Scholarships for students with disabilities

Student Accessibility Services (SAS) is very fortunate to make available a series of six scholarships for students with disabilities. Working with the Office of Financial Aid, SAS is using Scholarship Universe as a mechanism for matching and awarding our scholarships to students. 

Students who are interested in being considered a match for all SAS scholarships will need to set up a profile in Scholarship Universe and will need to answer a series of questions specific to disability status and also meet other eligibility criteria. Specific eligibility criteria is as follows:

  • Must have a Grade Point Average of 2.5
  • Must be enrolled at least part-time in a 2 or 4 year degree program:
    Undergraduate – 6 credit hours
    Graduate – 3 credit hours 
  • Candidates must be enrolled for the current semester
  • Financial need

Applications, essays, and letters of recommendation are no longer required. All decisions about scholarship awards will be made through the Scholarship Universe matching system. Students will be unable to search for any SAS scholarships from within Scholarship Universe because SAS scholarships are no longer application based. 

Here is a list of SAS scholarships with their descriptions:

Class of 1963 Scholarship: Open to any disability.

Albert Conley Scholarship: Preference given to students with speech or language disabilities.

Maine Vocational Rehabilitation Thank You Scholarship: Designed for students enrolled in State of Maine Vocational Rehabilitation.

Veronica Barry Scholarship: Preference will be given to students with physical disabilities who may have specific equipment needs.  Students with general assistance needs will also be considered. 

Henriette C. Murphy Scholarship: Given by her family to honor, Henriette, and her dedication and lifelong work with persons with disabilities.

Harrison C. Sylvester ’55 Family Scholarship: Established in the University of Maine Foundation for the benefit of the University of Maine with a gift from Janet Mayo Sylvester ’56. Preference is given to students with learning disabilities in Mechanical Engineering.