Dr. Craig Fiedler Special Education Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to UWO students who meet the following criteria:

  • Enrollment Status: Full- or part-time undergraduate or graduate student
  • Declared Major: Special Education; undergraduates must be officially admitted to the Teacher Education Program

Selection is based on the impact on the applicant’s life of a personal relationship with an individual with a disability and an ongoing commitment to advocacy on behalf of individuals with disabilities.

Award Payment: Fall 2026. If the recipient is not enrolled in the required number of credits for the indicated semester, the award payment will be forfeited.

Donor
Craig & Sharon Fiedler
Award
$1,000
Categories
Graduate Award, School of Education & Human Services, Special & Early Childhood Education, Undergraduate Award
Deadline
11/05/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please submit an essay discussing the impact of a relationship you have with an individual with a disability and what that relationship has taught you about life. The individual with disabilities may be a member of your immediate family, a close friend, or neighbor.
  2. Please give at least one example of how you have engaged in advocacy and/or leadership activities on behalf of individuals with disabilities.