2010 Academic Scholarships for Students with Bleeding Disorders
Alex Lieber Memorial Scholarship
Amount: two $1,000 awards
Candidate: Person with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease accepted by an accredited college, university, or vocational/technical school
Deadline: June 1, 2010
Contact: La Kelley Communications, Inc
65 Central Street
Goregetown, MA 01833
Phone: (800) 249-7977
Web site: www.kelleycom.com/AlexLieber/index.html
Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Ten $4,000 college awards
Candidate: Person or family member with hemophilia or other bleeding disorder, enrolled full-time in an accredited college
Deadline: April 15
Contact: Colburn-Keenan Foundation, Inc.
Phone: (800) 966-2431
Web site: www.colburnkeenan.org
Bill McAdam Scholarship Fund
Amount: one $2,000 award
Candidate: A person with hemophilia, VWD or other hereditary bleeding disorder or the person's spouse, partner, child or sibling planning to attend an accredited college or university or certified training program.
Deadline: not yet posted
Contact: Cathy McAdam Scholarship Fund
22226 Doxtator,
Dearborn, MI 48128
Phone: (313) 563-1412
E-mail: mcmcadam@comcast.net
BioRx/Hemophilia of North Carolina Educational Scholarships
Amount: Three $2,000 scholarships
Candidate: intended for caregivers of children affected with bleeding disorders, a person who has been diagnosed with hemophilia, or a sibling of a person diagnosed with hemophilia. Preference will be given to a hemophilia community member, parent and family members seeking healthcare related education from an accredited college or university or certified training program.
Deadline: May 1
Contact: BioRx
Phone: 866-442-4679
Web site: www.biorx.net
Email: cbarnes@biorx.net
Bob Hersh Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $1000
Eligibility: High School seniors, graduates, or students in good standing who are already enrolled in a post-secondary program, and planning to enroll in a course of study at an accredited 2 or 4 year college, university, or vocational technical school program or certified training program, with priority given to undergraduate study. A person affected directly or indirectly by Hemophilia , von Willebrand Disease, hereditary bleeding disorder and entering a helping or teaching profession may apply for this scholarship.
Contact: Mary Gooley Hemophilia Center
1415 Portland Avenue
Suite 500
Rochester, NY 14612
Phone: 585-922-5700
Fax: 585-922-5775
Application: www.hemocenter.org( file://www.hemocenter.org ) or call 585-922-5700
Deadline: April 30, 2010
Christopher Pitkin Memorial Scholarship
Amount: amounts of scholarships vary from $500 - $1,000
Candidate: All members of the hemophilia and bleeding disorders community, including spouses, siblings and children
Deadline: July 27
Contact: Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California
6720 Melrose Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90038
Phone: (323) 525-0440
Web site: www.hemosocal.org
Education Advantage
Amount: various awards ranging from $150 to $15,000
Candidate: Individuals with hemophilia A attending university, technical school or passing GED test
Deadline: April 1 (various dates for GED assistance)
Contact: sponsored by Baxter Healthcare
Phone: (877) 544-3018
Web site: www.myeducationadvantage.com
"Education Factor" Scholarship
Amount: several awards ranging from $500 to $1500
Candidate: U.S. citizens with hemophilia A & B, von Willebrand disease or factor VII deficiency and their immediate family members planning to attend an accredited college, private preparatory, graduate or vo-tech school
Deadline: June 15
Contact: Medex BioCare Pharmacy, LLC
Phone: 866-755-6339
Web site: www.medexbiocare.com
“Education is Power” Scholarship
Amount: A minimum of twenty scholarships will be awarded ranging in value from $500-$2,500.
Candidate: Individuals living with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease attending college or vocational school
Deadline: May 1
Contact: MedPro Rx, Inc.
Phone: (866) 528-4963
Web site: www.medprorx.com
Email: educationispower@medprorx.com
Edu-Grants (for K-12 learning assistance)
Amount: Up to $500 financial award per child per year to help pay for tutors or learning assistance when students (K-12) miss a significant number of school days due to hemophilia
Candidate: people with hemophilia diagnosed with an inhibitor or individuals with factor VII deficiency
Deadline: Ongoing
Contact: Novo Nordisk
Phone: (856) 573-9400
Web site: www.novoseven-us.com
Eric Delson Memorial Scholarship
Amount: One $1,500 award per year, renewable up to four years, for private high school. Three $2,500 award per year, renewable up to four years, for college or trade school.
Candidate: students clinically diagnosed with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease
Deadline: July 1
Contact: Caremark
Phone: (866) 792-2731
Web site: www.caremark.com
Eric Dostie Memorial College Scholarship
Amount: Ten $1,000 awards
Candidate: Student with hemophilia or other related bleeding disorder, or a family member. Must be a US citizen and enrolled full-time in an accredited two or four year college program
Deadline: March 1
Contact: NuFACTOR
Phone: (800) 323-6832 ext 1300
Web site: www.nufactor.com
Hemophilia Federation of America
Amount: Several $1,500 awards
Candidate: Person with hemophilia or VWD, including parents and sibliings attending any accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school in the US. Also include awards for completing a visual/performing art project
Deadline: April 30
Contact: Hemophilia Federation of America
1405 West Pinhook, Suite 101
Lafayette, LA 70503
Phone: (800)-230-9797
Web site: www.hemophiliafed.org
Email: info@hemophiliafed.org
Hemophilia Health Services Memorial Scholarship Program
Amount: several $1,500 and and more awards a full academic year.
Candidate: A US citizen with hemophilia, VWD or other bleeding disorder. Must be a high school student about to attend college, a college student, a college senior planning to attend graduate school or graduate school student.
