Many students have battled health conditions that have created barriers for their education. Luckily, many companies and organizations want to help students with health conditions and their loved ones with their education.
BEF General Academic Scholarships
Sponsor: Boomer Esiason Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: April 10, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students with cystic fibrosis who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees.
CRPS Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: Fight the Flame
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: April 10, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
Candice’s Sickle Cell Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: Candice’s Sick Cell Fund, Inc.
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: April 14, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors with sickle cell disease who will be pursing higher education.
Bennett Clayton Foundation Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Bennett Clayton Foundation
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and undergraduates who reside in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota who have been diagnosed as having Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI).
Education Reimbursement for Special Needs Families
Sponsor: The Mica Hammond Fund
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who have a rare or undiagnosed disease or students who are the immediate family of someone with a rare or undiagnosed disease.
Education Scholarship for Wisconsin Sickle Cell Patients
Sponsor: Scholarship America
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: April 17, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are residents of Wisconsin and have been diagnosed by a physician with Sickle Cell Disease.
#RAREis Scholarship
Sponsor: EverLife Foundation for Rare Diseases
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: April 28, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to anyone over the age of 17 who are residents of the United States and have been diagnosed by a physician as having any form of a rare disease regardless of treatment status. Applicant must plan to enroll in an undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical/trade school for the upcoming academic year.
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