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Eddie Wilson Special Education Scholarship

Connecticut Community Foundation
Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 12/5/2025
Closes: 2/17/2026

The Eddie Wilson Special Education Scholarship supports students pursuing careers in special education, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology, supporting children with disabilities. Students who are residents of the Foundation’s 21-town service area, Connecticut are eligible to apply.

Award Amount Varies
  • Essay Required: No
  • Need-Based: No
  • Merit-Based: No
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Requirements
  • Minimum 2.75 GPA
  • Resident of Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Cheshire, Goshen, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Milford, Oxford, Prospect, Roxbury, Southbury, Thomaston, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott, or Woodbury, Connecticut
  • Undergraduate or graduate student
  • Seeking a bachelor's or graduate degree
  • Studying special education, physical therapy, or other disabilities, **OR**
  • Studying occupational therapy, or speechlanguage pathology
  • Plans to pursue a career in Special Education for children with intellectual, physical, or other disabilities, **OR**
  • Plan to pursue a career in physical or occupational therapy, or speech pathology for children or adults

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Degree
    Current Grade
    High School Senior, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, 5th Year College Undergraduate, Nth Year College Undergraduate, Graduate Student
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: CT
    • City: Litchfield, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Cheshire, Goshen, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Milford, Oxford, Prospect, Roxbury, Southbury, Thomaston, Warren, Washington, Wolcott, Waterbury, Watertown, Woodbury
    Intended Area of Study
    Special Education and Teaching, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
    Minimum GPA
    2.75

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