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