endowed in 2006 by the Canadian Council of the Blind. Criteria Eligible applicants must: be registered with the Paul Menton Centre (PMC) be in good academic standing demonstrate financial ...

The Donald Oscar Cannon Scholarship is available to students attending McMaster University who is registered with Student Accessibility Services (SAS). Amount: $2000 Number Available: 1 Deadline:The online aid application opens for all students on Aug. 12 and the deadline is January 11th, 2020 The Donald Oscar Cannon Scholarship was established in 2012 by the Cannon ...

The Dr. E. Bruce Hendrick Scholarship Program is open to Canadian citizens with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus residing in Ontario. Amount: varies Number Available: varies Deadline: last business day of April, annually The Dr. E. Bruce Hendrick Scholarship Program is administered by Hydrocephalus Canada. The scholarship was named in honour of Dr. E. Bruce Hendrick as a tribute to ...

The Dr. John and Olive Pyper Scholarship is available to a blind or partially sighted student living in Southwestern Ontario. Amount: $4000 Number Available: 1 Deadline: July 4th, 2023 Dr. John Pyper was an ophthalmologist from Stratford, Ontario, who in 1955 extracted the first two eyes donated to the Eye Bank of Canada, and continued to perform this procedure ...

The Dr. John Davis Burton Award is awarded annually to a student attending Carleton University, Algonquin College, La Cité Collègiale, or the University of Ottawa. Amount: Varies Number Available: 1 Applications Open: April 1st annually Deadline: May 31st annually This award was created in the memory of Dr. John Davis Burton, who was a champion and advocate for persons with disabilities. ...

The Ed Ireland Bursary for Students with Disabilities is available to students registered with the Paul Menton Centre or the Attendant Services Program at Carleton University. Amount: varies Number Available: 4* Applications Open: June 1st annually Deadline: October 31st annually This bursary was endowed in 2008 by Ed Ireland and revised in 2009, 2011, and 2017. *Two students from each ...

The Eleanor Ritchie Scholarship is for a student on the autism spectrum who currently resides in Ontario, entering their first year of post-secondary education at any level.  Amount: $500 Number Available: 1 Deadline: April 30, 2022 Each year, Autism Ontario awards scholarships to outstanding students entering their first year of a post-secondary program across Ontario. The Eleanor Ritchie Post-Secondary Education ...

The Epilepsy Ontario Scholarship is open to students with epilepsy entering or continuing a post-secondary education in Ontario. Amount: $1500 Number available: 4 Deadline: August 11, 2023 Only one in three people with disabilities earn a post-secondary degree in Canada. Epilepsy Ontario wants to improve those odds and they want to celebrate your success in getting as far as ...

The Eric Waldron Scholarship is awarded to a student with cerebral palsy who is a current Lifetime Member of OFCP and who is enrolled in an Ontario College or University and who has already completed their first year. Amount: $500 Number Available: 1 Deadline: Friday, August 21, 2020 Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy has established several annual awards to acknowledge ...

The IODE Lord Dundonald Giselle Lazure Memorial Award is available to students registered with the Paul Menton Center at Carleton University. Amount: Based on need Number Available: 1 Deadline:  August 31st every-other year. Not open for the 2022-2023 cycle.  This award was established in 2015 by the IODE Lord Dundonald Chapter. Criteria Applicants must: be an outstanding student entering or proceeding ...

The James R. (Jamie) Greilich Memorial Bursary is available to students attending McMaster University.  Amount: varies Number Available: Varies Deadline: January 11th, 2020 with your supporting documents due on January 22, 2020. For Undergrad The James R. (Jamie) Greilich Memorial Bursary was established in 1991 in memory of Jamie Greilich (Class of ’88) by the ...

The James R. (Jamie) Greilich Memorial Scholarship is available to students studying at McMaster University.  Amount: $5000 Number Available: 1 Deadline: September 8th, 2020 Or April 30th 2020 depending on where you look on the website The James R. (Jamie) Greilich Memorial Scholarship was established in 2015 by Mr. George and Mrs. Rita Greilich in ...

The Jeanne and Peter Nolan Award is available to students studying at McMaster University.  Amount: Varies Number Available: Varies Deadline: Sept 8th or April 30 Depending on where you look on the website.    The Jeanne and Peter Nolan Award was established in 2014 by Kim (Class of 2004 and 2009) and Tim (Class of ‘86 and 2004) Nolan to celebrate ...

The John Teuscher Memorial Scholarship is available to a student at Carleton University with a learning disability. Amount: up to $5900 Number Available: varies Applications Open: June 1st annually Deadline: October 31st annually Endowed in 2000 by family and friends of Jonathan Brant Teuscher, B.A. 1999 to honour his legacy. While at Carleton, John touched the lives of many ...

Amount: $2000 Number Available: Varies Open: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Deadline: Friday, April 29, 2022 This scholarship is available for Canadian students who are legally blind and who are pursuing post-secondary studies. Candidates should demonstrate strong career aspirations. Eligible candidates can apply for this scholarship for each year of their postsecondary program (to a maximum of four years). Criteria This scholarship is ...

