Does the Diabetes association offer any special grants or help for students with diabetes to go to school?
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Maggie,\n\nThe short answer is that there are a few scholarships.  Your experience as a diabetic may help you get into some careers where there are more scholarships and tuition reimbursement related to your career. \n\nThe long answer is:  I liked your question so much that I blogged on it at http://www.mydiabetesinformation.com.  \n\nAnother quote:\n\nFrom the journal "Diabetes Care,":\n\nIt behooves\nthe student to contact local resources and\ntheir educational institution to see\nwhether any scholarship money might be\navailable to them. At times, a benefactor\nmay set up a scholarship fund at a college\nor in a local community for someone with\na specific diagnosis such as diabetes.\nThese scholarships may not be advertised\nand may go unused during the years that\nno one applies for them.\n\nHere is a narrow niche, if you play tennis competitively: http://www.wtt.com/charities/default.asp\n\nMaybe you could learn really fast!\n\nSeriously, I like the first suggestion better.  If you do some scholarship searches, you may find a scholarship for students with diabetes.  \n\nThanks for the blog idea.  \n\nMatt
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if you are talking about school go to www.fafsa.edu.gov\nyou can apply for grants there. also if it is for school try talking to the school you want to go to.
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I might suggest going to “google.com” and start entering words with “grant” included! With alternate words to narrow down your search such as "middleschoolerscolarships" or "educationaldonations"! just keep rearranging, adding and changing words until you find an answer...\n\nGood Luck!
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15752236&dopt=Abstract\n\n\n\nhttp://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/7/1838
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Some colleges or universities that have dental schools offer free or reduced-cost dental care, if you are willing to let the senior students, who haven't graduated, do the work (under the supervision of the instructors, of course!)\n\nYou could also check with your local Department of Human Services ("Welfare") to see if you or your family qualify for any assistance.\n\nContact local churches (Catholic Charities, for example) to see if they have any aid available.\n\nCall The United Way in your area. They may have some leads for you.\n\nHope this helps!
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YES!! In fact in Texas pratically all the school districts that I know of (I live in Houston) in my surrounding area help people who are in your condition. Try these school districts, Houston I.S.D; Alief I.S.D; Sheldon I.S.D; Fort Bend I.S.D; Galena Park I.S.D; .......the list could go on! Best of Luck!!!
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I suggest the Bradley Center in Columbus, GA. You can apply for financial aid for their services. Call them and ask what they have available. They are pretty good.
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Try www.insulin-pumpers.org \n\nSite is for those with diabetes using insulin pump therapy and caregivers of diabetics.  There's always lots of discussions on the latest breakthroughs in technology and research.
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http://www.bcschools.net/staff/AccessHelp.htm
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http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp
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Check out www.grants.gov   and    www.e-grants.gov for educational type grants. These are "free" grants that you must apply for and for the most part be qualified for. Almost all grants are "free" but you must meet the criteria that they call for. Such as "medical research on sea urchines for enzymes pertaining to calcium deposits in bones, on the atlantic seaboard only." While this is free to apply for, it has extraordinary qualifiers for acceptance". People who research for grant opportunities and those who write the grants and those who manage the funds once the grant has been given are the ones who benefit initially. Try going to "google or yahoo" and put in "grant>educational" and it should narrow only educational grants (which will still a huge batch!)  Good Luck
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Check with the school district where you are. Sometimes they will give scholarships to people who are willing to work in that district for awhile.  Or check with the special ed department at your university they sometimes get government grants to encourage people to study special education.
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if your doing this for school you can contact Bayer Corp. diagnostic division 800.331.4536 or lifescan.com both company's have programs to educate people about preventing and managing diabetes.They can get you in touch with a local rep who can provide a monitor, testing strips,research info and even presentation items.These companys spend millions each year to educate. why not take them at their word? Good luck.
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Seek private grants.  Try to think of ways that your school serves the community.  You can get grants for youth education, especially for minority or poor students.  I gave you some links below to get started.  Also, you may be able to enlist the help of a grantwriter at a local United Way or university!  Good luck!
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no but i have type 1 diabetes... and alot of kids have it. if u go and talk to ur diabetic educator they have support groups for the kids and the parents of diabetics.. just where u learn more and the kids can interact with other kids with diabeties and know that they're not alone. im not sure what they do wehere your from but where im from they go on camps and its just like a little youth group ment to be alot of fun!! worth checking it out. i've never been myself i was 15 when i was diagnosed so i was too old. but i heard its a good thing for both the parents and kids
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There are technology grants running around all over out there.  You should have someone at the central office who can help you research grants.  It takes work, and it would belong to the school, but it is one way.  You would have to show how the computer would benefit your students.  The other way to get a cheap one is ebay, but remember, you get what you pay for.
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ask about the ollege access funds, sometimes called hardship funds, ALL colleges and universities have them but the funds are limited so apply early.\n\nSome charities and educational trusts give money to students, try EGAS they will send your son a form and then identify possible sources of funding, although to be honest they tend to have been set up in the days when men found work easily so women stand more chance as do those with a disability.\n\nThere is a huge reference book called something like "grant making trusts" - you will find it in the library but it is normally only for reference.\n\nI went through the entire book identifying trusts that may help me, I put these on a database, I then did a mailmerge and wrote off about 200 letters, I got about 20 replies and funding from about 6.\n\nOne advantage of this kind of funding is that it does not count as income so is not taxed and does not affect dss benefits.\n\nYour son stands more chance if one of his parents is a member of particular groups such as freemasons, or a member of the clergy or even the geografical area he lives in.\n\ngood luck.