Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship
Deadline:
March 15, 2016
Maximum Award:
$5,000
Eligibility:
High school seniors The Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship is for high school seniors with disabilities. The scholarship identifies promising high school students who have potential to enter and successfully complete a vocational or academic college program and have a financial need. The scholarship is non-renewable.
All candidates must be high school students living with a disability who plan to attend a 2 to 4 year University or College program, maintain a cumulative 3.0 CPA or equivalent and have declared a major from the approved list.
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Eligibility:
- Be a current high school senior with living with a disability, whether that be visual, hearing, mobility, cognitive or speech.
- Plan to attend an undergraduate program in a 2 or 4-year University/College or Technical College in the fall of the academic year following high-school graduation. Schools must be in the USA or have a USA-Affiliate for financial transactions (contact Seattle Foundation to verify non-USA school’s eligibility).
- Declare a major in engineering, computer science, computer information systems, legal or in business that are approved (ie. paralegal, pre-law, finance, business administration, or marketing).
- Demonstrate a passion for technology.
- Demonstrate leadership at school and/or in the community.
- Have a high school cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Require financial assistance to attend college.
- Enrollment status must be full-time or half time.