Hemophilia of North Carolina

Hemophilia of North Carolina

Since 1977, in service to the people of North Carolina
affected by bleeding disorders

260 Town Hall Dr., Suite A, Morrisville, NC 27560
1-800-990-5557 (toll free)
HNC Scholarships

“Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.”
— Nelson Mandela

2010 Scholarship Information


We are fortunate to have many opportunities for scholarships in the bleeding disorder community. To assist you in your search, we have compiled this information on some of the scholarships available and the companies that provide them. This list is not exhaustive and we recommend visiting the NHF and HFA websites for additional resources.

  • Alex Lieber Memorial Scholarship

    Amount: two $1,000 awards

    Candidate: person with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease accepted to an accredited college, university, or vocational/technical school. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a strong record of volunteer service.

    Contact: LA Kelley Communications
    Phone: (978) 352-7657
    Email: info@kelleycom.com
    Web site: www.kelleycom.com/AlexLieber/

  • Baxter Education Advantage

    Amount: various

    Candidate: person with hemophilia A. Pursuing bachelor or associate degree, technical/vocational certification, or GED

    Contact: Scholarship America
    Phone: (877) 544-3018
    Web site: www.myeducationadvantage.com

  • Bayer Hemophilia Leadership Development Program

    Amount: Internship

    Candidate: College students (sophomore through senior year) touched by hemophilia are encouraged to apply for the eight-week paid summer internship program that will begin in June at Bayer HealthCare US Headquarters in Wayne, New Jersey.

    Contact: Scholarship America
    Phone: (888) 606-3780
    Web site: www.livingbeyondhemophilia.com/internships

  • 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

    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.

    Contact: Cathy McAdam Scholarship Fund
    Phone: (313) 563-1412
    E-mail: mcmcadam@comcast.net

  • 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 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.

    Contact: BioRx
    Phone: 866-442-4679
    Web site: www.biorx.net
    Email: cbarnes@biorx.net

  • 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

    Contact: Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California
    Phone: (323) 525-0440
    Web site: www.hemosocal.org

  • CoaguLife Education Scholarships

    Amount: several scholarships up to $5,000 each

    Candidate: person with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease or other inherited bleeding disorder

    Contact: CoaguLife
    Phone: (866)-858-9200
    Web site: www.coagulife.com

  • Dave Madeiros Scholarship Program

    Amount: several scholarships up to $1,000 for creative arts and $2,000 for continuing education

    Candidate: individuals with a bleeding disorder and their immediate family

    Contact: Factor Foundation of America
    Phone: (866) 843-3362
    Web site: www.factorfoundation.org

  • 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

    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

    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

    Contact: NuFACTOR
    Phone: (800) 323-6832 ext 1300
    Web site: www.nufactor.com

  • Factor Foundation Scholarship Program

    Amount: several scholarships of $2,000 awarded for continuing education and $1,000 for creative arts

    Candidate: individual with a congenital bleeding disorder and their siblings or parents

    Contact: Factor Foundation of America
    Phone: (866) 843-3362
    Web site: www.factorfoundation.org

  • Gina Stack Scholarship

    Amount: maximum amount of $1,500

    Candidate: Program is open to persons, and their immediate family members, who have hemophilia or other, inherited bleeding disorder. Must be entering a degree program with a focus on the healthcare/medical profession.

    Contact: Gina Stack Memorial Scholarship Program
    c/o TSBDF
    635 W. Seventh Street, Suite 407
    Cincinnati, OH 45203

  • Hemophilia Federation of America

    Amount: several $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

    Contact: Hemophilia Federation of America
    Phone: (800)-230-9797
    Web site: www.hemophiliafed.org
    Email: info@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.

    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

    Contact: Joshua Gomes Memorial Scholarship Fund
    Phone: (303) 761-3055
    Web site: www.joshuagomes.org

  • Kevin Child Scholarship

    Amount: $500 and $1,000 award

    Candidate: individual diagnosed with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease attending college, university or vocational school in the US

    Contact: National Hemophilia Foundation
    Phone: (800) 42-HANDI ext. 3700 (ask for Renee)
    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

    Contact: Positudes - The Lawrence Madeiros Scholarship
    Phone: (518) 661-6005
    Web site: www.adirondackspintacular.com

  • MedPro Rx, Inc. "Education is Power" Scholarship

    Amount: a minimum of 25 scholarships, ranging from $500 to $2500, totaling $72,000 in 2009

    Candidate: individuals living with hemophilia and von Willebrand disease entering or attending a community college, junior college, four-year college, university, or vocational school.

    Important note: Prior applicants and winners are encouraged to reapply each year

    Contact: MedPro Rx, Inc.
    Phone: (866) 528-4963
    Web site: www.medprorx.com
    E-mail: educationispower@medprorx.com

  • Michael Bendix Sutton Foundation

    Amount: two $2,000 scholarships

    Candidate: student with hemophilia pursuing pre-law study

    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: tex $1,000 scholarships

    Candidate: Men with hemophilia or VWD, or immediate family member, attending or entering a college, university, trade or technical school. Must be a US resident.

    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. Must be a US resident.

    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 a year

    Candidate: a person diagnosed with a bleeding disorder, parent, spouse, partner, child or sibling of a person diagnosed with a bleeding disorder.

    Contact: National Cornerstone Healthcare Services
    Phone: (877) 616-6247
    Web site: www.nc-hs.com

  • National Hemophilia Foundation Research Grants Program

    Amount: varied

    Candidate: researchers and clinicians engaged in the study and treatment of bleeding disorders

    Contact: National Hemophilia Foundation
    Web site: http://www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=56&contentid=51

  • Project Red Flag 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)

    Contact: National Hemophilia Foundation
    Phone: (800) 424-2634 ext. 3700 (ask for Renee)
    Web site: www.projectredflag.org

  • Rachel Warner Scholarship

    Amount: funds are varied and limited

    Candidate: person with bleeding disorder

    Contact: The Committee of Ten Thousand
    c/o Rachel Warner Scholarship
    Phone: (800) 488-2688
    Web site: www.cott1.org
    Email: cott-dc@earthlink.net

  • Salvatore E. Quinci Foundation Scholarship

    Amount: multiple scholarships of $1,500 and up

    Candidate: person diagnosed with hemophilia or other bleeding disorder accepted into an accredited university, college or vocational/technical school

    Contact: S.E.Q. Foundation, Inc
    Phone: (781) 760-7138
    Web site: 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 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.

    Contact: Accredo Hemophilia Health Services
    Phone: (800) 800-6606 x5175
    Website: www.FactorCare.com

  • Seven SECURE Scholarship

    Amount: up to $2,500

    Candidate: patients must be factor VIII or IX deficient with inhibitors and a customer of Novo Nordisk, Inc., and enrolled in full time at a vocational school, college or graduate school.

    Contact: Novo Nordisk
    Phone: (877) Novo-777
    Website: www.novoseven-us.com

  • Soozie Courter Sharing a Brighter Tomorrow Hemophilia Scholarship Program

    Amount: two $7,500 graduate study awards, sixteen $5,000 college scholarships and two $2,500 vocational scholarships to applicants with hemophilia A or B.

    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.

    Contact: Wyeth/Genetics Institute, Inc.
    Phone: (888) 999-2349
    Web site: www.hemophiliavillage.com

  • Professor Ulla Hedner Scholarships

    Amount: from $2,000 to $7,000 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

    Contact: Novo Nordisk
    Phone: (877) 668-6777
    Web site:www.novoseven-us.com (click on sevenSECURE)