2026 Williams Syndrome Association Convention Scholarships
Scholarship Application Period: April 6 - April 30, 2026.
Scholarship funds are available for the 2026 Williams Syndrome Association National Convention, being held July 7-11, 2026 in Buffalo, NY.
The award will cover convention registration for an individual with WS and a plus one, as well as 5-night hotel accommodation.
In order to apply for 2026 convention funding, you must:
- Experience Williams syndrome or be the caregiver for someone with WS
- Be a Canadian citizen
- Have financial need*
- If there are more applicants than available funds, preference will be given to first time attendees.
Application submission deadline for all applications is April 30, 2026. Scholarships will be announced and awarded by May 15, 2026.
*For purposes of these scholarships, financial need means being under 200% of the 2026 Low-income cut-offs (LICOs). For example, if you are a family of 4 from an area of >500K population, household income below $95,658 after tax would qualify. If your family meets this criteria, please feel free to apply! Documentation of financial need is not required for application submission but may be requested during the CAWS annual audit.
Disclaimer: Anybody who is granted the WSA scholarship cannot be awarded the CAWS scholarship
For questions or assistance with this application, please email president@williamssyndrome.ca