Scholarships and Grants

Open Scholarships and Grants

Dennis Lang Award in Disability Studies

Deadline: April 8th, 2024 before 11:59pm  |  Website

This award honors Dennis Lang, a co-founder of the UW Disability Studies Program, for his dedication and service in the creation and growth of the UW Disability Studies community and program. It was established by the generous support of the University of Washington’s Disability Studies community.

The Dennis Lang Award is a merit-based monetary award for undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Washington who demonstrate promise in the field of Disability Studies. The award goes to students who embody Dennis’ spirited commitment to and academic excellence in the field of Disability Studies. Award amounts range from $200-500 depending upon the fund’s performance and the number of individuals selected to receive the award.

Harlan Hahn Endowment Fund Grants

Deadline: April 10th, 2024 before 11:59pm  |  Website

The Harlan Hahn Endowment Fund was established by a generous gift to the University of Washington’s Disability Studies Program from the late Harlan D. Hahn, disability activist, political scientist, and disability studies scholar.

The Harlan Hahn Fund call for proposals is now open for 2024. Current students, faculty, and staff from all three University of Washington campuses are invited to submit a grant proposal. Applications must describe research, writing, or activist projects that are framed within, aligned with, or informed by the academic field of Disability Studies. Harlan Hahn awards typically range between $500 and $5,000. The number and amount of the grants awarded depends on the quality of the individual projects and the overall number of eligible proposals received.

Barbara Greenberg Distinguished Scholarship for Disability Studies

Deadline: April 22nd, 2024 before 11:59pm  |  Website

The Barbara Greenberg Distinguished Scholarship was established to celebrate the life of Barbara Greenberg, who graduated from the University of Washington in 2011 as the first Bachelor of Arts in Disability Studies. Barbara had cystic fibrosis and a learning disability. Her learning disability made it difficult for her to learn a foreign language, a graduation requirement. This led her to enroll in the UW American Sign Language Program and introduced her to the burgeoning Disability Studies major.

Barbara’s college experience was interrupted by a lung transplant in 2007. She passed away in June of 2020 at the age of 34 due to complications with cystic fibrosis. Perhaps because of the challenges she faced, Barbara was all about helping others. At her passing, friends wanted to honor her life with an endowment to the University of Washington program that fit her so well, and the Barbara Greenberg Endowed Scholarship for Disability Studies was born.

This scholarship provides monetary support to undergraduate students who are pursuing specialized coursework in Disability Studies. Scholarship funds can be used to offset the cost of attending the UW, including tuition, fees, books, and living expenses.

Pamela E. Yee Gender and Disability Studies Award

Deadline: April 30th, 2024 |  Website

Given in honor of Pam Yee, eldest child of Donald and Audrey Yee and sister of Shirley, David, and Steven Yee, this award honors exceptional work by an undergraduate and graduate student in the GWSS program, demonstrating successful integration of gender and disability studies in a written and/or visual project completed within the past 18 months.

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Closed Scholarships and Grants

The D Center Memorial Scholarship

The D Center Memorial Scholarship is made possible in honor of the following UW community members: Carl James Dunlap, John Armstrong and Mary Ellen Waite.

Our selection criteria is a UW student who identifies as having a disability and has a demonstrated financial need. The intent is to help support students with disabilities who would benefit from financial assistance to continue their pursuit of higher education.

Wheelchair-users are highly encouraged to apply given the Mary Ellen Waite Memorial Scholarship aspect is oriented towards wheelchair-users only.

The D Center is grateful to further their legacies by awarding (3) $1,000 to three UW students for Fall 2023 and please stay tuned to see who is awarded!

 

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