Scholarships 2011
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.
HFA Artistic Endeavors Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Candidate: Person with blood-clotting disorder not necessarily attending college. Scholarship can be used for producing a play, writing a book, painting, publishing or another artistic endeavor. Imagination and portfolio required.
Deadline: April 30
Contact: Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA)
210 7th St. SE Suite 200B
Washington, DC 20003
202-675-6984
800-230-9797
Fax: 202-675-6983
www.hemophiliafed.org
Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Ten $4,000.00 scholarships awarded
Candidate: Available to undergraduate students in the US with inherited bleeding disorders
Deadline: Applications only accepted 2/1 through 4/15
Contact: Colburn-Keenan Foundation
PO Box 811 Enfield, CT 06083
phone: 800-966-2431
or applications are available on the website at
www.colburn-keenanfoundation.org
Bill McAdam Scholarship Fund
Amount: $2,000
Candidate: Person with hemophilia, VWD or spouse, partner, child or sibling, planning to attend an accredited college, university, trade or technical school, or certified training program.
Applications must be submitted electronically using MS Word or rich text format. Mail a hard copy of your transcripts directly from the school(s) you’ve attended. Reference forms must be emailed directly from the reference’s email. Use in the subject line: “[your last name]/McAdam Scholarship Application.” One professional and one personal reference should be submitted. Do not send handwritten material; previous winners not eligible. The application is updated yearly.
Deadline: May 15
Contact: Bill McAdam Scholarship Fund
22226 Doxtator
Dearbourn, MI 48128
(313) 563-1412
[email protected]
SevenSECURE Adult Education Grants
Amount: Grants of up to $2500
Candidate: Adults with inhibitors can apply for grants up to
$2500 for training to help improve their career or transition to a new one.
Deadline: Year-round
Contact: SevenSECURE
1-877-NOVO-777
[email protected]
www.novoseven-us.com
SevenSECURE K-12 Edu-Grants
Amount: Grants of up to $500 per person per year
Candidate: K-12th grade tutoring for any consumer with hemophilia
and inhibitors are awarded up to $500 a year to help families who require additional tutoring or other forms of learning help.
Deadline: Year-round
Contact: SevenSECURE
1-877-NOVO-777
[email protected]
www.novoseven-us.com
HFA Sibling Continuing Education Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Candidate: Sibling of a person with a blood-clotting disorder. For use in furthering the sibling's own education at a college, university or trade school.
Deadline: April 30
Contact: Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA)
210 7th St. SE Suite 200B
Washington, DC 20003
202-675-6984
800-230-9797
Fax: 202-675-6983
www.hemophiliafed.org
Soozie Courter "Sharing a Brighter Tomorrow" Hemophilia Scholarship Program
Amount: Twelve $2,500 college undergraduate scholarships and five $4,000 graduate scholarships.
Candidate: Students with hemophilia A or B. The program is open to high school seniors, students who have completed high school or an equivalent program (eg, graduate equivalency diploma [GED]), and students enrolled in junior college, college (undergraduate or graduate), or vocational school.
Deadline: June 30
Contact: Pfizer
1-888-999-2349
www.hemophiliavillage.com (Programs & Services)
Salvatore E. Quinci Foundation, Inc.
178 Florence Street
Melrose, MA 02176
781-760-7138
www.seqfoundation.org
Scott Tarbell Scholarship
Amount: $1,500 and up (multiple scholarships available)
Candidate: Students with severe hemophilia A or B only.
Applicants must be US citizens majoring in computer science or math at a technical/vocational school, college or graduate school in US. This scholarship can also be used to pursue computer certifications such as MCSE, CNE or CNA.
Deadline: May 1
Contact: Scholarship Committee
Accredo's Hemophilia Health Services
201 Great Circle Road
Nashville, TN 37228
(800) 800-6606, x5175
fax: (615) 352-2588
www.FactorCare.com
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 Dave Cavenaugh
236 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 609
Washington, DC 20002
(800) 488-2688
fax: (202) 543-6720
HFA Parent Continuing Education Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Candidate: Parent of a school-age child with a blood-clotting
disorder. For use in furthering the parent's own education.
Deadline: April 30
Contact: Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA)
210 7th St. SE Suite 200B
Washington, DC 20003
202-675-6984
800-230-9797
Fax: 202-675-6983
www.hemophiliafed.org
SevenSECURE: Ulla Hedner Scholarship
Amount: Scholarship of up to $7000
Candidate: Adults with inhibitors can apply for scholarships up to $7000 planning to attend or attending as a full-time student at a college or university
Deadline: April 30
Contact: SevenSECURE
1-877-NOVO-777
[email protected]
www.novoseven-us.com
HFA Artistic Endeavors Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Candidate: Person with blood-clotting disorder not necessarily attending college. Scholarship can be used for producing a play, writing a book, painting, publishing or another artistic endeavor. Imagination and portfolio required.
