Applications for the 2023-2024 scholarships are now closed. Please return to this page in February of 2024 to apply for SDS and TC Scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year.

For informational purposes only, we have listed the scholarships being offerred. However, the downloadable forms have been removed until applications are reopened in February of 2024.

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Student Disability Services (SDS) Scholarships

Clyde and Ouida Black Scholarship

The Clyde and Ouida Black Scholarship is awarded to a student(s) who is an incoming freshman or transfer student from Paris Junior College or Temple Junior college, is hard of hearing, and has implants or an assisted listening device such as an FM system or hearing aids. The student(s) must also be able to communicate orally.

Olive-Pfluger Scholarship

The Olive-Pfluger Scholarship is awarded annually to a student(s) with a documented learning disability with priority given to a student(s) with attention deficit disorder.

Solcher Family Scholarship

The Solcher Family Scholarship is awarded annually to a student(s) with a hearing impairment.

Alex C. Watkins Memorial Scholarship

The Alex C. Watkins Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to one student who is registered with Student Disability Services.

Guy and Elwanda Phillippe Scholarship

The Guy and Elwanda Phillippe Scholarship is awarded annually to students with documented learning disabilities and/or attention deficit disorders.

 

TECHniques Center Scholarships

Jeanne Rau Cumbie Scholarship

The Jeanne Rau Cumbie Scholarship is awarded annually to a TECHniques Center student(s) who is currently enrolled and in good standing with the TECHniques Center program at the time of application for this scholarship.

Connally S. Wheat Scholarship

The Connally S. Wheat Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a TECHniques Center student(s). The purpose of this scholarship is to make the specialized support of the TECHnique Center available to a student(s) with a documented learning disability(s). The student(s) must be currently enrolled in the TECHniques Center.

David R. and Brenda Hughes Nelson Scholarship

The David R. and Brenda Hughes Nelson Scholarship is awarded annually to a TECHniques Center student(s). The purpose of this scholarship is to finance the TECHniques Center for a qualified student(s). Financial need will be taken into consideration. The student(s) must be currently enrolled in the TECHniques Center program.

Jack T. Grant Memorial Scholarship

The Jack T. Grant Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to an eligible student(s) who is currently enrolled and in good standing with the TECHniques Center program at the time of application for this scholarship.

TECHniques Center Endowed Scholarship

The TECHnique Center Endowed Scholarship is awarded annually to a TECHniques Center student(s). The purpose of this scholarship is to provide assistance to help finance all or a portion of the fee for a student enrolled in the TECHniques Center. Eligible students must: (1) be a currently enrolled student in Good Standing with the TECHniques Center program at the time of application for this scholarship; (2) utilize Standard or Expanded services; and (3) be enrolled in the TECHniques Center for Standard or Expanded services the academic year for which this scholarship will be awarded. Students must also maintain good standing with the TECHniques Center for the duration of the scholarship. Incoming freshman and students receiving Limited services are not eligible to receive this scholarship.

 

External Disability Scholarships*

*NOTE: Student Disability Services has no association to any of these external scholarships, but provides a list of resources as a starting point for your search for additional scholarships or awards. Please let us know if any of the links are broken because these outside organizations may change their webpages from year to year. If the link is broken, you can also search for their scholarships on your own using the keywords from the title.