Looking For Help For Your Child With Special Needs?
Florida has a variety of scholarship options for families with special needs children. These scholarships, called Gardiner Scholarships, may be used for a variety of educational services, including private school tuition, tutoring, specialized services like occupational therapy or speech therapy, instructional materials and more. The average scholarship value is $10,418.
To qualify for Gardiner Scholarships, students must have an Individual Educational Plan (a written plan for the special education of a student with a disability), or a diagnosis of a disability from a licensed physician or psychologist; and one of the following disabilities:
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Down syndrome
- Phelan-McDermid syndrome
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Spina bifida
- Williams syndrome
- Rare diseases
- Anaphylaxis
- Deaf
- Visually impaired
- Traumatic brain injured
- Hospital or homebound
- High-risk child
- Muscular dystrophy
Parents who want to learn more about how to apply for Gardiner Scholarships, or check to see if their child is eligible can take a simple, free survey at https://mychoicesinedfl.org/take-the-survey/.
By taking the fast and confidential survey, parents can quickly determine if their child is eligible for these or any other K-12 scholarships, and can discover everything they need to know about how to apply.