We sponsor quality education for quality students.

Our academic curriculum makes a real-world difference for physically disabled individuals.

Quality education is very expensive.

It’s no secret that tackling the financial commitment of college is daunting for
most students and parents.

Our foundation creates opportunities for students in fields that matter to physically disabled individuals.

Quality Schools

The Evin B. Hartsell Endowed Memorial Scholarship is awarded to full or part-time undergraduate and graduate students at the University of South Florida and at Saint Leo University.

Relevant Programs

We sponsor students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in social work, psychology, sociology, or counseling.

Motivated Candidates

Our foundation shows preferences to students with a disability, US military veterans, and those with a GPA of 3.0 and higher.

Those Interested in this scholarship should contact either USF or St. Leo directly in order to obtain information on how to apply for the Evin B. Hartsell Endowment Scholarship at that respective University.

The Evin B. Hartsell Foundation seeks to help people who want to pay forward Evin’s spirit of helping others.

Read Evin’s story in his own words.

Evin’s book, Abled in a Disabled World, provides a close and personal look at Evin’s life and perspective. It’s a must-read not just for everyone who loved Evin, but also for anyone who wants a first-hand account of the experience of muscular dystrophy.

Evin talks in detail about his caretakers — what it felt like to be clothed, bathed and fed on a continual basis — and challenges readers to abandon excuse-making and overcome barriers in their own lives.