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NCIL is proud to announce the 2025 Youth Scholarship Fund. This year we will be offering scholarships to our Annual Conference to youth with disabilities ages 18-26 who may otherwise be unable to afford the cost of attendance.
NCIL’s Annual Conference on Independent Living will take place July 21-24, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC. Scholarships cover the costs associated with full participation in the conference, including:
- Registration
- Travel
- Hotel
The only requirements to apply are:
- identifying as disabled or as a person with a disability / disabilities; and
- being between the ages of 18 and26 years old.
As part of the Youth Scholarships, we are also offering the Emet Tauber Youth Scholarship. Emet Tauber was a former Youth Scholarship recipient and NCIL board member who passed away in 2019. Emet’s life was changed by the Youth Scholarship Fund and he was passionate about enabling others to have the same opportunities. Therefore, the Emet Tauber Youth Scholarship will be awarded each year to at least one youth with a disability who is also trans and / or Jewish in recognition of Emet’s activism within both of those communities. If you would like to be considered for the Emet Tauber Youth Scholarship, follow the prompts on the application form under the “Emet Tauber Youth Scholarship” section.
The application deadline is June 16, 2025. No applications will be considered after this deadline. Scholarship recipients will be notified within one week of the deadline.
Please contact NCIL Operations Director Jenny Sichel at jenny@ncil.org with any questions.
