Disability, Illness & Family Death
AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship (Alzheimer’s Foundation of America)
Apply: https://alzfdn.org/young-leaders-of-afa/afa-teens/
Amount: up to $5,000
Applicant must be a high school student who will be entering an accredited four year college or university within 12 months of the deadline. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Deadline: 2/15
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Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship Provided by Seattle Foundation
Apply: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx
Create a profile on this website and then you can apply for the scholarship. Be a current high school senior living with a disability (as defined by WHO), whether that be visual, hearing, mobility, cognitive, speech or other disability.
Plan to attend an undergraduate program in a 2 or 4-year University/College or Technical College in the fall of the academic year following high-school graduation.
Deadline: 3/1
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Eric Dostie Memorial College Scholarships
Apply: https://www.nufactor.com/payers/resources/factor/eric-dostie-scholarship.html
Scholarship is open to students with hemophilia or a related bleeding disorder, or to the family members. Applicant must be a citizen of the US and enrolled full-time in an accredited two or four-year college program
Opens: 11/1
Deadline: 3/1
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Life Lessons Scholarship
Apply: https://www.lifehappens.org/life-lessons-scholarship-program/
Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States who are between 17 and 24 years of age and have experienced the death of a parent or legal guardian. Applicant must be currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, a college, university or trade school.
Opens: 2/1
Deadline: 3/1
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The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Scholarship
Apply: https://www.mesothelioma.com/scholarship/
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 2-year or 4-year University, Community College or Junior College, or a graduate degree program.
Deadline: 3/31
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OAR Scholarship Program
Apply: https://researchautism.org/how-we-help/scholarships/
Amount: $3,000
Our scholarship program provides $3,000 scholarships to students across the autism spectrum. We are pleased to invite applications from persons with an autism diagnosis (DSM-IV or later criteria) pursuing full-time, post-secondary, undergraduate education or vocational-technical training.
Deadline: 5/4
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Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship
Apply: https://www.aidsmemorial.org/pedro-zamora-scholarship
Award: $2,500; Academic Level: High School Senior, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior
Eligibility: All applicants must describe their current leadership experience and its significance to the HIV and AIDS
Epidemic
Deadline: 7/15
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Rick Levin Memorial Scholarship
Apply: https://bold.org/scholarships/rick-levin-memorial-scholarship/
Rick Levin was a respected and beloved teacher, mentor, and friend who passed away at the age of seventy after a valiant battle with leukemia. This scholarship aims to honor the memory of Rick Levin by supporting students on the road to higher education. Any high school senior graduating in 2024 who is in a Special Education program may apply for this scholarship. Applicants should answer one or both of the following sentences: What role has fear played in your life? Who or what in your Special Education program inspired you to pursue higher learning?
Deadline: 11/1
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