Deadline: April 30
Contact: Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA)
210 7th St. SE Suite 200B
Washington, DC 20003
202-675-6984
800-230-9797
Fax: 202-675-6983
www.hemophiliafed.org
Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Ten $4,000.00 scholarships awarded
Candidate: Available to undergraduate students in the US with inherited bleeding disorders
Deadline: Applications only accepted 2/1 through 4/15
Contact: Colburn-Keenan Foundation
PO Box 811 Enfield, CT 06083
phone: 800-966-2431
or applications are available on the website at
www.colburn-keenanfoundation.org
Bill McAdam Scholarship Fund
Amount: $2,000
Candidate: Person with hemophilia, VWD or spouse, partner, child or sibling, planning to attend an accredited college, university, trade or technical school, or certified training program.
Applications must be submitted electronically using MS Word or rich text format. Mail a hard copy of your transcripts directly from the school(s) you’ve attended. Reference forms must be emailed directly from the reference’s email. Use in the subject line: “[your last name]/McAdam Scholarship Application.” One professional and one personal reference should be submitted. Do not send handwritten material; previous winners not eligible. The application is updated yearly.
Deadline: May 15
Contact: Bill McAdam Scholarship Fund
22226 Doxtator
Dearbourn, MI 48128
(313) 563-1412
[email protected]
SevenSECURE Adult Education Grants
Amount: Grants of up to $2500
Candidate: Adults with inhibitors can apply for grants up to
$2500 for training to help improve their career or transition to a new one.
Deadline: Year-round
Contact: SevenSECURE
1-877-NOVO-777
[email protected]
www.novoseven-us.com
SevenSECURE K-12 Edu-Grants
Amount: Grants of up to $500 per person per year
Candidate: K-12th grade tutoring for any consumer with hemophilia
and inhibitors are awarded up to $500 a year to help families who require additional tutoring or other forms of learning help.
Deadline: Year-round
Contact: SevenSECURE
1-877-NOVO-777
[email protected]
www.novoseven-us.com
HFA Sibling Continuing Education Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Candidate: Sibling of a person with a blood-clotting disorder. For use in furthering the sibling's own education at a college, university or trade school.
Deadline: April 30
Contact: Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA)
210 7th St. SE Suite 200B
Washington, DC 20003
202-675-6984
800-230-9797
Fax: 202-675-6983
www.hemophiliafed.org
Soozie Courter "Sharing a Brighter Tomorrow" Hemophilia Scholarship Program
Amount: Twelve $2,500 college undergraduate scholarships and five $4,000 graduate scholarships.
Candidate: Students with hemophilia A or B. The program is open to high school seniors, students who have completed high school or an equivalent program (eg, graduate equivalency diploma [GED]), and students enrolled in junior college, college (undergraduate or graduate), or vocational school.
Deadline: June 30
Contact: Pfizer
1-888-999-2349
www.hemophiliavillage.com (Programs & Services)
Salvatore E. Quinci Foundation, Inc.
178 Florence Street
Melrose, MA 02176
781-760-7138
www.seqfoundation.org
Scott Tarbell Scholarship
Amount: $1,500 and up (multiple scholarships available)
Candidate: Students with severe hemophilia A or B only.
Applicants must be US citizens majoring in computer science or math at a technical/vocational school, college or graduate school in US. This scholarship can also be used to pursue computer certifications such as MCSE, CNE or CNA.
Deadline: May 1
Contact: Scholarship Committee
Accredo's Hemophilia Health Services
201 Great Circle Road
Nashville, TN 37228
(800) 800-6606, x5175
fax: (615) 352-2588
www.FactorCare.com
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 Dave Cavenaugh
236 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 609
Washington, DC 20002
(800) 488-2688
fax: (202) 543-6720
HFA Parent Continuing Education Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Candidate: Parent of a school-age child with a blood-clotting
disorder. For use in furthering the parent's own education.
Deadline: April 30
Contact: Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA)
210 7th St. SE Suite 200B
Washington, DC 20003
202-675-6984
800-230-9797
Fax: 202-675-6983
www.hemophiliafed.org
SevenSECURE: Ulla Hedner Scholarship
Amount: Scholarship of up to $7000
Candidate: Adults with inhibitors can apply for scholarships up to $7000 planning to attend or attending as a full-time student at a college or university
Deadline: April 30
Contact: SevenSECURE
1-877-NOVO-777
[email protected]
www.novoseven-us.com
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The BioRX/Hemophilia North Carolina Educational Scholarships
Amount: Four $2,000 scholarships
Candidate: Caregivers of children affected with bleeding disorders; a person diagnosed with a bleeding disorder; or a sibling of a person diagnosed; must be in an accredited college or university and interested in obtaining a degree in the medical field. You do not have to be a resident of North Carolina to apply.
