Research Guides: Autism / Neurodiversity: Scholarships

Local Scholarships

Please contact SBCC Financial Aid for the best information about current scholarships:

SBCC Scholarships
Provides numerous general as well as program specific scholarships.

SBCC Promise
The SBCC Promise will provide any local student who completes their secondary education within the Santa Barbara Community College District with the opportunity to attend SBCC full-time for two years free of charge.

Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
Partners with the Santa Barbara Foundation in awarding financial aid to the best qualified qualified students from Santa Barbara County schools.

Please contact SBCC Financial Aid for the best information about current scholarships:

American Autism Association: Grants & Scholarships
Lists grants and scholarships offered around the country to children and adults on the spectrum.
Autistic Self Advocacy Network: Scholarships
ASAN awards $5,000 tuition scholarships to 4 to 6 Autistic college students who demonstrate a strong commitment to disability rights advocacy, Autistic culture and community, and disability accessibility and inclusion on college campuses.
Edvisors Autism: Scholarships
There are several college scholarships open to students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), including Asperger’s Syndrome. Some of these scholarships are available to all students with learning disabilities and some are restricted to students with autism. Some of these scholarships have geographic restrictions or restrictions based on academic major.
Organization for Autism Research: Scholarships
Includes OAR scholarship informtion as well a list of scholarships from other organizations that are available to students on the spectrum.

1001 Ways to Pay for College by Kelly Tanabe
Call Number: 378.3 T161o 2023
Publication Date: 2023
Completely revised with updated descriptions, contact information, websites, and available monies, this guide to financing higher education is the only resource students need to fund their pursuit of knowledge.
Resume and LinkedIn Strategies for New College Graduates by Jan Melnik and Louise Kursmark
Call Number: 650.14 M527r 2023
Publication Date: 2023
Jan Melnik and Louise Kursmark are recognized leaders in the field of career management. Both are Master Resume Writers and have worked with new-graduate job seekers for more than two decades.
The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2022 by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2021
Information on 1.5 million scholarships, grants, and prizes is easily accessible in this revised directory with more than 300 new listings that feature awards indexed by career goal, major, academics, public service, talent, athletics, religion, ethnicity, and more.
To University and Beyond by Mandee Heller Adler and David Teten
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2021
Learn how to use your time as a student to supercharge your career with this step-by-step guide to everything from resumes and internships to online classes. Chapter 16 is about scholarships.