Health Conditions Scholarships

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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.

Lawrence Medeiros Scholarship
Sponsor: Lawrence Madeiros Scholarship Fund
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have inherited bleeding disorders or other chronic disorders who are attending an accredited college or university.

Lyman Fisher Scholarship
Sponsor: Virginia Hemophilia Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to individuals living with an inherited bleeding disorder, their sibling or their parents who live in the territorial jurisdiction of VHF, which includes the State of Virginia, with the exception of the following: The cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Herndon, Manassas, and Vienna and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudon, Prince William and Stafford.

Swim with Mike Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship
Sponsor: Swim with Mike
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to athletes who participated in organized competitive youth, high school or collegiate athletics and subsequently have sustained a life changing accident or illness (e.g. paralysis, blindness, cancer, amputation, head injuries).

THBDF Scholarship
Sponsor: Tennessee Hemophilia & Bleeding Disorders Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students with a bleeding disorder or the child, spouse or guardian of a person with a bleeding disorder. Applicants must receive treatment in Tennessee and provide proof of bleeding disorder and HTC. Applicants must also have a GPA of 2.5 or higher to apply.

Abbvie CF Scholarship
Sponsor: AbbVie
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: May 7, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who have been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis by a physician.

Candice’s Sickle Cell Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: Candice’s Sick Cell Fund, Inc.
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: April 14, 2026extended to May 11, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors with sickle cell disease who will be pursing higher education.

George D. McCoy Scholarship
Sponsor: Bleeding Disorders Foundation of North Carolina
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are diagnosed with mild, moderate, or severe hemophilia A. The applicant does not need to be a North Carolina resident.

Optum Infusion Pharmacy/Bleeding Disorders Foundation of North Carolina Scholarships
Sponsor: Bleeding Disorders Foundation of North Carolina
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are affected by a bleeding disorder including anyone who: has been diagnosed with a bleeding disorder; is a caregiver of a child or adult diagnosed with a bleeding disorder; or has a sibling or a parent in the same household diagnosed with a bleeding disorder. At least one scholarship will be awarded to an applicant pursuing education in a health-related field. The applicant does not need to be a North Carolina resident.

Kay/Moore Scholarship
Sponsor: SpecialLove for Children with Cancer
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: May 22, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to young people who have undergone treatment for cancer who are, or have been, participants of at least one camp-based program sponsored by Special Love, Inc.

Legacy Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Collegiate Cancer Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 22, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are 18-35 and have lost a parent or guardian to cancer. An exception will be made if you are 17 years of age and entering college in the fall.

NCCF Survivor Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Collegiate Cancer Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 22, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are 18-35 and are cancer survivors or current patients. An exception will be made if you are 17 years of age and entering college in the fall.

Soozie Courter Hemophilia Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Pfizer Hemophilia
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who have been diagnosed with hemophilia A or hemophilia B.

Christopher Mark Pitkin Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students from Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Kern, and Santa Barbara Counties, California. Applicant must have a bleeding disorder or must have an immediate family member with a bleed disorder.

Dr. Earl James Fahringer Performing Arts Scholarship
Sponsor: Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of the following Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Kern, Inyo, or Santa Barbara. Applicant must be a person with a bleeding disorder OR have an immediate family member with a bleeding disorder. Applicant must be accepted into an educational/vocational institution and plan to be studying education in the performing arts: music, art, drama, film, or dance.

Eric Delson Memorial Scholarship (CVS)
Sponsor: Hemophilia Federation of America
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students clinically diagnosed with hemophilia or von Wilebrand disease. Applicant must be a high school senior, high school graduate or GED recipient, or current college students.

Kevin Child Scholarship
Sponsor: National Hemophilia Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 5, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students with hemophilia A or B who are high school seniors with aspirations of attending an institution of higher education.

Brandywine Valley Hemophilia Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Brandywine Valley Hemophilia Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 22, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students diagnosed with hemophilia or other significant bleeding disorders. Evidence of this diagnosis must be provided by your clinician or HTC.