AEBC & Allyant Scholarship
Award value
$1,000 (minimum)
Application to apply for
Donor
Allyant
The Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) is a grassroots organization that works to improve the lives of blind, deafblind and partially sighted Canadians through education, empowerment, and advocacy. Each year, we offer scholarships to recognize outstanding blind, deafblind and partially sighted post-secondary students. This year, scholarships are provided by Allyant and an anonymous donor. In addition, we are honoured to offer special scholarships in memory of Tom Teranishi (donated by the BC Affiliate), in honour of Rob Sleath (donated by the BC Affiliate), and in memory of John Rae (funded through the John Rae Legacy fund).
The minimum value of each award is $1,000. All applicants will be considered for all scholarships; a separate application for each is not required. Previous applicants or past recipients are eligible to reapply if qualified. The AEBC Scholarship Committee reviews all applications and selects all scholarship recipients.
Award description
- 1. Applicants must be:
- A. Blind (no vision or light perception in the better eye, visual acuity of 20/200 or less);
B. Deafblind (combined sight and hearing impairment causes difficulties with communication, access to information and mobility [inability to travel independently due to lack of vision/hearing]); or
C. Partially Sighted (visual acuity of 20/80 or less in the better eye with best correction or a visual field less than 20 degrees [Snellan eye chart.]) - 2. Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
- 3. Enrolled in a Canadian post-secondary institution at a college or university, a vocational, educational upgrading, or performing arts program.
- 4. Exchange students studying abroad, students enrolled in programs not available in Canada, students not accepted into a Canadian program, where the program abroad is clearly superior to those available in Canada, or paying fees to a Canadian educational institution.
- 5. Enrolled in a minimum of two courses per term in the 2026-27 academic year in their chosen program.
Required criteria
Student type: Any
Faculty: Any
Year entering: Any
Citizenship/residency: Domestic
Special criteria: Students with disabilities
Award information
Type of award: Scholarship
Internal/external/government: External