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The Carl James Dunlap Memorial Student Award
Photo: Carl James Dunlap (via The Disability and Deaf Cultural Center at the University of Washington)
Link to the 2024 Application
Application due by: November 15, 2024
Background: The Carl James Dunlap Memorial Student Award, administered by the University of Washington DO-IT center, seeks to support UW students with physical disabilities in achieving their education goals. The scholarship was established by the Dunlap family to honor the memory of UW student, Carl Dunlap. This fall, The Carl James Dunlap Memorial Student Award will be distributing funds to up to four UW students. The award amount is expected to be around $1,000 – $2,500 per student.
Purpose: The purpose of each award is to help students pay for tuition and/or school related expenses (e.g., personal care assistants – PCAs). The fund prioritizes awards for students who, like Carl, utilize a wheelchair and/or hire PCAs.
Obligations: Students are to use award funds for the purposes specified in the award. In Spring, students will be asked to share how the award helped them.
Additional Information: Please send questions over email to doit@uw.edu. Be sure to mention “Carl’s Fund” in the subject line.
How to Apply: Responses to application questions can be submitted by following the link to the online application form (opens in new tab).
Photo of Carl James Dunlap via The Disability and Deaf Cultural Center at the University of Washington.
Link to the 2024 Application
Application due by: November 15, 2024
Background: The Carl James Dunlap Memorial Student Award, administered by the University of Washington DO-IT center, seeks to support UW students with physical disabilities in achieving their education goals. The scholarship was established by the Dunlap family to honor the memory of UW student, Carl Dunlap. This fall, The Carl James Dunlap Memorial Student Award will be distributing funds to up to four UW students. The award amount is expected to be around $1,000 – $2,500 per student.
Purpose: The purpose of each award is to help students pay for tuition and/or school related expenses (e.g., personal care assistants – PCAs). The fund prioritizes awards for students who, like Carl, utilize a wheelchair and/or hire PCAs.
Obligations: Students are to use award funds for the purposes specified in the award. In Spring, students will be asked to share how the award helped them.
Additional Information: Please send questions over email to doit@uw.edu. Be sure to mention “Carl’s Fund” in the subject line.
How to Apply: Responses to application questions can be submitted by following the link to the online application form (opens in new tab).
