$20,000 Microsoft Disability Scholarship for HS Seniors Due 3/15

Background and Award: The scholarship aims to deliver on the mission of the Microsoft cross disability employee resource group to empower and enable people with disabilities. This scholarship will be awarded to promising high school seniors with disabilities who plan to attend a vocational or academic college and target a career in the technology industry.

Award: Recipients are awarded a renewable $5,000 scholarship. Each recipient who continues to meet the criteria is eligible to receive an annual award of $5,000 for up to four consecutive years for a potential total $20,000.

Eligibility:

• Be a current high school senior living with a disability (as defined by WHO), whether that be visual, hearing, mobility, cognitive, speech or other disability
• Plan to attend an undergraduate program at a 2 or 4-year college/university or technical college in the U.S. beginning Fall 2022
•  Declare an approved major in engineering, computer science, computer information systems, law, business, or a related field (e.g. paralegal, pre-law, finance, business administration, or marketing)
•  Demonstrate a passion for technology
•  Demonstrate leadership at school and/or in the community
•  Have a high school cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
•  Require financial assistance to attend college
•  Enrollment status must be full-time or half-time

How to Apply: Apply here by the March 15th deadline. See an outline below of what applicants are asked to submit. Do check the application link for important details on the items below before preparing your submission.

• Résumé
• Transcript
• Three essays (two essays are to be no more than 500-words and one essay is to be no more than 250-words)
• Two letters of recommendation