Hemophilia Scholarships

Tuition assistance from Pfizer Hemophilia Patients and families in the hemophilia community face challenges that extend far beyond treatment. That's why Pfizer is committed to advancing the lives of those in the community with unique support programs and resources. Our scholarship program is one of them, and is designed to inspire deserving students living with hemophilia to achieve their educational goals. In 2000, this scholarship program was renamed to honor Soozie Courter, a valued and respected friend of the hemophilia community who passed away in 1999. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must have either hemophilia A or hemophilia B and be a high school senior, have a high school diploma or general education development (GED) credential, or be currently enrolled in an accredited junior college, college (as an undergraduate or graduate student), or vocational school. For the 2014-2015 academic year, Pfizer Hemophilia will award $50,000 in scholarships to students in the hemophilia community: $4,000 graduate school scholarships for 5 individuals $2,500 undergraduate college scholarships for 12 individuals

The Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation funds up to fifteen (15) $1,000 scholarships each semester for students with hemophilia or other bleeding disorders. To be eligible you must be registered at an accredited college or university in the state of Louisiana, be a Louisiana resident and be TOPS qualified. The scholarships are gifts, not loans, and can be used by the recipient as needed for school related expenses (books, meals, etc.). Service Hour Requirements: Each Applicant is required to work eight service hours per semester per semester with the foundation. It’s best to schedule your service hours with us as quickly as possible. We have many different recipients and as the available service hour projects are spoken for you may find that we don’t have a project available for you. It will work better for you, and for us, if we have you on our schedule well in advance of your project day. This allows us the time we need to prepare for you and when you arrive you can begin your project without a delay. LHF will only communicate with the student/recipient about his or her service hour requirements. If you don’t work the service hours, you are not eligible for a renewal.

The Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation funds up to fifteen (15) $1,000 scholarships each semester for students with hemophilia or other bleeding disorders. To be eligible you must be registered at an accredited college or university in the state of Louisiana, be a Louisiana resident studying for an advanced degree, and either be the parent of a bleeding disorder patient or the patient. A minimum of a 2.75 GPA must be maintained. The scholarships are gifts, not loans, and can be used by the recipient as needed for school related expenses (books, meals, etc.). Service Hour Requirements: Each Applicant is required to work eight service hours per semester per semester with the foundation. It’s best to schedule your service hours with us as quickly as possible. We have many different recipients and as the available service hour projects are spoken for you may find that we don’t have a project available for you. It will work better for you, and for us, if we have you on our schedule well in advance of your project day. This allows us the time we need to prepare for you and when you arrive you can begin your project without a delay. LHF will only communicate with the student/recipient about his or her service hour requirements. If you don’t work the service hours, you are not eligible for a renewal.

The Louisiana Hemophilia Foundation can fund up to four scholarships per semester at $500 each to assist with school related expenses. LHF scholarships are only awarded to people with a bleeding disorder that are Louisiana residents and attending any type of college, vocational, or trade school. Service Hour Requirements: Each Applicant is required to work eight service hours per semester per semester with the foundation. It’s best to schedule your service hours with us as quickly as possible. We have many different recipients and as the available service hour projects are spoken for you may find that we don’t have a project available for you. It will work better for you, and for us, if we have you on our schedule well in advance of your project day. This allows us the time we need to prepare for you and when you arrive you can begin your project without a delay. LHF will only communicate with the student/recipient about his or her service hour requirements. If you don’t work the service hours, you are not eligible for a renewal.

Requirements of Scholarship Applicants • Must be a person with an inherited bleeding disorder. • Must be a resident of Minnesota, North Dakota or South Dakota, and/or a patient of one of the Hemophilia Treatment Centers in these states. • Must use the HFMD Scholarship to pursue a course of post-high school education. • Completed scholarship application, letters of recommendation, and transcripts must be received by HFMD no later than June l to be considered for the following academic year. It is the applicant's responsibility to assure all forms are received at HFMD by June 1st. Letters of Recommendation See website for a letter of recommendation form. Please make three (3) copies, complete the information at the top of each form, and ask three individuals to each complete the form and mail it directly to the HFMD office. HFMD must receive at least three (3) letters of recommendation (at least two from previous or current academic advisors or instructors and at least one from a friend, volunteer supervisor, or co-worker) by June 1st. Letters will not be accepted from relatives or HFMD Program Committee members.

