Diagnosis/Illness Specific Scholarship Information

Asthma and Allergy:

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Greater KC Chapter:
Berri Mitchell Memorial College Scholarships for HS Seniors.
Contact info@aafaks.org or phone 816-333-6608. Deadline is March 2.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
http://www.aaaai.org/members/associates/asthmascholarship/

Burns:

The Phoenix Society: scholarships to burn survivors.
http://www.phoenix-society.org/

The Burn Institute
http://www.burninstitute.org/bss/programs/college.html

Flicker of Hope Foundation
http://www.flickerofhope.org/scholarship_recipients.htm

Cancer:

Andre Sobel River of Life
http://www.andreriveroflife.org/award.html

American Cancer Society Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarships
http://www.cancer.org

Cancer for College Scholarships.
http://www.cancerforcollege.org/

Cancer Survivors Fund.
http://www.cancersurvivorsfund.org/

Carolyn’s Compassionate Children
http://www.cccscholarships.org/

I’m too young for this website is a supportive media tool for cancer survivors and has many scholarship funds listed:
http://imtooyoungforthis.org/community/i2y-money.shtml

The Kyle Lee Foundation, Inc
http://www.kylelee28.com/Kyle/

National Children’s Cancer Society offers college and vocational scholarships to childhood cancer survivors. For more information and a copy of the scholarship application, visit
http://www.nationalchildrenscancersociety.org

Patient Advocate Foundation’s Scholarships for Survivors
http://www.patientadvocate.org/index.php?p=69

The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation offers a college scholarship to adolescent’s with brain tumors. http://www.pbtfus.org/survivors/education/scholarships/

The Ryan Mullaly Second Chance Fund
http://www.ryans2dchancefund.org

The SAMFund for Young Adult Survivors of Cancer
http://www.thesamfund.org/pages/grants.html

The Stephen T. Marchello Scholarship Foundation
http://www.stmfoundation.org

Thomara Latimer Cancer Foundation
http://www.thomlatimercares.org/about_us.htm

Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
http://www.ulmanfund.org

Working Against Cancer
http://www.workingagainstcancer.org/survivor_scholarship.html

Cardiac:

Heart to Heart Continuing Education Scholarship
http://www.heart-to-heart-tx.org/H2H_ScholarshipApp2008-2009.pdf

Cranial Facial Differences:

Cleft Palate Foundation
http://www.cleftline.org/what_we_do/awards_and_scholarships

Cystic fibrosis:

Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship Foundation
http://www.cfscholarship.org/

CREON Family Scholarship Program
http://www.solvaypharmaceuticals-us.com/newsroom/pressreleases/0,,16833-2-0,00.htm

Elizabeth Nash Foundation Scholarship Program
http://www.elizabethnashfoundation.org/scholarshipprogram.html

Boomer Esiason Foundation Scholarship Program
http://www.cfambassador.com/

Diabetes:

Aimee Melissa Davis Memorial Scholarship
http://aimeemelissadavis.com/
http://www.austincommunityfoundation.org/ama/orig/Aimee-Melissa-Davis-Application.pdf

Diabetes Hope Foundation
http://www.diabeteshopefoundation.com/scholarships_about.aspx

Epilepsy:

Pfizer Epilepsy Scholarship
http://www.epilepsy-scholarship.com/

Keppra Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program
http://www.keppra.com/pc/helpful_resources/scholarship_program.asp

Hematology:

National Hemophilia Foundation
http://www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=53&contentid=36

Immune Deficiency:

Immune Deficiency Foundation
http://www.primaryimmune.org/patients_families/scholarship.htm

Kidney or Urologic Disease:

Kidney and Urology Foundation of America
http://www.kidneyurology.org/Patient_Resources/scholarships.php

Learning Disability:

Anne Ford Scholarship
http://www.ncld.org/content/view/871/456074/

National Center for Learning Disabilities 30 Voices of LD
http://www.ncld.org/content/view/725/508/

Multiple Sclerosis:

National MS Society Scholarship Program
http://www.nationalmssociety.org

Other Scholarships (resident based, non-medical etc.):

Children’s Mercy Hospital patient specific scholarship:

This is a scholarship for education offered to former patients of CMH.
http://www.ucmo.edu/Documents/cehs/scholar/wilson.DOC

Kansas City, Missouri Residents who are pursuing educational opportunities at accredited or certified colleges, universities and vocational/technical schools.
http://www.kcmo.org/manager.nsf/web/yth-scholarfund

I’m too young for this website is a supportive media tool for cancer survivors yet it has many scholarship funds listed for non specific medical diagnosis/illnesses as well:
http://imtooyoungforthis.org/community/i2y-money.shtml

Patient Advocate Foundation’s Scholarships for Survivors
http://www.patientadvocate.org/index.php?p=69

Sickle Cell:

Gunn Delk Academic Scholarship
http://www.tdscf.org/program.html

International Association of Sickle Cell Nurses and Physician Assistants, Inc
http://iascnapa.org/docs/Scholarship.pdf

Spina Bifida:

Spina Bifida Association
http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org

Transplant:

Transplant Recipients International Organization
http://trioweb.org/resources/scholarships.html

Visual Impairment:

National Federation of the Blind
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/scholarship_program.asp

American Council of the Blind
http://www.acb.org/scholarship-info2006.html

Association of Blind Citizens
http://www.blindcitizens.org/abc_scholarship.htm

American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?Documentid=2962

Scholarship Search Engines:

http://www.scholarships4students.com/lupus_scholarships.htm
http://www.scholarshipmonkey.com/
http://www.scholarships.com/
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/
http://www.curesearch.org