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Hemophilia Foundation of Illinois
Scholarship Information

 

Bradley Krueger Memorial Scholarship

We are pleased to announce the Bradley Krueger Scholarship Fund.  A scholarship program created by Brad's family to support the Illinois bleeding disorder community.  We will be awarding this year's scholarships at our Annual Meeting on August 15.   Complete details and application are available here.  The deadline is June 15.  The Bradley Krueger Memorial Scholarship is for Illinois residents only.

Bradley Krueger Scholarship Information & Application

 

 

This is a list of some of the scholarship opportunities available to members of the bleeding disorders community.

Each funder has specific requirements. Some scholarships are only open to persons with hemophilia, some include vWD, and some include children and/siblings of affected individuals. Contacting the funding source early for application information and asking to be included on their mailing list is a very good idea.

An entire list of NHF's scholarships can be found here!

 


Please check all particulars including deadlines with the responsible organizations. 

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, 2011

Contact: La Kelley Communications, Inc

65 Central Street

Goregetown, MA 01833

Ph: (800) 249-7977

Web site: www.kelleycom.com/AlexLieber/index.html

 

Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Ten $4,000 college awards
Candidate: Person with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease or other inherited bleeding disorder enrolled in an accredited college

Deadline: April 15, 2011
Contact: Colburn-Keenan Foundation, Inc.
Ph: (800) 966-2431
Web site: www.colburnkeenan.org

 

Bill McAdam Scholarship Fund
Amount: one $2,000 award
Candidate: The scholarship is available for persons with hemophilia, von Willebrands, their partners, spouses, parents, children, siblings, or other significant family members. It is intended for post-secondary education, including college, trade or technical school, or other certification programs. The award will be given directly to the institution you plan to attend in the term beginning in the fall of 2011.

Application: Click Here
Deadline: May 15, 2011
Contact: Cathy McAdam 
Ph: (313) 563-1412
E-mail: mcmcadam@gmail.com

 

BioRx/Hemophilia of North Carolina Educational Scholarships

Amount: Four $2,000 scholarships 
Candidate: intended for caregivers of children affected with bleeding disorders, a person who has been diagnosed with hemophilia, or their sibling. 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, 2011
Contact:  BioRx

Ph: (866) 442-4679

Web site: www.biorx.net  

 

Bob Hersh Memorial Scholarship

Amount: $1,000           

Candidate: 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

Deadline: April 4, 2011

Contact: Mary Gooley Hemophilia Center

1415 Portland Avenue, Suite 500

 Rochester, NY 14612

 Ph:  (585) 922-5700

 Web site: www.hemocenter.org/Scholarship Info.asp

 

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 : not yet posted
Contact: Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California

6720 Melrose Avenue

Hollywood, CA 90038

Ph: (323) 525-0440

Web site: www.hemosocal.org 

Comprehensive Bleeding Disorders Center Scholarship Fund
Amount: 2 Scholarships at $2,000 a piece
Candidate: Any individual who is diagnosed with a congenital or acquired chronic bleeding disorder and who has attended a hemophilia treatment center’s comprehensive clinic annually including this past year of 2011 is eligible. The applicant must have maintained a GPA of 2.5 or above and are enrolled or plan to enroll, as a full or part-time student at an accredited vocational/trade school, technical school, junior college, or a four-year college/university.
Deadline: April 1, 2012.
Contact: Comprehensive Bleeding Disorders Center
Tom Joseph, Outreach Coordinator
4727 N. Sheridan Rd.
Peoria, IL 61615
Phone: (309) 688-1345
Email:
tjoseph@compbleed.com
Website:
www.compbleed.com 

“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, 2011 (various dates for GED assistance)

Contact: Baxter Healthcare

Phone: (877) 544-3018

Web site: www.myeducationadvantage.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, 2011

Contact: MedPro Rx, Inc.

