Paying for college

The costs of college can bite into a family’s resources, especially when they are already stretched by the costs of multiple sclerosis. The National MS Society’s scholarship program helps highly qualified students diagnosed with MS or who have a parent with MS reach their goal of going to college. The program is open to high school seniors and first-time college attendees; applications are available beginning Oct. 1 each year, with an application deadline in mid-January. Visit nationalMSsociety.org/scholarships.
For more information on paying for college:

• Search for more scholarships available to people with disabilities at disability.gov. Click “Education,” then “Search for scholarships and financial aid.”
• The Looking Glass, a nonprofit organization, offers scholarships for high school seniors and college students who have parents with disabilities. Visit lookingglass.org/services/national-services/scholarships.
• The American Association on Health and Disability has launched a new scholarship program for students with disabilities. Visit aahd.us/initiatives/scholarship-program.

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