Contact [email protected] (Chris Barnes) for an application.
Deadline: May 1
Contact: Chris Barnes
Hemophilia of North Carolina
PO Box 70
Cary, NC 27512-0070
(919) 749-3196
http://www.biorx.net/hemophilia-2011-biorx-scholarship.php
Calvin Dawson Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Number and amount of scholarships varies
Candidate: Florida resident with 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
Education Advantage Scholarship Program, Supported by Baxter
Amount: Up to $15,000/year to attend 4-year colleges and universities (multiple scholarships available)
Up to $2,500/year to attend community college or vocational/technical programs (multiple scholarships available)
Up to $150 reimbursement for passing the GED Test (multiple scholarships available)
Candidate: Teenagers and adults with hemophilia A or inhibitors. For scholarships, applicants must be enrolled in, or planning to enroll in, an accredited college, university, community college, or technical/vocational school. For GED Assistance, applicants must have recently passed the GED Test.
Deadline: April 1
Contact: Scholarship America (program administrator)
(877) 544-3018
www.myeducationadvantage.com
Eric Dostie Memorial College Scholarship
Amount:
Ten $1,000 scholarships
Candidate: Persons with hemophilia or a related bleeding disorder, or their family members, who are 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
http://NuFACTOR.com/pages/eric_dostie.html
HFA Educational Scholarship
Amount: Between one and three $1,500 scholarships
Candidate: Person with a blood-clotting disorder attending any accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocation/technical school in the US.
Deadline:
April 30
Contact:
Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA)
210 7th St. SE Suite 200B
Washington, DC 20003
202-675-6984
800-230-9797
Fax: 202-675-6983
www.hemophiliafed.org
Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan Academic Scholarship
Amount: Two $1,500 scholarships
Candidate: Person, or immediate family member, with hemophilia or other inherited bleeding disorder residing in Michigan.
Deadline: March (applications available in January)
Contact: HFM Academic Assistance
The Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan
905 West Eisenhower Circle, Suite 107
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(800) 482-3041
(734) 332-4226
fax: (734) 332-4204
The Accredo's Hemophilia Health Services Memorial Scholarship Fund
Amount: $1,500 and up (multiple scholarships available)
Candidate: Full-time undergraduate and graduate students with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease and other factor deficiencies. Applicants must be US citizens and demonstrate financial need, academic achievement in relation to tested ability, and involvement in extracurricular and community.
Deadline: May 1
Contact: Scholarship Committee
Accredo's Hemophilia Health Services
201 Great Circle Road
Nashville, TN 37228
(800) 289-6501, x5175
www.FactorCare.com
The Kevin Child Scholarship
Amount: $500 and $1,000
Candidate: Person with hemophilia or VWD. Must be a high school senior planning to attend college, university or vocational school, or a college student pursuing post-secondary education.
Deadline: June 27
Contact: Renee LaBrew
Dept. of Finance, Administration & MIS
The National Hemophilia Foundation
116 West 32nd Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001-3212
(212) 328-3700
(800) 42-HANDI
Or: Mary Child Smoot
(203) 968-2776
MedPro Rx "Education is Power" Scholarship
Amount: A minimum of twenty-five scholarships ranging from $500 - $2,500
Candidate: Individual living with hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease must be entering or attending a community college, junior college, four-year college, university or vocational school in the fall of 2010.
Deadline: May 1
Contact: Kathy Robinette-Stoneberg, Scholarship Coordinator
MedPro Rx, Inc.
140 Northway Court
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615-4916
Phone: (866) 528-4963
www.medprorx.com
[email protected]
Michael Bendix Sutton Foundation
Amount: Two $2,000 scholarships
Candidate: Person with hemophilia pursuing pre-law study.
Deadline: March 30
Contact: Michael Bendix Sutton Foundation
c/o Marion B. Sutton
300 Maritine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Millie Gonzalez Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Two $1,000 scholarships
Candidate: Women with hemophilia or VWD attending or entering a college, university, trade or technical school. Must be US resident.
