U.S. Scholarships 2018
Empowering yourself to design and elevate your life requires education. The hemophilia community is fortunate to have abundant scholarships available to current and future college students with bleeding disorders to help them get the education they need to live the lives they dream.
Amount: | $2,000 |
Candidate: | Full-time or part-time students of any age with hemophilia B, who are pursuing post-secondary education (undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, trade schools, and certifications). |
Deadline: | May 3 |
Contact: | Potential candidates must sign up at https://www.ixinity.com/community for more information. |
Amount: | Multiple scholarships will be awarded up to:
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Candidate: | The scholarship program is open to people with hemophilia A or B (factor VIII or IX deficiency), including those with inhibitors (factor VIII or IX deficiency),or von Willebrands Disease, regardless of which brand of treatment they use. The program provides financial aid for a wide variety of educational options, including four-year bachelor’s degrees, associate’s degrees, technical/vocational certifications, as well as the GED Test. |
Deadline: | March 17 |
Contact: | Scholarship America (program administrator) 877-544-3018 www.scholarsapply.org/shire shire@scholarshipamerica.org www.baxaltahematology.com/us/bleeding-disorders-info/education-advantage.html |
| Amount: | $3,000-$6,000 to various recipients |
| Candidate: | Persons who have been diagnosed with an inherited bleeding disorder, have volunteered time and energy to any organization within their community, and are entering or attending an accredited 2- or 4- year undergraduate institution in the United States to obtain their first undergraduate degree. |
| Deadline: | February 19, 2018 |
| Contact: | The Colburn-Keenan Foundation 800-966-2431 fax: 888-345-0259 admin@colkeen.org www.colkeen.org/?page_id=123 |
Amount: | $500 to $3,000 |
Candidate: | Persons diagnosed with a bleeding disorder, caregivers of a child or adult affected by a bleeding disorder, or persons with a sibling or parent in the same household affected by a bleeding disorder. Must be seeking education from an accredited college, university, or certified training program. You do not have to be a resident of North Carolina to apply. |
Deadline: | May 1 |
Contact: | Chris Barnes |
Amount: | Number and amount of scholarships varies |
Candidate: | Florida resident with a bleeding disorder attending a college, university, or trade school. |
Deadline: | April 30 |
Contact: | Hemophilia Foundation of Greater Florida 1350 North Orange Avenue, Suite 227 Winterpark, FL 32789 800-293-6527 www.hemophiliaflorida.org/scholarships.html |
Amount: | Ten $1,000 scholarships |
Candidate: | Students with hemophilia or a related bleeding disorder, or their family members. Must be citizens of the United States and enrolled full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college program. |
Deadline: | March 1 |
Contact: | NuFACTOR Scholarship Administrator 41093 County Center Drive Temecula, CA 92591 800-323-6832 x 1300 www.nufactor.com/EricDostieMemorial.aspx |
Amount: | Two $2,500 scholarships. |
Candidate: | Individuals within the bleeding disorders community who reside in the state of Michigan seeking a post-secondary education, which can include a community college, university, graduate level or trade school. This includes those with bleeding disorders (clotting disorders are not eligible for this scholarship) and immediate family members (parent, sibling, grandchild) of those with a bleeding disorder. Past applicants are eligible to re-apply. *Previous scholarship winners are not eligible to apply |
Deadline: | March 12, 2018 |
Contact: | Lisa Clothier Outreach and Community Education Manager 1921 West Michigan Avenue Ypsilanti, MI 48197 734-961-3512 800-482-3041 FAX 734-544-0095 lclothier@hfmich.org www.hfmich.org/scholarship |
Amount: | Two $2,000 scholarships |
Candidate: | Students with bleeding disorders seeking post-secondary education from a college, university, or trade school. |
Deadline: | May 15 |
Contact: | Hemophilia Federation of America 820 First Street NE, Suite 720 Washington DC 20002 202-675-6984 800-230-9797 FAX 202-675-6983 info@hemophiliafed.org www.hemophiliafed.org/programs/educational-scholarships/hfa-scholarships/ |
Amount: | One $2,000 scholarship |
Candidate: | Immediate family member of a person with a bleeding disorder (may or may not have a bleeding disorder themselves), seeking post-secondary education from a college, university, or trade school. |
Deadline: | May 15 |
Contact: | Hemophilia Federation of America 820 First Street NE, Suite 720 Washington DC 20002 202-675-6984 800-230-9797 FAX 202-675-6983 info@hemophiliafed.org www.hemophiliafed.org/programs/educational-scholarships/hfa-scholarships/ |
Amount: | One $4,000 scholarship |
Candidate: | Student pursuing a degree in the medical/healthcare services field. Must have or be related to someone with a bleeding disorder. |
Deadline: | May 15 |
Contact: | Hemophilia Federation of America 820 First Street NE, Suite 720 Washington DC 20002 202-675-6984 800-230-9797 FAX 202-675-6983 info@hemophiliafed.org www.hemophiliafed.org/programs/educational-scholarships/hfa-scholarships/ |
Amount: | One $1,000 scholarship |
Candidate: | Person with hemophilia A or B, who is either a high school senior with aspirations of attending an institute of higher education (college, university, or vocational-technical school) or a college student already pursuing a post-secondary education. |
Deadline: | June 30 |
Contact: | National Hemophilia Foundation 7 Penn Plaza, Suite 1204 New York, NY 10001 800-424-2634 |