Our Latest Award Winner...

It is with great pride that 1800wheelchair announces our twenty-third scholarship awardee - Morgan Stubblefield from Columbia College Chicago. Once again, we received a huge response; over 100 students submitted visual poems. Please check out her personal statement, poem and art work here. Everyone at 1800wheelchair.com wishes the best of luck to our latest winner.

New Scholarship Award

We would also like to take this opportunity to announce our twenty-fourth scholarship. Established in 2006, the 1800wheelchair scholarship fund now bestows one or two $500 awards each year. In the past, we've asked applicants to explore mobility issues on campus, overcoming personal challenges, and much more. To enter the scholarship students must follow the guidelines below:

Participants must meet the following criteria:

Enrolled at an accredited high school, college, or university in the U.S.

Enrolled at the graduate level, undergraduate level or your final year of high school

Aged sixteen (16) years or older

Carry a status of "good standing" (i.e. currently enrolled)

Maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (or equivalent)

Postmarked by May 30, 2020 Please note: There is no formal printed application from 1800wheelchair, all necessary information is on this page

There are no requirements in terms of physical disability or ability. All applications are welcome

We do not accept fax or email applications

Please send your application via traditional mail; express mail will not be accepted

No need to print this page; just send your written response and contact information

Do not send any CD ROMs, letters of recommendation, tax returns, bank balances, resumes or CVs

Please keep a digital copy in Word or Google Docs. We'll need a copy to put up on our site.

Scholarship Topic

For this scholarship period, we are going to repeat our visual contest. Please submit a 'visual poem', in a style of your choosing, on the theme of overcoming a personal challenge. Limit your 'visual poem' to an 8.5in x 11in piece of paper. You can choose to represent words, images, or both. It can abstract or representational. Please include a personal statement that gives us an idea of who you are and how your poem relates to a challenge you've faced. The poem and essay (combined) should be between 500 and 1,000 words, but feel free to write a little more or less.

Note: We will not be able to return any submissions.



1800wheelchair.com Scholarship

515 Canal St,

Suite 1C

New York, NY 10013 Send all materials to:1800wheelchair.com Scholarship515 Canal St,Suite 1CNew York, NY 10013 Your application should include: Typed copy of your submission (make sure to save a digital copy, so we can publish it, in the event that we decide to publish it.)

First & last name, email address & phone number printed at the top or back of each page

Statement or transcript of your Grade Point Average (GPA) - unofficial transcripts accepted

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