FinAid: Information on Financial Aid for Disabled Students
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml

This site offers help to parents whose child is about to attend college and has a disability. Information on disability friendly NY colleges, as well as how to go about getting the help your child needs for their disability while attending a college or university. http://www.nysed.gov/HighEd/Disabil.htm

Scholarship Award: This is a Lupus Scholarship. The L.I.F.E. Scholarship will be awarded to one or more students in the month of August and/or January every year. Award recipients will receive a minimum award of $500.00 made payable to the educational institution at which they are enrolled for tuition, fees, and other educational-related expenses. Notification will be given to the winner(s) only.

L.I.F.E. recognizes the importance of a college degree today, as well as the obstacles a student with lupus must face, and its scholarship program was expressly created to help these students obtain their college degree, by providing them with financial and educational assistance. Every year the Foundation will select one or more students—on a nondiscriminatory racial and religious basis—to receive a L.I.F.E. Scholarship. Each scholarship will be awarded to individuals who demonstrate their ability to overcome the limitations of lupus by showing courage, strength, and perseverance. Each applicant must submit a letter from a physician verifying the diagnosis of SLE. Also, applicants must be working towards a degree with a minimum of six credits per semester, have a GPA of at least 3.0, and be involved in at least one extracurricular activity, such as a performance group, athletics, clubs/organizations, community service, employment, etc. There will be an essay required as well.
To receive a L.I.F.E. Scholarship packet, please write to LIFE4lupus@hotmail.com. For more information about L.I.F.E. scholarships, volunteer opportunities or donations to the L.I.F.E. Scholarship Fund, please write to Lupus Inspiration Foundation for Excellence, Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 64088, Tucson, AZ 85728-4088.

More information about the L.I.F.E. Scholorship can be found here:

The Bank of America ADA Abilities Scholarship
http://www.scholarshipprograms.org/bada/bada_2005_ins.htm

The Chair Scholarship www.chairscholars.org

HEATH Resource Center's Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities
www.heath-resource-center.org or http://www.heath.gwu.edu/

College Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/financial-aid.html

Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation (ELA) Disability Scholarship www.ela.org
Foundation for Exceptional Children Disability Scholarship
http://yesican.cec.sped.org/scholarship/index.html

The ELA Scholarship
Provides financial assistance to women with physical
disabilities who are enrolled in a graduate program in a college or university in the United States.
626-398-8840
executivedirector@ela.org
www.ela.org

Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Program
The Horatio Alger Association provides financial assistance to students in the United States who have exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity and who aspire to pursue higher education. Restricted to U.S. citizens. Application Requirements include application, essay, references, and transcript.
Contact: Scholarship Coordinator
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
99 Canal Center Plaza
Alexandria, VA 22314
association@horatioalger.com
http://www.horatioalger.com

Foundation for Exceptional Children
Stanley E. Jackson Award for Gifted/Talented Students with a Disability Scholarship money available to freshmen with a disability.
1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-5704
http://yesican.cec.sped.org/scholarship.index.html

Venture Student Aid Award for a Physically Disabled Student
Cash awards for further education for physically disabled student’s ages 15 to 40. Venture Clubs of the Americas
2 Penn Center Plaza, Suite 1000
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1883
215-557-9300
Fax: 215-568-5200

Below is a list of books that have information on College Scholarships for children with Disabilities and Illnesses like Lupus:

Financial Aid for the Disabled and Their Families 2002-2004
By Gail A. Schlachter and R. David Weber
ISBN 1-58841-042-0
495 pages, 2002, Hardbound, $40.00

Dollars for College – Students with Disabilities
Garrett Park Press, Garrett Park, Maryland
To order a copy of this booklet which is updated every 18 months you can call
1-301-946-2553.