The Office of Disability Services Scholarship Program

Our office is excited to offer scholarships to eligible students from The Carol A. Douglas Endowment for Disabled Students and from The Lion’s Foundation of the Piedmont Fund!

Applications should be submitted in early Spring, with the winners being notified in May. The scholarship money will be awarded to the selected recipients the following Fall semester. This scholarship is not renewable, but students may reapply for the scholarship each Spring semester.

Student Eligibility:

1. Cumulative GPA above 2.5
2. Documented Financial Need
3. Verification of undergraduate enrollment at UNC Charlotte with registration and maintenance of a minimum of 6 credit hours
4. No disciplinary actions on academic record
5. Completion of FAFSA
6. Submission of completed application packet
7. Signed release of attached Consent to Release Information

Applications will be reviewed by a scholarship committee comprised of faculty and staff who work with students in a variety of settings.

Please include all required information indicated in the application packet and submit to the Office of Disability Services, 230 Fretwell.

2008 Scholarship Application Packet (PDF Version)

To view the application packet you will need to install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded from the following external site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

2008 Scholarship Application Packet (Text Only Version)

Scholarship award winners will be notified by letter. Award winners will also be announced on the Office of Disability Services website, Office of Disability Services news board, The University Times, Tapestry newsletter, the faculty newsletter, The Charlotte Observer, and other local media outlets.

The Piedmont Chapter of the Lion’s Club and Carol A. Douglas will be notified of the scholarship award recipient's as well.

For more information regarding the scholarship program, please contact Vonetta Blakely

2008 -2009 Recipients
Francisco Chavez           Lion’s Foundation of the Piedmont Fund
Matthew Degenhardt      Friends of UNC Charlotte Disability Services
Rachel Williams               Friends of UNC Charlotte Disability Services
Despina Karras               Carol A. Douglas Endowment for Disabled Students
Phyllis Schneider           Carol A. Douglas Endowment for Disabled Students

2007-2008 Recipients
Crystle Murphy                          Lion’s Foundation of the Piedmont Fund
Lauryn Pelley                            Lion’s Foundation of the Piedmont Fund
Marin Coleman                          Carol A. Douglas Endowment for Disabled Students
Ross McCarthy                  Friends of UNC Charlotte Disability Services
Joshua Soles                           Carol A. Douglas Endowment for Disabled Students