The Jake Pratt Scholarship Fund sponsored by UPS provides individual grants to Alabama residents with Down syndrome who intend to enroll or continue enrollment in a postsecondary program that will enhance their life through employment, independent living or life skills, or interests in any other areas.

Scholarships are for individuals who have hemiplegia, hemiparesis, or hemiplegic cerebral palsy due to any cause, or a diagnosis of pediatric stroke. Students must be attending a postsecondary school leading to a degree or certification or attending a postsecondary vocational education program.

Dylan’s Journey Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to one student with Neurofibromatosis (NF) and/or a learning disability of any kind.

The Williams Syndrome Association (WSA) provides scholarship funding to young adults who are members of the WSA and are pursuing postsecondary education in academics and/or vocational and life skills programs. WSA awards scholarships based on financial need.

The scholarship is available to students of any age, with any type of disability, including but not limited to physical disabilities, medical conditions, mental or psychiatric conditions, speech and language disabilities, learning disabilities, behavioral conditions, and all other conditions. Students must have completed one semester of college classes to apply.

Wells Fargo has developed this scholarship program to help people with disabilities obtain their education or training necessary to succeed in the career path of their choice.