Deadline:
April 30
Contact:
Linda Leigh Sulser
Factor Support Network
900 Avenida Acaso, Suite A
Camarillo, CA 93012
(877) FSN-4-YOU
www.FactorSupport.com/scholarships.htm
Amount: Four $2,000 scholarships
Candidate: Caregivers of children affected with bleeding disorders; a person diagnosed with a bleeding disorder; or a sibling of a person diagnosed; must be in an accredited college or university and interested in obtaining a degree in the medical field. You do not have to be a resident of North Carolina to apply.
Contact [email protected] (Chris Barnes) for an application.
Deadline: May 1
Contact: Chris Barnes
Hemophilia of North Carolina
PO Box 70
Cary, NC 27512-0070
(919) 749-3196
http://www.biorx.net/hemophilia-2011-biorx-scholarship.php
Calvin Dawson Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Number and amount of scholarships varies
Candidate: Florida resident with 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
Education Advantage Scholarship Program, Supported by Baxter
Amount: Up to $15,000/year to attend 4-year colleges and universities (multiple scholarships available)
Up to $2,500/year to attend community college or vocational/technical programs (multiple scholarships available)
Up to $150 reimbursement for passing the GED Test (multiple scholarships available)
Candidate: Teenagers and adults with hemophilia A or inhibitors. For scholarships, applicants must be enrolled in, or planning to enroll in, an accredited college, university, community college, or technical/vocational school. For GED Assistance, applicants must have recently passed the GED Test.
Deadline: April 1
Contact: Scholarship America (program administrator)
(877) 544-3018
www.myeducationadvantage.com
Eric Dostie Memorial College Scholarship
Amount:
Ten $1,000 scholarships
Candidate: Persons with hemophilia or a related bleeding disorder, or their family members, who are 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
http://NuFACTOR.com/pages/eric_dostie.html
HFA Educational Scholarship
Amount: Between one and three $1,500 scholarships
Candidate: Person with a blood-clotting disorder attending any accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocation/technical school in the US.
Deadline:
April 30
Contact:
Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA)
210 7th St. SE Suite 200B
Washington, DC 20003
202-675-6984
800-230-9797
Fax: 202-675-6983
www.hemophiliafed.org
Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan Academic Scholarship
Amount: Two $1,500 scholarships
Candidate: Person, or immediate family member, with hemophilia or other inherited bleeding disorder residing in Michigan.
Deadline: March (applications available in January)
Contact: HFM Academic Assistance
The Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan
905 West Eisenhower Circle, Suite 107
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(800) 482-3041
(734) 332-4226
fax: (734) 332-4204
The Accredo's Hemophilia Health Services Memorial Scholarship Fund
Amount: $1,500 and up (multiple scholarships available)
Candidate: Full-time undergraduate and graduate students with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease and other factor deficiencies. Applicants must be US citizens and demonstrate financial need, academic achievement in relation to tested ability, and involvement in extracurricular and community.
Deadline: May 1
Contact: Scholarship Committee
Accredo's Hemophilia Health Services
201 Great Circle Road
Nashville, TN 37228
(800) 289-6501, x5175
www.FactorCare.com
The Kevin Child Scholarship
Amount: $500 and $1,000
Candidate: Person with hemophilia or VWD. Must be a high school senior planning to attend college, university or vocational school, or a college student pursuing post-secondary education.
Deadline: June 27
Contact: Renee LaBrew
Dept. of Finance, Administration & MIS
The National Hemophilia Foundation
116 West 32nd Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001-3212
(212) 328-3700
(800) 42-HANDI
Or: Mary Child Smoot
(203) 968-2776
MedPro Rx "Education is Power" Scholarship
Amount: A minimum of twenty-five scholarships ranging from $500 - $2,500
Candidate: Individual living with hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease must be entering or attending a community college, junior college, four-year college, university or vocational school in the fall of 2010.
Deadline: May 1
Contact: Kathy Robinette-Stoneberg, Scholarship Coordinator
MedPro Rx, Inc.
140 Northway Court
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615-4916
Phone: (866) 528-4963
www.medprorx.com
[email protected]
Michael Bendix Sutton Foundation
Amount: Two $2,000 scholarships
Candidate: Person with hemophilia pursuing pre-law study.
Deadline: March 30
Contact: Michael Bendix Sutton Foundation
c/o Marion B. Sutton
300 Maritine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Millie Gonzalez Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Two $1,000 scholarships
Candidate: Women with hemophilia or VWD attending or entering a college, university, trade or technical school. Must be US resident.
Deadline:
April 30
Contact:
Linda Leigh Sulser
Factor Support Network
900 Avenida Acaso, Suite A
Camarillo, CA 93012
(877) FSN-4-YOU
www.FactorSupport.com/scholarships.htm