Apply for a Scholarship

Because of generous community support and our annual “Valley 5K Walk/Run for Autism” fundraiser, we continue to offer monetary scholarships on a limited basis for individuals on the Autism Spectrum, as well as those who support and care for persons on the spectrum.

Scholarships are limited to persons residing in the following counties/cities in the Shenandoah Valley: Counties of Augusta, Bath, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren, and the Cities of Buena Vista, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro.

These funds may be used towards services such as respite, therapies, safety, sensory equipment, assistive technology, and personal/professional development. Scholarship requests are limited to a maximum of $500 per year, which allows us to help as many individuals as possible. As each scholarship is granted based on the need, occasionally requests for more than $500 will be considered.  SVAP is unable to make payments directly to family members of scholarship applicants – we are only able to make payments to service providers. Preference will be given to those who have not previously been given a scholarship.

Please include specifics about what you want to purchase in your application. Payments cannot be made to family members of scholarship applicants. Scholarship money can be used to purchase items or to pay service providers. 

Scholarships are limited to 2 families per month. Once the scholarships have been granted, the application will close. It will re-open the next month.