National Hemophilia Foundation

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National Hemophilia Foundation

116 W 32nd St., 11th Fl.
New York, NY 10001
Ph: (212)328-3700
Fax: (212)328-3777
Free: 800-424-2631
E-mail: [email protected]
URL:http://www.hemophilia.org

Kevin Child Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To encourage aspirations of higher education among individuals with bleeding disorders through providing financial assistance. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be individuals diagnosed with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease; must be high school seniors with aspirations of attending an institute of higher education or college students already pursuing post secondary education. Criteria: Recipients will be selected based on academic performance, participation in school or community activities and an essay detailing educational and career goals.

Funds Avail.: $1,000. Number Awarded: 1. To Apply: Applicants must send a complete copy of the application (available from the website) along with a current official transcript of grades and 1 recommendation from an individual not related to the applicant to Renee LaBrew, Department of Finance, Administration & MIS, National Hemophilia Foundation, 116 West 32nd St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10001-3212. Deadline: June 27.

Soozie Courter Sharing a Brighter Tomorrow Hemophilia Scholarship Program (Graduate, Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide educational assistance to people with hemophilia and their families. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must have hemophilia A or B; must be a high school senior; must have a graduate equivalency diploma (GED); or be currently enrolled in an accredited junior college, undergraduate, graduate or vocational school. Criteria: Recipients are selected based on the required essay, recommendations, and academic standing.

Funds Avail.: $7,500 (graduate scholarships); $5,000 (college scholarships); $2,500 (vocational scholarships). Number Awarded: 2 graduate scholarships; 16 college scholarships; 2 vocational scholarships. To Apply: Applicants must visit the website for necessary forms and further instructions. Deadline: April 4. Contact: Wyeth/Genetics Institute, Inc. phone: 888-999-2349; website: www.hemophiliavillage-.com.

Eric Delson Memorial Scholarships (Graduate, High School, Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To encourage educational pursuits among students with bleeding disorders by providing financial support. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Students who are clinically diagnosed with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease are eligible to apply. Applicants must be entering Grades 7 through 12 at private secondary schools or must be high school seniors, high school graduates or equivalent (GED), or post-secondary school students currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate or graduate course at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in the United States. Students must be accepted by the institution during the year for which the scholarship is given and must be enrolled with the designated institution no later than September of the coming year. Criteria: Scholarship recipients are chosen on the basis of academic record,

potential to succeed, leadership, participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, statement of educational and career goals, unusual personal and family circumstances, and recommendations.

Funds Avail.: $1,500 for private high school; $2,500 for college or trade school. Number Awarded: 1 for private high school; 3 for college or trade school. To Apply: Applicants must call Caremark request for an application and send it together with a current transcript of grades to: The Eric Delson Memorial Scholarship Program, Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of America, PO Box 297, St. Peter, Minnesota 56802. Deadline: July 1. Contact: Caremark: 866-792-2731.

Eric Dostie Memorial College Scholarships (Four Year College, Two Year College, Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide financial assistance to students with hemophilia or a related bleeding disorder. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Scholarship is open to students with hemophilia or a related bleeding disorder, or their family members. Applicants must be citizens of the United States and enrolled full-time in an accredited two or four-year college program. Criteria: Recipients are selected on the basis of scholastic achievement, community service and financial need.

Funds Avail.: $1,000. Number Awarded: 10. To Apply: Applicants must submit an essay describing how his or her education will be used to serve humankind and to encourage self-improvement and enrichment. Applicants must request for an application. Deadline: March 1. Contact: NuFACTOR, phone: 800-323-6832.

Education is Power Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To inspire attainment of higher education among individuals with hemophilia and von Willbrand Disease by providing educational funds. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be individuals living with hemophilia and von Willebrand Disease; must be entering or attending a community college, junior college, four-year college, university, or vocational school; and must be a United States resident. Criteria: Scholarships will be awarded to the applicant who best meets the scholarship criteria.

Funds Avail.: $500-2,500. Number Awarded: 20-25. To Apply: Applicant must submit the completed application form available from the website; documentation from a physician/nurse of the applicant’s bleeding disorder; copy of diploma or graduate equivalency diploma (GED); most recent transcript; proof of admission to the school; proof of school tuition; a separate document outlining the applicant’s community involvement and/or volunteer work; an essay (no less than 250 words); and one letter of recommendation or character reference. Deadline: May 1.

Remarks: Prior applicants and winners are encouraged to reapply each year.

