FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH A DISABILITY
Grace LoPiccolo, who lives with Charco-Marie-Tooth disease and walks with leg braces, is a Saint Louis University senior, majoring in bioethics and Catholic studies. After graduating in 2026, she plans to attend law school.
The MDA Scholarship is her only
disability-based financial aid.
She also receives a merit-based
scholarship through her school and a tuition contribution for her service as
student body president.
Even when applying for funding
unrelated to disability, Grace advises not to shy away from framing your
eligibility, skills, and goals through a disability lens.
“My general college essays were about
my disability.
When I applied to law school, I
mentioned why I want to be a disability rights attorney.
Communicate yourself as a real person
who also has a disability,” she says.
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