DISABILITY STUDIES PROGRAMS
1/29/2014
Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities
This resource is a listing of financial aid and scholarships for students with disabilities, one of the few comprehensive and simple-to-use directories of its kind. The listing is of numerous scholarship options for students with disabilities that range from national financial aid opportunities to local opportunities within the United States and Canada.
3/27/2013
Center on Disability Studies
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
The theme for the 29th Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity-Being in Community-embraces the ideals of all people living together harmoniously and happily in a barrier-free world without fear of exclusion from social, economic or political life.
3/11/2013
Disability Studies
Disability Pride, Social Justic
Disability Studies at the University of Washington involves a multi-campus interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff, students and community members, who share an interest in questions relating to society's understanding of disability. The undergraduate Disability Studies Minor and the Individualized Studies Major in Disability Studies provide opportunities for students to develop a strong interdisciplinary foundation in the social, legal and political framing of disability.
8/23/2012
Hertz Foundation Fellowship
Application Deadline: November 2, 2012
Since 1963, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has awarded over 1000 doctoral fellowships with the goal of supporting the early stage research endeavors of applied physical, biological, and engineering science students who possess the potential to change our world for the better by solving difficult, real-world problems. The Graduate Fellowship Award is based on merit (not need) and consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend. The cost-of-education allowance is accepted by all of the tenable schools in lieu of all fees and tuition.
3/27/2012
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (T32) in Clinical Developmental Neuroscience
at Children?s Research Institute of Children?s National Medical Center (CNMC) in Washington, D.C
The Children's Research Institute of Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. are recruiting for a post-doctoral fellowship position supported by the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Resource Center. The focus of the program is within a specific area of inquiry associated with IDD Research, including autism. Note that the minimum commitment is 2 years of research.
7/13/2011
Postdoctoral Fellowships: Youth, Chronic Conditions and the Transition to Adulthood and Adult Healthcare - Institute on Community Integration & Minnesota LEND
The Divisions of Academic General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health and Medicine at the University of Minnesota announce a new postdoctoral fellowship opportunity in our interdisciplinary training program. These new positions, each with funding for 2 to 3 years, are focused on preparing leaders from across health-related disciplines for careers in primary care research.