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These are managed through Ann Arbor, but students attending Flint, Dearborn, and Michigan Medicine can apply. There are currently fourteen different scholarships for students with all different types of disabilities. For a detailed list of available opportunities, see the<a href=\"https:\/\/ssd.umich.edu\/article\/glance-scholarships-awards-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> SSD Scholarship Opportunities<\/a> webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-429735241597346511b5072bf69d059d\"><strong>How to apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Information on how to apply to these scholarships can be found at the <a href=\"https:\/\/ssd.umich.edu\/topic\/scholarships-and-awards\">SSD Scholarships and Awards Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad8ce0d1b428221d9c01b21195e8adea\">University of Michigan-Flint Scholarships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-741e83e2f163d740d83c94c2e807f9bf\"><strong>Betty Bishop Catto<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Betty Bishop Catto scholarship offers financial assistance to students with physical or learning disabilities. To qualify, you must be registered with the Office of Disability and Accessibility Support Services and have a minimum GPA of 2.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9f3043efd52e56f5ffdc08fbfde1a59c\"><strong>Flint Downtown Host Lions Club<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Flint Downtown Host Lions Club scholarship assists individuals who are blind or visually impaired. To qualify, you must be registered with DASS before application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-429735241597346511b5072bf69d059d\"><strong>How to apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To register for the scholarships listed above, you must fill out the Financial Aid Scholarship Application which is available from mid-December to mid-February. Some scholarships require verification from DASS that you are registered through our office for accommodations. If this is the case, please email the information you need to <a href=\"mailto:dassflint@umich.edu\">dassflint@umich.edu<\/a>. More information and a link to where to apply can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/finaid\/types-of-aid\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Financial Aid website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-836a523327179eaf03bed84a09b2aa63\">External Scholarship Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These scholarships are not affiliated with DASS or the University of Michigan-Flint; however, they may be useful to current or incoming students. For more specific information about each, follow the links to the scholarship provider\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/leo\/bureaus-agencies\/bureau-of-services-for-blind-persons\/pre-employment-transition-services\/scholarships-and-grants-for-students-who-are-blind-or-visually-impaired\">Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons Scholarship Directory:<\/a><\/strong> List of scholarships for blind or visually impaired students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aahd.us\/initiatives\/scholarship\/\">American Association on Health and Disability:<\/a><\/strong> For non-first-year students qualifying as disabled under the ADA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ncld.org\/scholarships-awards\/\">National Center for Learning Disabilities:<\/a><\/strong> For ADHD students and students with learning disabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epilepsymichigan.org\/scholarship-opportunities\/\">Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan:<\/a><\/strong> List of scholarships for students with epilepsy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchautism.smapply.org\/res\/p\/scholarship\/\">Organization for Autism Research:<\/a><\/strong> Scholarships for autistic students and autistic students of color<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smeef.org\/sme-education-foundation-scholarships\/scholarship-opportunities\/\">SME Education Foundation:<\/a><\/strong> Scholarship for neurodivergent students pursuing degrees in manufacturing or engineering related fields<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/disabilitysupportservices\/scholarships\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-245","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/disabilitysupportservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/disabilitysupportservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/disabilitysupportservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/disabilitysupportservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/disabilitysupportservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/disabilitysupportservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":246,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/disabilitysupportservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/revisions\/246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/disabilitysupportservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}