DRS administers grants from the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation, and scholarships from Julia and Erling Indahl, Alice Raefsky, and Bertha Pasternak Feldman Endowments. Disability-related awards are available each semester for matriculated students with disabilities who have financial need. These individual, need-based scholarships help pay for disability-related academic support services, transportation, internship costs, housing and tuition expenses. The application for the Charlotte W. Newcombe grant is available by clicking on "application."
Additional information on general financial assistance for Temple University students can be located at Student Financial Services- http://www.temple.edu/sfs/scholarships.htm and The Office of the Dean of Students Temple University Memorial Award Scholarships.
Information on scholarships based on specific disabilities is available including:
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grants for students who use RFB&D audiotexts- Marion Huber Learning Through Listening Awards and Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Awards
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scholarships for blind and low vision students seeking careers at http://www.lighthouse.org/events/scholarship_awards.htm
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scholarships for students with epilepsy through The Pfizer Foundation at http://www.epilepsy-scholarship.com/ and www.efepa.org
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grants for women pursuing graduate study through the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation at http://www.ela.org/scholarships/scholarships.html .
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awards for Philadelphia residents through the Oliver H.M. Jordon Scholarship for Students with Disabilities, sponsored by the Mayor's Commission on People with Disabilities at http://www.phila.gov/pdfs/Oliver_H.M.Jordan_Scholarship.pdf
Students can also consult http://collegeboard.org/ and http://fastweb.com for searchable databases of grants, scholarships, fellowships and loans.