American Association on Health & Disability (AAHD) Scholarship Program

American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) Scholarship is a grant from AAHD that funds students with disabilities pursuing degrees in health promotion, disability studies, public health, or related health fields. The scholarship aims to increase representation of people with disabilities in health professions and research.

Eligible applicants are undergraduate and graduate students with a documented disability enrolled at an accredited U.S. institution. Awards of $1,000 are available; recipients are selected based on academic achievement, career goals, and commitment to improving health and wellness for people with disabilities.

AAHD Scholarship Program | AAHD The Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability recognizes students with disabilities who are working to advance the broad field of disability and health.

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 in people with disabilities and identify effective intervention strategies that reduce health disparities between people with disabilities and the general population. AAHD accomplishes its mission through research, education and advocacy at the national, state and community level.

As part of our work, we are pleased to offer the annual Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability to students with disabilities majoring in public health, disability studies, health promotion or a field related to disability and health. Learn more about the legacy of Frederick J.

Krause . Scholarship Program Criteria The AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability is awarded annually to deserving students with a disability who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate studies in an accredited university.

This scholarship recognizes students pursuing studies related to health and disability, particularly majors that will impact the quality of life of persons with disabilities. For the 2025-2026 application: Undergraduate Applicants : Must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must 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 their degree as of fall 2025. Graduate Applicants : May be enrolled part-time or full-time in a graduate school, pursuing a post graduate degree as of fall 2025. Important: 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 2025 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. Applicant must have a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act and must provide documentation to verify this.

Preference will be given to students majoring in public health, health promotion, disability studies, disability research, rehabilitation engineering, audiology, disability policy, special education, or other fields related to disability and health. Preference will be given to students with a history of community service and/or volunteer activities. Previous winners of the AAHD Frederick J.

Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability are not eligible to apply unless they have enrolled into a new program of study. For instance, if an undergraduate student had received a scholarship previously, they would not be eligible to apply again for the same undergraduate program, but they would be eligible to apply if they were enrolled in a graduate program.

Similarly, a graduate student who had received a scholarship for a master’s program would be eligible to apply again if they were subsequently enrolled in a Ph. D. program.

Applicant must be a US citizen or legal resident living in the United States and enrolled in an accredited United States university. Those who serve on the Disability and Health Journal Editorial Board are not eligible for the AAHD Scholarship.

Funding Information and Application Requirements Scholarships are generally for $1,000 but amounts are at the discretion of the AAHD Board of Directors Scholarship Committee and based on availability of funds. The Scholarship Committee will evaluate each of the applicants and will determine how many scholarships will be awarded each year and the amount of each scholarship.

The final date for 2025-2026 application submissions is March 6, 2026. Scholarships will be awarded by August 2026, at which time recipients will be notified by email on the status of their application.

Interested applicants must provide: Personal Statement (maximum 2 pages, double spaced), including a brief personal history, educational/career goals, extra-curricular activities, community service, and reasons why they should be selected by the AAHD Scholarship Committee. This statement must be written solely by the applicant. One (1) Letter of Recommendation from a faculty member or academic advisor.

Letters should include the signature of the teacher or advisor who wrote the letter. The name of the student should appear clearly on the document. Transcript.

Provide an official or unofficial copy of the most recent college transcript. Verification of their disability status with documentation of their disability from a specialist (physician, educator, et. al).

Agreement to allow AAHD to use his/her name, photo and/or story in future scholarship materials. All required documents should be completed and compiled by the applicant to be submitted through the SurveyMonkey application portal as part of a single application submission. For questions or accommodations to this process, please contact scholarship@aahd.

us . The 2025-2026 application period is now closed. Our 2027 application period will open by November 2026.

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 AAHD Scholarship Program. On behalf of the scholarship committee, AAHD Board of Directors and staff, we congratulate the winners and wish them the best of luck in their studies.

The 2024-25 Scholarship Recipients are: Dishita Agarwal – Duke University Dana Fink – George Washington University Rae Hartman Haight – Towson University Learn more about their accomplishments and plans for the future on our blog . There were numerous applicants for the scholarships this year, reflecting many fine candidates. AAHD would like to thank everyone who submitted an application to the AAHD Scholarship Program.

We encourage those that were not selected to re-apply for future scholarships.

Rose Brown Cornell University – 2023-24 Kaley Graves University of Illinois Urbana Champaign – 2023-24 Dana Rubenstein Duke University School of Medicine – 2023-24 Nicole Mallas Nova Southeastern University – 2022-23 Michael Read Gordon State College – 2022-23 Natalie Armstrong Northeastern State University – 2021-22 Madelyn Hubbs Maryville University – 2021-22 Maayan Simon CUNY School of Professional Studies – 2021-22 Kelsey Shinnick Goddard University of Kansas – 2019-20 Emilie Erickson California Polytechnic University – 2019-20 Nancy Yang University of Wisconsin-La Crosse – 2018-19 Emily Claire Starnes University of Georgia – 2018-19 Catherine Jacobson University of Minnesota – 2018-19 Carlos Fernandez Palo Alto University – 2018-19 Shaina Ghuraya University of Southern California – 2017-18 Lauren L.

Barron Texas A & M University – 2017-18 Hanna Hughes Concordia University-St. Paul – 2017-18 Dylan J. Wells University of Nebraska at Kearney – 2017-18 Jennifer Decker University of New Hampshire – 2016-17 Elizabeth K.

Flint St. John’s University – 2016-17 Alexander R.

Tierney George Mason University – 2016-17 Shelby Baron University of Alabama – 2015-16 Robyn Powell Brandeis University – 2015-16 Gabrielle deFiebre City University of New York – 2015-16 Jessica Kramer University of Wyoming – 2014-15 Jeffrey Mahlum University of Wisconsin – 2014-15 Ashley Volion University of Illinois – 2014-15 Amanda Hutchison West Virginia University – 2014-15 YuJu Chen University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – 2013-14 Lauren Presutti Central Michigan University – 2013-14 Rebecca Parten University of Michigan – 2012-13 Nicole Oliphant University of Washington – 2012-13 Amanda Montanaro Kent State University – 2012-13 Abbas (Bobby) Husain Quamar University of Pittsburgh – 2012-13 Nancy Oduro Georgetown University – 2011-12 James Brandyn Ruesken Pacific Lutheran University – 2011-12 Kavita Krishnaswamy University of Maryland, Baltimore County – 2010-11 Emily Marie Lund Texas A & M University – 2010-11 April Coughlin CUNY School of Professional Studies – 2010-11 Accept Preferences Essentials Only Toggle Essential Essential Toggle CloudFlare CloudFlare CloudFlare provides web performance and security solutions, enhancing site speed and protecting against threats.

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