Deadline: May 1
Contact: Hemophilia Health Services
Phone: (800) 289-6501 ext 5175
Web site: www.HemophiliaHealth.com access key is HEMO
Joshua Gomes Memorial Scholarship Fund
Amount: several $1,000 awards
Candidate: Individuals living with HIV/AIDS accepted or enrolled in college in the US
Deadline: July 15
Contact: Joshua Gomes Memorial Scholarship Fund
2700 South Emerson Street
Englewood, CO 80113-1737
Phone: (303) 761-3055
Web site: www.joshuagomes.org
Kevin Child Scholarship
Amount: one $1,000 award
Candidate: Individual diagnosed with hemophilia, attending college, university or vocational school in the US
Deadline: June 1
Contact: National Hemophilia Foundation
116 West 32nd Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (800) 42-HANDI
Web site: National Hemophilia Foundation
Lawrence Madeiros Scholarship
Amount: several $1,000 or more awards
Candidate: Student with an inherited bleeding disorder or other chronic disorder attending an accredited college or university
Deadline: June 1
Contact: Positudes
The Lawrence Madeiros Scholarship
Phone: (518) 661-6005
Web site: www.adirondackspintacular.com
Mary M. Gooley Hemophilia Center, Inc. Scholarship Fund
Amount: Maximum award of $2000
Eligibility: High School seniors, graduates, or students in good standing who are already enrolled in a post-secondary program, and planning to enroll in a course of study at an accredited 2 or 4 year college, university, or vocational technical school program or certified training program, with priority given to undergraduate study. A person affected directly or indirectly by Hemophilia , von Willebrand Disease, hereditary bleeding disorder or Hemochromatosis
Contact: Mary Gooley Hemophilia Center
1415 Portland Avenue
Suite 500
Rochester, NY 14612
Phone: 585-922-5700
Fax: 585-922-5775
Application: www.hemocenter.org( file://www.hemocenter.org )or call 585-922-5700
Deadline: April 30, 2010
Michael Bendix Sutton Foundation
Amount: two $2,000 scholarships
Candidate: Student with hemophilia pursuing pre-law study
Deadline: write to address below
Contact: Michael Bendix Sutton Foundation
c/o Marion B Sutton
300 Maritime Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Mike Hylton and Ron Niederman Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Ten $1,000 scholarships
Candidate: A person with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease and their immediate family members
Deadline: April 30
Contact: Factor Support Network Pharmacy
Phone: (877) 376-4968
Web site: www.factorsupport.com
Email: scholarships@factorsupport.com
Millie Gonzalez Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Five $1000 awards
Candidate: Women diagnosed with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease entering or attending college or vocational school
Deadline: April 30
Contact: Factor Support Network Pharmacy
Phone: (877) 376-4968
Web site: www.factorsupport.com
Email: scholarships@factorsupport.com
National Cornerstone Healthcare Services
Amount: several $500 to $1,000 awards per a year
Candidate: A person diagnosed with a bleeding disorder, parent, spouse, partner, child
or sibling of a person diagnosed with a bleeding disorder.
Deadline: April 1
National Cornerstone Healthcare Services
24747 Redlands Blvd, Suite B
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Phone: (877) 616-6247
Web site: www.nc-hs.com
Victory for Women Academic Scholarship for Women with Bleeding Disorders
Amount: two awards of $2,500
Candidate: Applicants must be female residents of the US and have a bleeding disorder (includes von Willebrand disease, hemophilia carrier or other clotting factor deficiencies)
Deadline: TBA
Contact: Patrice Flax, Manager of Education, National Hemophilia Foundation
P.O. Box 971483
Ypsilanti, MI. 48197
Phone: (734) 890-2504
Web site: Victory For Women with Blood Disorders
Rachel Warner Scholarship
Amount: Funds are varied and limited
Candidate: Person with bleeding disorder
Deadline: May 1
Contact: The Committee of Ten Thousand
c/o Rachel Warner Scholarship
236 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 609
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (800) 488-2688
Web site: www.cott1.org
Email: cott-dc@earthlink.net
Salvatore E Quinci Foundation Scholarship
Amount: Two $2,000 scholarships
Candidate: Person diagnosed with hemophilia or other bleeding disorder accepted into an accredited university, college or vocational/technical school
Deadline: April 3
Contact: S.E.Q Foundation, Inc
178 Florence Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Phone: (781) 760-7138
Web site: www.seqfoundation.org
Soozie Courter Sharing a Brighter Tomorrow Hemophilia Scholarship Program
Amount: Five $4,000 graduate study awards, 12 $2,500 undergraduate college scholarships.
Candidate: A student with hemophilia A or B who is a high school senior (or has graduate equivalency diploma), college student (undergraduate or graduate) or vocational school student.
Deadline: June 26
Contact: Wyeth/Genetics Institute, Inc.
Phone: (888) 999-2349
Web site: www.hemophiliavillage.com
Professor Ulla Hedner Scholarships
Amount: from $2000 to $7000 per person per year
Candidate: Having either hemophilia with an inhibitor or FVII deficiency . Must be a high school senior, college or vocational student under the age of 23
Deadline: April 30
Contact: Novo Nordisk
Phone: (877) 668-6777
Web site: www.novoseven-us.com (click on sevenSECURE)
For clarification on any of the scholarships listed above, please contact the individual sponsor for each respective program.
This list was compiled by HANDI and revised January 2010. To request a Scholarship Resource Packet, please call HANDI: 1-800-424-2634 or e-mail: handi@hemophilia.org.