The financial need of students is substantial and the need for scholarships is great.  Scholarships help intelligent and capable, but financially disadvantaged students. Without support, many students are challenged to balance the time commitment to their studies with the responsibilities of personal and in many cases, family needs.

The following is a list of resources for scholarship opportunities.

Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC)
ACC’s Scholarship Awards Program is available once a year to graduating high school seniors.


Lebanese American Heritage Club
Arab American Scholarship Foundation (AASF) program
AASF provides over 60 scholarships annually to deserving Arab American students of high academic distinction. High School seniors, Undergraduate and Graduate students may apply. Scholarships are given in $1000.00 increments.
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Army Officer Education Program
Two, three and four year full-tuition scholarships are available. Students working towards a bachelor or a Masters may apply.

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Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan
A number of funds at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan support the future of our region by investing in the education of its young people through scholarships or awards. Each program has specific eligibility requirements.

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Wayne County, MI
Wayne County understands that scholarships and grants could make the difference for many struggling to meet the high costs of advanced schooling. With this in mind they have compiled a list of possible tuition help on their website for students.

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Scholarship Opportunities at area Universities

Central Michigan University View  Schlorship  Opportunity

Eastern Michigan University View Scholarship Opportunity

Michigan State University View Scholarship Opportunity

University of Michigan – Dearborn View Scholarship Opportunity

University of Michigan View Scholarship Opportunity

Wayne State University View Scholarship Opportunity

Western Michigan University View Scholarship Opportunity

Additional Financial Aid and Scholarship Resources

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S FEDERAL STUDENT AID WEBSITE
The Department of Education's Federal Student Aid website offers information and tools to help consumers select a school, apply for aid, and locate federal student loans. A fact sheet on "Tips for Paying for College," provides suggestions to make filing a FAFSA easier. The fact sheet is available at www.ed.gov/students/college/aid/paying.html. The website can be found at http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/

FAMILY RA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Family RA Scholarship Program will offer 30 one-time scholarships of up to $10,000 each in 2009 each to students living beyond the boundaries of rheumatoid arthritis. For more information go to: http://www.reachbeyondra.com/scholarship/ Application deadline: March 20, 2009

ANNE & MATT HARBISON SCHOLARSHIP
This $1,500 scholarship is awarded to one high school senior with a certified language-related learning difference who is pursuing post-secondary education. It is renewable for up to three additional, consecutive years.  For more information go to:
http://www.mosssociety.org/page.php?id=30 Deadline: March 31, 2009

ERIC MARDER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Immune Deficiency Foundation is honored to award scholarships to undergraduate students living with primary immunodeficiency diseases.
For more information go to:
http://www.primaryimmune.org/patients_families/scholar/appform.asp
Application deadline: March 31, 2009

AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA SCHOLARSHIPS
 CVS/All Kids Can Scholars Program, provides scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to a qualified individual with autism to be applied toward the completion of an accredited, postsecondary educational or vocational program of study (e.g., college, trade school, etc.).  For more information go to http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=asa_awards Deadline: March 31, 2009

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
Each year at its national convention in July, the NFB gives a broad array of thirty scholarships to recognize achievement by blind scholars. For more information go to
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/scholarship_program.asp
Application deadline:  March 31, 2009

BENJAMIN A. GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year.  The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.  For more information go to  http://www.iie.org/gilman.
Application deadline: April 7, 2009

THE ETHEL LOUISE ARMSTRONG FOUNDATION, INC.
The ELA Scholarship program provides financial assistance from $500-$2000 for women with physical disabilities who are in graduate school allowing them to pursue their degree, and develop their leadership role within the disability community. For more information go to http://www.ela.org/scholarships/scholarships.html
Deadline for application: June 1, 2009

THE JOSHUA O'NEILL AND ZESHAN TABANI ENRICHMENT FUND
The Joshua O'Neill and Zeshan Tabani Enrichment Fund seeks to offer financial assistance to young adults with Down syndrome who wish to enrich their lives by enrolling in postsecondary programs or taking classes that will help them gain employment, independent living skills, life skills, or others. Up to five grants will be awarded, each grant not to exceed $1000,
and the grant may be used to pay for the tuition for a course or postsecondary program at a local college, educational institution, learning center or employment training program. For more information go to http://www.ndss.org/index.php?view=article&catid=55%3Aself-advocate-resource-&id=162%3Ajoztef&tmpl=component&print=1&page=&option=com_content
Application deadline: Not posted yet

PROJECT VISION
 Project Vision lists dozens of scholarships available specifically for students with disabilities, including nearly 50 that have their application deadlines in March, April, and May.  Learn more about them at:
http://www.proyectovision.net/english/opportunities/scholarships.html

FINANCIAL AID ON DISABILITYINFO.GOV
This website includes links to scholarship applications for students with various disabilities for graduate and undergraduate as well as vocational studies.  For more information go to http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=84

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION
Looking for scholarships for Latino students?  For  students formerly in foster care? Scholarships offered by the Federal Government?  Then visit the web site of the National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA). One new NPSA product, the Scholarship Data Standard, allows students to complete an online scholarship application and then re-use the information with other scholarship providers without retyping their data. These and other documents can be found on the NSPA website at http://www.scholarshipproviders.org

MICHIGAN STATE LIBRARY OF FINANCIAL AID
 Michigan State's comprehensive list of financial aid resources for students with disabilities can be found at http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3disable.htm

SCHOLARSHIPS4STUDENTS.COM
Includes a list of scholarships for students with disabilities, by disability category. To access their list, visit http://www.scholarships4students.com/special_scholarships.htm

WASHINGTON CENTER FOR INTERNSHIPS AND ACADEMIC SEMINARS
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars is pleased to announce it will continue to help increase scholarship opportunities for students with disabilities. The Washington Center will complement students' professional experience with solid academic training for credit from highly qualified instructors. In addition, students will be exposed to community, national and international leaders through workshops, seminars, lectures, embassy visits and networking events held throughout the course of each semester. Applications are available at http://www.twc.edu/students/how_to_apply.shtml