Easter Seals Ontario has proudly supported over 300 students with physical disabilities achieve their academic goals since 1996 through their Scholarship Program, totaling over $600,000.
The number of scholarships available range from 10-20 each year. Amounts range from $500 – $5,000 per scholarship.
How to Apply
- Eligibility
- Application
- Judging
- Terms
To be eligible for a scholarship, all candidates must:
- Be a current or past client of Easter Seals Ontario
- Have applied or been accepted to an accredited university or college and will be attending full-time or part-time (classes taken in person, virtually or a combination are acceptable);
and be a resident of Ontario - Be between the ages of 15 – 39 years of age
Some scholarships have specific criteria that must be met and/or demonstrated as part of the application process.
- Complete the online application;
- Provide details and examples when completing the long-answer questions on the application. Your answers to the questions below will be taken into consideration during the scoring process.
- Q. 24. Describe any of your academic successes or achievements.
- Q. 25. Share information on your participation or achievements outside of school (e.g. sports, activities, or clubs).
- Q. 26. Provide specific examples of times when you demonstrated leadership and/or advocacy.
- Q. 27. Describe a specific challenge or situation you faced relating to your disability and how it was handled and/or overcome?
A Scholarship Selection Committee will review all applications and reserves the right to offer alternate scholarships based on the number of applications received.
All applicants will be notified once final decisions are made by mid-May, early June.
If you have any questions, contact scholarships@easterseals.org or by phone at 416-421-8778 or toll-free at 1-800-668-6252, extension 367.