McBurney Disability Resource Center Application

McBurney scholarships are open to undergraduate, graduate and professional school students with verified disabilities. Review scholarship instructions.

Award
Varies
Organizations
McBurney Disability Resource Center
Deadline
04/04/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Have you read the instructions under McBurney General Scholarships Information to ensure you complete all the required additional steps?
  2. What is your current status with the McBurney Disability Resource Center at UW-Madison (check all that apply)? Please note that documentation of diagnosis/disability is required for scholarship consideration. Your assigned access consultant can discuss any documentation questions you may have.
  3. Please check the appropriate boxes below to indicate any disabilities for which you have been diagnosed by a certified professional. Some McBurney scholarships are limited to individuals with certain types of disabilities. Please check McBurney's scholarship web page to ensure you are using the correct category for your disability, especially those with health-related or mobility disabilities.
  4. Please provide a concise description (2-4 sentences) of your disability(ies) so that non-disability professionals on the scholarship committee have a better understanding of the nature of your disability. Do not describe the financial, academic, and co-curricular impact of your disability as you will be given an opportunity to explain in detail later in this application.
  5. Briefly explain any impact your disability has on learning (e.g., problems with processing auditory information, difficulty with concentration, short-term memory problems, etc.) or any barriers your disability has created to accessing information and other learning supports (e.g., problems scheduling interpreting or CART services for impromptu study groups or tutoring sessions; inaccessible course materials or websites; difficulty with social interactions; etc.).Please indicate if this impact is ongoing. If not ongoing, please describe how frequently these disability-related circumstances have affected your academic work (e.g., I experienced a 4-week delay in finding a notetaker for my biochemistry class during Fall 2018.)
  6. Briefly explain any impact your disability has on the time available for academically-related activities (e.g., limited time available to study due to personal care, physical or occupational therapy, doctor appointments, hospitalizations, need for rest, extra time needed for paratransit use; etc.). Please indicate if this impact is ongoing. If not ongoing, please explain how frequently your disability impacts the time you have available for your academic work (e.g., I do 6 hours of physical therapy each week. I was also hospitalized for 2 weeks during the Spring 2018 semester.)
  7. Please describe any issues NOT RELATED TO YOUR DISABILITY that have impacted your GPA (e.g., my study time is limited due to needing to work 30 hours a week to support my family, being a single parent of a 6 and 8 year old, etc.)? Please provide details such as average number of hours per week you work or devote to family obligations.
  8. Please describe your education plan and career goals. How have your life experiences and personal identity shaped those goals?
  9. To be considered for the Nick Humphrey Memorial Scholarship, please share how you plan to use your degree(s) to create a positive impact on the world.

  10. Please enter the name and email address of your first recommender.

    Be sure to tell the recommender they will be receiving an email with instructions. Recommendations cannot be submitted by the student, a student's McBurney Center access consultant, or a student's family member or a friend.

    Recommendations must be submitted and completed by the scholarship deadline. It is a student's responsibility to ensure the recommendation is in by the deadline.

  11. Please enter the name and email address of your second recommender.

    Be sure to tell the recommender they will be receiving an email with instructions. Recommendations cannot be submitted by the student, a student's McBurney Center access consultant, or a student's family member or a friend.

    Recommendations must be submitted and completed by the scholarship deadline. It is a student's responsibility to ensure the recommendation is in by the deadline.
  12. Please upload your completed McBurney Center Scholarship Co-Curricular Involvement Form if you want to be considered for the Ginsberg Family Awards, the Nick Humphrey Memorial Scholarship, and/or the Wisconsin Experience Scholarship. (Note: You can download a blank form from McBurney's scholarship web page.)
  13. INCOMING TRANSFER / GRADUATE / PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS ONLY: If you are an incoming graduate/professional school student who did not receive your last degree from UW-Madison, or an incoming transfer student, please upload a transcript. The transcript should be from the university where you received your last degree if you are an incoming graduate/professional school student, or from your last institution as a degree-seeking student if you are a transfer student. Without this document, your GPA cannot be calculated, and you will receive “0 pts” for your GPA score.
  14. LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY: If you are a law school student, please upload an Unofficial Transcript that includes your Law School GPA (available through the Law School’s Office of Career and Professional Development). Without this document, your GPA cannot be calculated, and you will receive “0 pts” for your GPA score.
  15. MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY: If you are a new or current Medical School Student, you will need to upload a transcript with a GPA from the university where you received your last degree since the Medical School does not calculate a GPA. Without this document, your GPA cannot be calculated, and you will receive “0 pts” for your GPA score.
  16. Are you an international student?
  17. Do you intend to complete the FAFSA for the upcoming school year?
  18. Please explain why you are choosing not to complete a FAFSA for the upcoming school year, if applicable.
  19. Do you intend to submit a Special Circumstances statement to the Financial Aid Office?
  20. If there is any additional information you would like to share about your financial situation, please do so here:
  21. How many hours per week do you plan to work during the upcoming academic year?
  22. Do you already have a job lined up?
  23. Briefly explain any impact your disability has had on you financially (i.e., disability-related expenses not covered by insurance or other funding sources, limited time to work, etc.) Please provide specific dollar amounts if possible.
  24. What current unmet costs would this scholarship fill (e.g., specialized transportation costs, adaptive technology, tuition, books, etc.)? Please provide specific dollar amounts if possible.
  25. When scholarships are awarded next fall, do you anticipate having any employee role with the University of Wisconsin OTHER THAN student employee, teaching assistant, research assistant, or program/project assistant?
  26. What are your parent or guardian’s occupations? (NOTE: You must provide this information to be considered for the Ridley scholarships.)
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