WSA Convention Scholarship Application

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.

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

2026 WSA Convention Scholarship Application

I affirm that I meet the criteria listed above to apply for a 2026 convention scholarship.

Yes

Name of individual with Williams Syndrome:

First Name:

Last Name:

Age of individual with Williams Syndrome:

Applicant/Parent/Guardian(s) full name

First Name:

Last Name:

Applicant/Parent/Guardian(s) address:

Address:

City:

Province:

Postal Code:

Applicant/Parent/Guardian(s) email address:

Applicant/Parent/Guardian(s) phone number:

Primary language spoken at home:

Are you a first-time convention attendee?

Yes

If NO, how many past conventions have you attended?

Have you ever received a WSA convention scholarship?

Yes

Please list any other family members who plan to attend convention

Scholarship amount requested:

Full scholarship (program registration for parent/caregiver & individual with WS, plus 5 nights hotel)

Program registration for parent/caregiver & individual with WS only

5-night hotel stay only

We want to hear your story! Please attach details of why you and/or your child/adult with WS wants to attend convention, or would benefit from convention. If this is for a younger individual, please describe in your words why you would like your individual to participate in the convention and programming you have chosen. If your individual is a tween, teen, or adult, please have them describe why they would like to go to convention. Video submissions are preferred, but written submissions are also accepted.

Please submit a video or written document describing why you would like to attend the convention.

Please provide any additional information you want or need to share.

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2026 WSA National Convention Scholarship Application

2026 WSA Convention Scholarship Application