Joshua Gomes Memorial Scholarship Fund (Graduate, Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide academic scholarships for young adults with HIV/AIDS. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be individuals living with HIV/AIDS; must be accepted or enrolled in a US college or university as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student. Criteria: Scholarship is awarded based on combined merit and need.

Funds Avail.: 1,000. Number Awarded: Varies. To Apply: Applicants must submit the completed application form available from the website; letter from a doctor certifying that the applicant is HIV positive or has AIDS; official transcripts from high school showing the applicant’s cumulative GPA; letter of acceptance from a U.S. college or university; three letters of recommendation; and an attached 500-word essay. Mail all requirements to: The Joshua Gomes Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2700 South Emerson St., Englewood, CO 80113-1737. Deadline: July 15.

Millie Gonzalez Memorial Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To encourage educational pursuits among women with bleeding disorders through providing financial assistance. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Scholarship is open to women diagnosed with hemophilia or Von Willebrand Disease, and who are entering or attending a college or vocational school. Criteria: Recipients are chosen based on combined merit and need.

Funds Avail.: $1,000. Number Awarded: 2. To Apply: Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications online to: [email protected]; all the necessary instructions and application forms can be downloaded from the website. Deadline: April 30. Contact: Factor Support Network Pharmacy, phone: 877-376-4968, email: [email protected].

Professor Ulla Hedner Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide educational assistance to members of the bleeding disorders community. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Program is open to high school seniors and college or vocational students under the age of 23. Criteria: Scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis.

Funds Avail.: $2,000-$7,000. Number Awarded: Varies. To Apply: Applicants may call 877NOVO-777 to request for an application. Deadline: April 30.

Hemophilia Health Services Memorial Scholarship Program (Graduate, Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To encourage higher learning among individuals with bleeding disorders by providing financial assistance. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicant must be a US citizen with hemophilia, VWD or other bleeding disorder. Criteria: Recipients are selected based on merits.

Funds Avail.: $1,500. Number Awarded: Varies. To Apply: Applicants must visit the website to apply online. Deadline: May 1. Contact: Sally Johnson, Special Programs Coordinator, phone: 615-850-5175.

Mike Hylton and Ron Niederman Memorial Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To encourage educational pursuits among men with bleeding disorders through providing financial assistance. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Scholarship is offered to males with hemophilia or Von Willebrand Disease and their immediate family members intending to pursue further learning. Criteria: Recipients are chosen based on combined merit and need.

Funds Avail.: $1,000. Number Awarded: 5. To Apply: Application requirements and instructions are available from the website. Deadline: April 30. Contact: Factor Support Network Pharmacy, phone: 877-376-4968, email: [email protected].

K-12 Edu-Grants (High School/Grant)

Purpose: To help children with hemophilia afford learning assistance. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Grant is open to children in Kindergarten through 12th grade. Criteria: Recipient is chosen based on a review of all application documents.

Funds Avail.: Up to $500. To Apply: Applicants must submit the completed application form available from the website along with a notarized letter from the tutor outlining the tutoring work done and the fees charged. Copies of receipts indicating payment made to a commercial tutoring center may also be submitted. Forward application forms and supporting documents to: SevenSECURE, PO Box 18648, Louisville, KY 40261. Contact: SevenSECURE, 877-668-6777.

Dave Madeiros Scholarship Program -Continued Education (Four Year College, Two Year College/Scholarship)

Purpose: To inspire higher learning among individuals with a bleeding disorder and their immediate family by providing financial assistance. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Program is open to individuals with bleeding disorders and their immediate family pursuing secondary education at a two or four-year institution or accredited technical or arts school. Criteria: Recipients are selected based on an essay (500 words or less) describing the applicant’s goals and future plans for use of their education or training.

Funds Avail.: $2,000. Number Awarded: Varies. To Apply: Applicants must submit complete application package which includes an application form available from the website; essay on the applicant’s goals and aspirations and how the bleeding disorder community has played a part in the applicant’s life (500 words or less); two letters of reference (one personal and one from a local chapter, Hemophilia Treatment Center or physician); proof of academic standing (high school transcript); list of all additional loans, scholarships, and funding requested and received; copy of most recent tax return and proof of enrollment. Mail all documents to: Factor Foundation of America, Attn: Scholarship Committee, Peninsula Corporate Center, 950 Peninsula Corporate Circle, Ste. 3017, Boca Raton, FL 33487. Deadline: April 15. Contact: Factor Foundation of America, Phone: 866-843-3362.

