About the Frederick J. Krause Scholarship: This Frederick J. Krause Scholarship is given to deserving students with disabilities who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees (freshmen are not eligible). The long and distinguished career in disability advocacy and service of Frederick J. Krause began in 1954 when he served as a special education teacher for the Illinois Department of Education. The mission of the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is to contribute to national, state, and local efforts to promote health and wellness among people with disabilities and identify effective intervention strategies that reduce health disparities among people with disabilities.ScholarshipBoard
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Host Institution: College and Universities
Level of Study: Undergraduates
Field of Study: Public health, disability studies, health promotion, or a field related to disability and health
Number of Scholarships: Not stated
Target Groups: Students with Disability
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Scholarship Value and Inclusions: Funds are limited to under $1,000. It is the discretion of the Scholarship Committee to determine how many scholarships will be awarded each year and the amount of each scholarship.
Eligibility for the Frederick J. Krause Scholarship
- The applicant must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and have completed one full year of college or more. In other words, the applicant must have sophomore or greater status in a program at a college or university pursuing an undergraduate degree as of fall 2024 or be enrolled part-time or full-time in a graduate school pursuing a postgraduate degree as of fall 2024.
- Applicants who have not yet graduated from high school will not be considered. High school students entering college for the first time in the fall of 2024 are not eligible to apply. The only exception would be for high school students who have achieved sophomore status via high school AP course credits.
- The applicant must have a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act and must provide documentation to verify this.Frederick J. Krause Scholarship 2024 Application
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Application Portal: scholarship@aahd.us
How to Apply for the Frederick J. Krause Scholarship
- The applicant must provide a Personal Statement (maximum 2 pages, double-spaced)
- The applicant must provide two (2) Letters of Recommendation (One must be from a faculty member or academic advisor)
- The applicant must provide an official or unofficial copy of their most recent college transcript, which should be mailed to AAHD (Attn: Scholarship Committee, American Association on Health and Disability, 110 N. Washington Street, Suite 407, Rockville, MD 20850)
- Only completed applications will be considered
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Contact: (301) 545-6140
Deadline
The deadline for the AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship 2024 application is March 1, 2024.