Ph: (866) 528-4963

Web site: www.medprorx.com   

 

“Education Factor” Scholarship

Amount: several awards ranging from $500 to $1500

Candidate: U.S. citizens with hemophilia, 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 1, 2011

Contact: Medex BioCare Pharmacy, LLC

Ph: (866) 755-6339

Web site: www.medexbiocare.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

Ph: (856) 573-9400

Web site: www.changingpossibilities-us.com/SupportPrograms/SevenSecure.aspx

 

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, 2011
Contact : Caremark
Ph: (866) 792-2731
Web site: www.cvscaremarkspecialtyrx.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, 2011
Contact:  NuFACTOR

Ph: (800) 323-6832 ext 1300
Web site: www.nufactor.com

 

Hemophilia Federation of America

Amount Ten $1,500 awards 
Candidate: Person with hemophilia or VWD, including parents and siblings 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, 2011
Contact: Hemophilia Federation of America 

210 7th Street SE, Suite 200B

Washington, DC 20003

Ph: (800)-230-9797
Web site: www.hemophiliafed.org   

 

Hemophilia Health Services Memorial Scholarship Program
Amount: several $1,500 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, 2011
Contact: Hemophilia Health Services                                                                                                                   
Ph: (800) 289-6501 ext 5175
Web site: www.hemophiliahealth.com/Scholarships.html

  

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, 2011

Contact: Joshua Gomes Memorial Scholarship Fund

2700 South Emerson Street

Englewood, CO 80113-1737

Ph: (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, 2011 (download application)

Contact: National Hemophilia Foundation

116 West 32nd Street, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10001

Ph: (800) 42-HANDI ext. 3750

Web site: www.hemophilia.org

 

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:  May 1, 2011
Contact:  The Lawrence Madeiros Scholarship

P.O. Box 11

Mayfield, NY 12117
Ph: (518) 863-8998
Web site: www.adirondackspintacular.com

 

Mary M. Gooley Hemophilia Center, Inc. Scholarship Fund

Amount: maximum award of $2,000

Candidate: 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 

Deadline: April 4, 2011

Contact: Mary Gooley Hemophilia Center

1415 Portland Avenue, Suite 500

Rochester, NY 14612

Ph:  (585) 922-5700

Web site: www.hemocenter.org/Scholarship Info.asp

 

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 Scholarships
Amount : Ten $1,000 awards
Candidate: A person with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease and their immediate family members

Deadline: April 30, 2011
Contact: Factor Support Network Pharmacy

Ph: (877) 376-4968
Web site: www.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, 2011

Contact: Factor Support Network Pharmacy

Phone: (877) 376-4968

Web site: www.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, 2011

Contact: National Cornerstone Healthcare Services

24747 Redlands Blvd, Suite B
Loma Linda, CA  92354
Ph: (877) 616-6247

Web site: www.nc-hs.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, 2011

Contact: Novo Nordisk

Phone: (877) 668-6777

Web site: www.changingpossibilities-us.com/SupportPrograms/SevenSecure.aspx

 

Rachel Warner Scholarship
Amount: Funds are varied and limited
Candidate: Person with bleeding disorder

Deadline: May 1, 2011
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  

 

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 2

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 and twelve $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 : Pfizer
Phone: (888) 999-2349
Web site: www.hemophiliavillage.com

 

Statton Family Scholarship 
Amount:
  scholarship to Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA up to 100% of need
Candidate:  students must be accepted and intending to study at Juanita College. Applicants must have been diagnosed with a bleeding/blood disorder and/or HIV/AIDS or have an immediate family member with one of the diagnosis. They must apply to the college and state in the application that they wish to be considered for the Statton Family Scholarship
Deadline: applications must be received by the college no later than Feb 1st for the following academic year
Contact: Valerie Rennell, Director of Student Financial Planning

Email: rennelv@juniata.edu  )
Web site: www.juniata.edu

 

Together Forward Scholarship Program

Amount: Four $2,500 awards

Candidate: individuals living with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease enrolled in full-time undergraduate studies at a four-year college or university.

Deadline: April 1

Contact: Coram Hemophilia Services

Ph: (800) 310-4053

Web site: www.coramhemophilia.com/scholarship

 

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: May 20 (download application)
Contact: Patrice Flax, Manager of Education, National Hemophilia Foundation
P.O. Box 971483
Ypsilanti, MI. 48197
Ph: (734) 890-2504
Email: pflax@hemophilia.org 
Web site: Victory For Women with Blood Disorders

 
 
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