Pac Rim 2026

Scholarship Opportunties

Congratulations to our scholars!

Ashmita Singh

Dominique Anders

Gale Hann

Karla Mariana Escobar

Miranda Hooper

Nicholas Casias

Reinalyn May Ong

Sandra Yellowhorse

Sarah Kalawe

Tanesha Waid, MS Ed.

Ton Thi Tam

Yu-Ru Jin

Pac Rim Scholarship Opportunities

Attending the Pacific Rim Conference can be an important part of your personal and professional growth. It offers opportunities to participate in a global professional learning community and grow your international network. The Pacific Rim 2026 team is committed to making the conference as accessible as possible. We recognize that financial concerns can be a significant consideration for many attendees.

Scholarship Eligibility

With this in mind, the Center on Disability Studies has dedicated limited funding to provide financial need-based scholarships to help make this singular global event as accessible as possible. We want to support attendance at the conference for young professional/early professionals, attendees with disabilities, self-advocates, students, family members, and others who wish to attend the conference.

International scholarship applicants who may need a visa to enter the U.S. are responsible for their own visa arrangements. The Pacific Rim Scholarship Committee will not be able to support visas or visa applications.

Details

Scholarship recipients receive complimentary conference registration and are responsible for all of their own associated travel and accommodation costs.

Application Process

The scholarship committee will review all applications received by Sunday, 10/5/2025. Please follow these guidelines for the open-ended question in the application:

In 200 words or less, talk about at least two ways that going to the conference will help you grow personally or professionally.
Make a connection to the theme of the conference, “Unbreakable Threads: Communities of Resilience and Continuity.”
Clear and good writing style: set up your points in a clear way, organized and easy to follow (introduction, main points, conclusion).

If you wish to be considered, please complete the scholarship application below by Sunday, 10/05/2025.

The scholarship application has closed.
Thank you for your interest!

Scholarship applications were due on Sunday, October 5th, 2025.

Please look out for any announcements or website postings for the 2027 Scholarship announcement by the end of summer in 2026.

Applications due Sunday, 10/05/2025.

Scholarship Commitee

The scholarship committee consists of eight (8) members representing the Center on Disability Studies (CDS) faculty and staff, Community Advisory Council (CAC), the University Coordinating Council (UCC), the College of Education (COE), and graduate students.