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 applicants must:
- have a permanent physical disability that impacts their mobility,
- be pursuing post-secondary education (college or university), and
- be a resident of Ontario.
- 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, please contact us at scholarships@easterseals.org or by phone at 416-421-8778 or toll-free at 1-800-668-6252, extension 367.