Dave Madeiros Scholarship Program -Creative Arts (Other/Grant)

Purpose: To encourage exposure to arts and sports among young individuals with bleeding disorders by providing financial assistance. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Program is open to children with bleeding disorders and their siblings ages 5 to 17 who would like to be exposed in trainings in arts and/or sports. Criteria: Recipients are selected based on financial need.

Funds Avail.: 1,000. Number Awarded: Varies. To Apply: Applicants must submit the completed application (available from the website); an essay (500 words or less) on the desire to take part in a creative art, and how this experience will benefit the child; two letters of reference (one personal and one from a local chapter, Hemophilia Treatment Center or physician); proof of academic standing (high school transcript); list of all additional loans, scholarships, and funding requested and received; copy of most recent tax return and proof of enrollment. Mail all documents to: Factor Foundation of America, Attn: Scholarship Committee, Peninsula Corporate Center, 950 Peninsula Corporate Circle, Ste. 3017, Boca Raton, FL 33487. Deadline: April 15. Contact: Factor Foundation of America, Phone: 866-843-3362.

Lawrence Madeiros Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To inspire educational pursuits among individuals with bleeding disorders by providing financial aid. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be students with an inherited bleeding disorder or other chronic disorder attending an accredited college or university. Criteria: Recipients are chosen based on combined merit and need.

Funds Avail.: $1,000. Number Awarded: Varies. To Apply: Applicants must submit the completed application form available from the website along with a copy of current transcript and a statement of recommendation. Forward documents to: The Lawrence Madeiros Scholarship, c/o PO Box 11, Mayfield, NY 12117. Deadline: June 1.

Christopher Pitkin Memorial Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To expand opportunities for members of the hemophilia community by providing funds for their educational pursuits. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: All members of the hemophilia and bleeding disorders community, including spouses, siblings and children, are eligible to apply. Criteria: Recipients will be selected based on goal orientation, drive and motivation.

Funds Avail.: $500-1,000. To Apply: Applicant must complete application package which includes an application form available from the website; two letters of recommendation from someone who can assess the applicant’s academic potentials and knows the applicant in general terms (doctor, nurse, social worker, friend, relative, or community leader). Finalists will be asked to submit transcripts and evidence of enrollment in an educational or vocational institution. Deadline: July 25.

Project Red Flag Academic Scholarships for Women with Bleeding Disorders (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To assist women with bleeding disorders in their pursuit of post high school studies. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be female residents of the U.S. with a bleeding disorder (includes von Willebrand disease, hemophilia carrier or other clotting factor deficiencies). Criteria: Recipients are chosen based on combined merit and need.

Funds Avail.: $2,500. Number Awarded: 2. To Apply: Applicant may contact Anna DeSimone at adesimone@ hemophilia.org for application information and instructions. Deadline: May 16.

Salvatore E. Quinci Foundation Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide educational assistance to individuals with bleeding disorders. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be diagnosed with hemophilia or other bleeding disorder, and must be accepted into an accredited university, college or vocational/technical school. Criteria: Scholarships will be awarded based on quality of application, how well the applicant meets the criteria, and how well-rounded the applicant is.

Funds Avail.: $2,000. Number Awarded: 2. To Apply: Applicants must submit a completed application form, transcripts and letters of recommendation to: Salvatore E. Quinci Foundation, 178 Florence St., Melrose, MA 02176-3710. Deadline: April 4.

Michael Bendix Sutton Foundation (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To encourage careers in the field of law among individuals with bleeding disorders. Focus: Law. Qualif.: Students with hemophilia pursuing pre-law studies are eligible to apply. Criteria: Recipients are chosen based on combined merit and need.

Funds Avail.: $2,000. Number Awarded: 2. To Apply: Applicants must write for applications addressed to: Michael Bendix Sutton Foundation, c/o Marion B. Sutton, 300 Maritime Ave., White Plains, NY 10601. Deadline: March 30.

Rachel Warner Memorial Scholarships (Graduate, Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide educational assistance to members of the bleeding disorders community. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Program is open to individuals with any bleeding disorder with educational pursuits from high school through graduate school. Criteria: Recipients are chosen based on combined merit and need.

Funds Avail.: Varies. Number Awarded: Varies. To Apply: Applicants may visit the website for application information and instructions. Deadline: May 1. Contact: The Committee of Ten Thousand, Phone: 800-488-2688, email: [email protected]

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