<p>Does anyone know of any aid or Scholarships for someone who has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or Tourett Syndrome? Or just neurological disorders in general? I have looked but I havent been able to find any. </p>
<p>Thanks for any help you can give me.</p>
<p>Hey Daniel~
My brother is a transfer from community college to a state school this year. He has OCD and mild autism, and we've been looking all over for grants or scholarships specific to these cases. I haven't found anything, but I will post here if I do. I thought there'd be a lot out there for people who have those challenges to overcome, but I've been disappointed so far... best of luck.
~Allison</p>
<p>My son has Tourette's syndrome, but I never even thought of looking for specific scholarships for that. I do think that his learning to cope with TS helped him get into his first choice college. And fortunately, they provided good need-based aid, so we managed all right. I would have no idea where to look for that kind of aid.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help...I will keep looking in as many places as I can. Have you tried all the big "Scholarship Books". I have read one but I havent found anything that really applys to me. </p>
<p>I live in New Mexico but want to go to school in NYC (FIT), so any aid would be great. </p>
<p>I just find it odd that their are other types of disablity scholarships...but not many for these kinds of mental disablities. I think the problem is that not many people understand the true mental anguish of such conditions. I know that my first two years of high school were very hard for me mentally...I am considered "Gifted" but it was hard to focus when you are worrying about normal OCD things and having ot deal with the tiredness that I got for my Touretts. I do know that OCD is protected under the americans with disablities act...so I dont know if that connection would matter. </p>
<p>Does anyone know if their are general "disablities" scholarships even.</p>
<p>Daniel
There are very few scholarships that focus on disabilities. You might want to check out <a href="http://www.heath.gwu.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.heath.gwu.edu/</a>. They have very good disablities stuff. Also if you have good documentation of your disability and impact on functioning (IEP); check out your stat Bureau for Vocational Rehabilitation. They can include monies toward college.
Janie</p>
<p>Many Many Thanks Jenie. I will look up on that.</p>
<p>Yeah, thanks for the suggestion Janie. It's enabled me ot get started on some research.<br>
Daniel, I have a friend who is a part of something called the "People First Club," which is something for the disabled, and I recently asked him if there's anything they're connected with that would lead to scholarships or grants for those with disabilities. I don't know if this is only a local thing, but you might want to look it up online and see if there's anything like that in your area.
~Allison</p>
<p>Hey Daniel~
I just found a site that looks pretty promising. Check it out (I will too).
<a href="http://www.ndss.org/clubndss/clubndss.cfm?fuseaction=SelfAdvLR%5B/url%5D">http://www.ndss.org/clubndss/clubndss.cfm?fuseaction=SelfAdvLR</a>
It looks like there's a lot of stuff for those with more severe disabilities (like Down Syndrome), but if you dig a bit maybe there's something applicable to you on that site. It seems you'd have to email or call most of these groups, seeing as they don't have websites. Hope you find something there!
~Allison</p>
<p>I am a first year college student who has Tourette Syndrome, OCD, ODD, bipolar disorder, depression, as well as some other phobias and anxiety disorders. I, too came into a rut when searching for financial aid opportunites based on my disabilities. That is, until I went to the summer orientation event at my college before I started in Fall 2006. I registered with the Student Diasbility Resource Center, which is where I was told about the Department of Labor in my state. I don't know if this holds true outside of Georgia, but there is something called Vocational Rehabilitation through their office that offers financial aid to students who have disabilties that can be proven with documentation. Before I knew about this, I only had HOPE scholarship to help pay for college. Now that I have Voc. Rehab from the Department of Labor, I only have to pay around $500 per semester out of pocket for my dorm room. Tuition, books, fees, housing, meals, and even a supplies allowance is included in the award. They only require that you apply for and accept all available scholarships and grants, as well as maintain a 2.0 GPA (which should not be too difficult) and meet regularly with your Voc Rehab counselor to review your progress, among other little things. Student loans are NOT required. This has helped me a great deal, and I would feel guilty if I did not pass the word along.</p>
<p>well, if you live in missouri, then check this out:</p>
<p>i don't know if this is what you're looking for:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.chairscholars.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.chairscholars.org/</a></p>
<p>Here is another disability scholarship</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sbil.org/scholarship.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.sbil.org/scholarship.php</a></p>
<p>I have a neurological movement disorder, and so I searched for specific scholarships as well. What I discovered is that it's a lot harder to find scholarships specifically for a particular disability or medical condition. I had better luck with scholarships that focused on overcoming adversity and others of that ilk. Here are a few that you should definitely check out:</p>
<p>Horatio Alger National Scholars Program
$20,000 for students who have overcome tremendous adversity and succeeded through perseverance and hard work
Due: October 30, 2007
Website: <a href="http://www.horatioalger.org%5B/url%5D">www.horatioalger.org</a></p>
<p>Dell Scholars Program
$20,000 for students who have overcome adversity
Due: January 15, 2008
Website: <a href="http://www.dellscholars.orgg%5B/url%5D">www.dellscholars.orgg</a></p>
<p>USA Funds Access to Education Scholarship
$6,000 for students who have had experiences that strongly influenced their character (i.e. overcoming adversity)
Due: February 2008
Website: <a href="http://www.usafunds.org/planning/access_to_education_scholarship/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.usafunds.org/planning/access_to_education_scholarship/index.html</a> (Check starting on October 1)</p>
<p>Education is Freedom Scholarship
$2,000 for high school seniors that demonstrate financial need and meet other criteria (one of the essay questions from previous years asked about adversities overcome)
Due: January 15, 2008
Website: <a href="http://www.educationisfreedom.com/Scholarships/scholarships.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.educationisfreedom.com/Scholarships/scholarships.asp</a></p>
<p>Incight Go-Getter Scholarship
$3,000 ($750 renewable each year) for students with disabilities
Due: May 2008
Website: <a href="http://incight.org/incightscholarship.html%5B/url%5D">http://incight.org/incightscholarship.html</a> (Check back in January 2008 for more info)</p>
<p>Also, you can visit this page from Incight's website for more scholarships for students with disabilities: <a href="http://incight.org/scholarships.html%5B/url%5D">http://incight.org/scholarships.html</a></p>
<p>I hope that gets you off to a good start. Keep searching for scholarships in whatever places you can think of like your school's career center, the library, and particularly, on the internet. Google specific words like "scholarships for overcoming adversity" and be sure to incorporate your hardship into your essays. I had great success with scholarships during high school, and I'd be happy to help you out if you'd like. Feel free to send me an email. Good luck!</p>