The Nate Slack Scholarship award wants to honor memory and a giving spirit of Nate Slack by providing two (2) $1,000 educational scholarships. Requirements □ Must have hemophilia or a related bleeding disorder - OR - □ Must be the immediate family member of a person with hemophilia or a related bleeding disorder □ Must be enrolled or accepted to an accredited Junior College, College, University or Trade School □ Applicant must be a U.S. resident Apply by filling out an application and writing about your experience with hemophilia or a related bleeding disorder, involvement in the bleeding disorder community and educational goals.

Eligibility: People living with a bleeding disorder, their siblings, or their parents who are members of the Hemophilia Association of the Capital Area are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to those members who actively participate in HACA activities and individuals affected with a bleeding disorder. The applicant’s home must be located in Prince Georges or Montgomery County, Maryland, Northern Virginia, or Washington, DC. For those applying for undergraduate scholarships: Applicants must be high school seniors or college freshman, sophomores or juniors. For those applying for graduate scholarships: Applicants must be college seniors who are planning to attend graduate school or students who are already enrolled in graduate school. Scholarships Scholarships are one-year awards in the amount of $2,500 for a full academic year. While two scholarships are available each year, HACA is not obligated to award scholarships in a given year.

Deserving members of the bleeding disorder community and their families are eligible for a $2000 annual scholarship for secondary or higher education. Two $2000 scholarships are available. Applicants must have prior participation with the chapter and be a resident of Virginia or planning to attend school in Virginia.

Terms: The Education Scholarship is designed to assist students with a bleeding disorder (or parents, spouse or siblings of those with bleeding disorder if dollars are available) with tuition assistance as they pursue their education at an accredited college, university or vocational/technical school. Students must reside in the state of Wisconsin or receive care at one of the Wisconsin Hemophilia Treatment Centers. Deadline: May 1

Terms: This scholarship provides funding assistance for tuition and enrollment fees relevant to continuing education in a non-traditional or non-degree format for members of the Wisconsin bleeding disorder community. It is intended to enable people affected by bleeding disorders, or their immediate family members, to enhance career advancement. This program not only targets individuals with bleeding disorders, but also parents of young children and spouses of individuals with bleeding disorders. Applicants must be a Wisconsin resident or receive care at a Wisconsin Hemophilia Treatment Center. Deadline: Open throughout year

Scholarships are offered to individuals and families affected by a bleeding disorder. It is the Foundation’s goal that those living with bleeding disorders have access to educational opportunities that will enhance their lives and prepare them to become self sufficient and productive members of the work force. The College Bound Scholarship was created as an opportunity for youth ages 11-17 to attend college bound preparatory classes. It is GLHF’s hope that these enrichment courses will help to prepare students for the college experience and in turn succeed in their selected program and career path. An example of an eligible class would be a College for Kids or a Teens Program at a University. If you have a class in your community that you are interested in attending and need assistance with the fee, please contact Karin Koppen at 414.937.6782 for more information.

The Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship Program is an annual competitive educational scholarship sponsored by the Foundation. The number of scholarship awards may vary. Up to 20 scholarships in the amount of $4,000 may be awarded annually and are not renewable. The Colburn-Keenan Foundation reserves the right to award less or more than twenty scholarships based on the applicant pool and available funding. Students may reapply each year as long as they continue to meet the eligibility criteria. The scholarships will be applied to costs associated with obtaining an undergraduate degree at accredited, nonprofit two or four-year undergraduate institutions in the United States. Any undergraduate student with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, or a related inherited bleeding disorder is eligible to apply for the Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship as long as all of the below criteria are also met: Applicants must be diagnosed with an inherited bleeding disorder. Students who do not have an inherited bleeding disorder but whose parent(s) or sibling(s) have an inherited bleeding disorder are not eligible to apply, even though they are affected by an inherited bleeding disorder. Applicants must have volunteered time and energy to directly benefit the bleeding disorders community. While general volunteerism is undeniably valuable and should be noted, applicants must document volunteer activities specifically within the bleeding disorders community in order to be considered for this scholarship. Regardless of any legitimate barriers to one’s ability to accomplish volunteerism within the bleeding disorders community, applicants should not apply if they cannot fulfill this requirement. Applicants must be entering or attending an accredited 2 year or 4 year undergraduate institution in the United States. High school seniors, undergraduate freshmen, undergraduate sophomores, and undergraduate juniors may apply. Students who are pursuing or resuming an undergraduate degree later in adulthood may apply even if there was a gap in their academic career. Applicants who are past recipients of the Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship may reapply throughout their undergraduate career.