The Lillian R. Stegne Memorial Bursaries are available to students attending McMaster University who are registered with SAS.  Amount: unknown Number Available: unknown Deadline: Jan 11th 2020 with the supporting documents due Jan 22nd 202 The Lillian R. Stegne Memorial Bursaries was established in 1990 in memory of Lillian Rose Stegne (Class of ’62) by ...

The Luciana Spring Mascarin Bursary is available to students residing in the Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent area in Ontario with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus Amount: varies Number Available: varies Deadline: last business day of March, annually Named in honour of Luciana Spring Mascarin, a young student from the area who lived with spina bifida and had an incredible zest for life and ...

The Making a Difference Award is open to students in specific programs at Carleton University who have a physical disability. Amount: $5000, renewable Number Available: up to 4 Applications Open: May 1st annually Deadline: August 31st annually This award is renewable at $5000 for the second, third, and fourth year of undergraduate study if the recipient maintains full-time enrolment ...

The McMaster Achievement Awards of Excellence are available to students who are registered with McMaster University’s Student Accessibility Services (SAS).  Amount: $800 Number Available: 1 Deadline: April 30th Established in 1998. Criteria A variable number of scholarships to be awarded to students who, in the judgment of the Student Accessibility Services (SAS), demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. Preference will be given to first-degree ...

The Michael Kamin Hart Scholarship is available to students in Ontario who have undergone treatment or are currently undergoing treatment for cancer.  Amount: $1000 Number Available: Varies Deadline: June 30, 2023 This scholarship was created to honour the memory of Michael Kamin Hart, who was a vibrant, intelligent and compassionate young man who was completing his Masters degree in Biochemistry ...

The Michelle Edwards Bursary is open to female students with epilepsy living in or planning to attend school in Toronto.  Amount: $800 Number available: 2 Deadline: The 2022 deadline to apply has now passed. Please check Epilepsy Toronto’s Scholarships & Bursaries webpage early Spring 2023 for the next applications. Michele faced many challenges in life as a result of ...

The Minds in Motion awards, offered by the Justin Eves Foundation, are available to students in Ontario with learning disabilities.  Amount: varies Number available: varies Deadline: June 30th, 2022 The Justin Eves Foundations goal is to help disadvantaged students with learning disabilities in their post-secondary education. The Minds In Motion awards were established to help with the costs of tuition, ...

The Nicholas Leroux Memorial Bursary is available to students with physical disabilities who are clients of the Carleton Attendant Services Program. Amount: varies Number Available: varies Applications Open: June 1st annually Deadline: October 31st annually This bursary was endowed in 2007 by family and friends of Nicholas Leroux. Criteria Applicants must: be entering or continuing any program at Carleton University have ...

The Roy Cooper Scholarship is available to a student in Ontario with a documented learning disability who is pursuing a bachelor of engineering or a bachelor of science in a physical sciences discipline. Amount: $1000 Number Available: 1 Deadline: June 30th, 2023 at 4PM The Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO) offers the Roy Cooper scholarship award in memory of Roy ...

Seneca College has a number of scholarships and bursaries available to students with disabilities. Each of those are listed here along with their individual criteria.  Amount: $350-$1000 Number: 5 Deadline: TBD But the renewable scholarships for the 2022 academic year is open from now until the tenth day of class. All other awards will be available in fall and open ...

The Susan Scott Parker Scholarship is available to students registered with the Paul Menton Center at Carleton University. Amount: valued at $4000, can vary year to year Number Available: 1 Applications Open: May 1st annually Deadline: August 31st Annually The Susan Scott Parker Scholarship was established by CFUW-Ottawa Club at the request of Fran Harding and funded through generous ...

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: Friday, August 4, 2023 The Tamara Gordon Foundation (TGF) was established in 2013, to assist students with permanent physical disabilities who wish to pursue the completion of an educational field of study. The Tamara Gordon ...

The Thomas Sorensen Memorial Scholarship is available to students registered with the Paul Menton Centre at Carleton University. Amount: $3000 Number Available: 1 Applications Open: May 1st annually Deadline: August 31st annually The Thomas Sorensen Memorial Scholarship was established by the Sorensen family to honour the legacy of their son, Thomas Sorensen. A Carleton University student from 2013-2014, Thomas ...

The Walker Wood Award is available to students registered with the Paul Menton Centre at Carleton University. Amount:  up to $4000, renewable at $4000 for 3 years Number Available: varies Applications Open: May 1st annually Deadline: August 31st annually This award was established in 2019 by the Walker Wood Foundation. This award may be continued for 3 consecutive years of undergraduate ...

The William Fraser Bursary for Students with Disabilities is available to undergraduate students at Carleton University who have permanent physical disabilities and are registered with the Paul Menton Centre. Amount: varies Number Available: varies Applications Open: June 1st annually Deadline: October 31st annually Endowed in 2014 by Joan Gazeley, the William Fraser Bursary for Students with Disabilities is awarded annually on ...