The National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut offers the Brian Cummins Memorial Scholarship
Connecticut Department of Higher Education-Student Financial Aid in Connecticut
The Federal Student Aid Information Center or call toll-free: 1-800-433-3243
The National Clearing House for Professions in Special Education
Fastweb: A database enabling students to locate funding and scholarships using specific categories of study and criteria to narrow searches
In Connecticut, Comprehensive Special Education Teachers and Speech and Language Pathologists are currently federally designated educator shortage areas, and such individuals who are employed in Connecticut schools are eligible to apply for loan forgiveness in some federal loan programs and the state's Teachers Mortgage Assistance Program offered by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority if they purchase a home in a priority or transitional district.