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.
Beyond the Cure Ambassador Scholarship Program
Sponsor: The National Children’s Cancer Society
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to childhood cancer survivors under the age of 25 and diagnosed before the age of 18 with a cancer or a high grade or anaplastic brain tumor. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States and accepted into a post-secondary school in the upcoming fall term.
Mesothelioma.com Scholarship
Sponsor: Mesothelioma.com
Amount: $4,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have battled cancer at any point in their lives (not limited to mesothelioma) OR who have a parent, sibling, immediate family member or close friend who has battled or is currently fighting cancer. Applicant must be enrolled full-time at an accredited two-year or four-year university, community college or junior college, or a graduate degree program.
PCRF Scholarships
Sponsor: Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, community college students, and four-year undergraduate students who have been treated for pediatric cancer. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA.
Team Type1 Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Team Type 1 Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who have Type 1 diabetes and is/will be a competitive athlete at an accredited NCAA or NAIA institution.
UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program
Sponsor: UCB, Inc.
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students living with epilepsy or students who are a family member or caregiver of a person living with epilepsy. Applicant must be seeking an associate’s, undergraduate, or graduate degree program during the upcoming fall term.
Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship
Sponsor: Project Sleep
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors diagnosed with narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia who will attend a four-year university starting in the fall.
#RAREis Scholarship
Sponsor: EverLife Foundation for Rare Diseases
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: April 13, 2023
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.
Candice’s Sickle Cell Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: Candice’s Sick Cell Fund, Inc.
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: April 14, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors with sickle cell disease who will be pursing higher education.
Diabetes Council Scholarship Program
Sponsor: The Diabetes Council
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: April 14, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open graduating high school seniors who have Diabetes (Type 1 or Type 2). Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA.
Diabetes, Incorporated Scholarship
Sponsor: Diabetes, Incorporated
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 14, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students who either have diabetes or have an immediate family member who has diabetes AND is a current Diabetes, Incorporated member.
Kay/Moore Scholarship
Sponsor: SpecialLove for Children with Cancer
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 14, 2023
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.
Dollars 4 Tic Scholars College Scholarship
Sponsor: Kelsey B. Diamantis TS Scholarship Family Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 15, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current undergraduate students who have Chronic Tic Disorder or Tourette’s Syndrome.
Incight Scholarship
Sponsor: Incight
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 15, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school students and current college students who will be enrolled during the upcoming academic year. Applicant must be a resident of Washington, Oregon, or California and have any documented disability as defined by the ADA, DSM-V, IDEA, or other governing body.
Scott & Kim Verplank Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Scott & Kim Verplank Foundation
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: April 15, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who have a childhood diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes. Applicant must have a commitment to participating in athletics by actively participating on an organized team.
Aimee Melissa Davis Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Austin Community Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: April 17, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors within Travis, Williamson or Hays Counties (Texas), living with a diagnosis of Type I Diabetes with financial need and academic potential.
Elizabeth Nash Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Elizabeth Nash Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: April 17, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students at an accredited U.S. based college or university who have Cystic Fibrosis. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
Susanna DeLaurentis Memorial Scholarships
Sponsor: The Susanna DeLaurentis Charitable Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 21, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who have high academic achievement and extracurricular and community involvement through persistence, courage, and determination while coping with a life-threatening or chronic physical or mental condition.
Boomer Esiason Foundation Academic Scholarship
Sponsor: Boomer Esiason Foundation
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in the United States who have a cystic fibrosis diagnosis OR have a sibling with a CF diagnosis OR have a parent living with cystic fibrosis.
Elaine Chapin Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Elaine Chapin Fund
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 30, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current full-time undergraduate students who have been impacted by multiple sclerosis. Applicant must reside within a 125 mile radius of the St. Louis office.
Snowdrop Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Snowdrop Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 30, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to college bound pediatric cancer patients.
Strong Arm Leukemia Scholarship
Sponsor: John Foy & Associates
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have been affected by leukemia, either by being diagnosed themselves or someone they loved being diagnosed with leukemia. Applicant must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university as an undergraduate or is an incoming freshmen at an accredited institution in the United States.
VEDS Scholarship
Sponsor: Adventuresinlove4Andie Memorial Fund
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 30, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who have an official VEDS (Vascular Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) diagnosis from a medical professional.