Hemophilia of North Carolina

Since 1977, serving the people of North Carolina
affected by bleeding disorders.

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HNC Scholarships

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2012 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 National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA) scholarship web pages for additional resources. Your high school guidance counselor and your college financial aid office should also be able to help you find monies for your continuing education.

  • Accredo Scholarship Program

    Amount: $1,500 and up (multiple awards)

    • Becky Cohn Scholarship

      Candidate: U.S. citizen diagnosed with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, factor I, II, V, VII, X, XI, XIII, or Glanzmann's thrombasthenia; high school senior or college freshman, sophomore, or junior; or a college senior planning to attend or already enrolled in graduate school.

    • Hemophilia Health Services Memorial Scholarship

      Candidate: U.S. citizen with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, factor I, II, V, VII, X, XI, XIII, or Glanzmann's thrombasthenia; high school senior or college freshman, sophomore, or junior; or a college senior planning to attend or already enrolled in graduate school.

    • Scott Tarbell Scholarship

      Candidate:U.S. citizen with hemophilia A or B severe; must be majoring or seeking a degree or certification in computer science and/or math.

    Application deadline: January 26, 2012

    Contact: Accredo Customer Care
    Phone: (615) 850-5210
    Email: info@applyists.com
    Website: http://www.hemophiliahealth.com/Scholarships.html

  • Alex Lieber Memorial Scholarship

    Amount: four $500 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.

    Application deadline: TBA

    Contact: LA Kelley Communications
    65 Central Street
    Georgetown, MA 01833
    Phone: (978) 352-7657
    Email: info@kelleycom.com
    Web site: www.kelleycom.com/AlexLieber/

  • Baxter Education Advantage

    Amount (multiple awards):

    • University Scholarship – up to $15,000 per year (renewable)
    • Community College and Technical Scholarship – up to $2,500 per year (renewable)
    • GED Assistance – $150 one-time reimbursement after passing GED test

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

    Application deadline: Register for Education Updates for deadlines and openings

    Contact: Scholarship America
    Phone: (877) 544-3018
    Email: baxter@scholarshipamerica.org
    Web site: www.myeducationadvantage.com/scholarship/

  • Bayer Hemophilia Leadership Development Program

    Amount: Internship (Begins in June at Bayer HealthCare U.S. Headquarters in Wayne, NJ)

    Candidate: College sophomore, junior, or senior U.S. student touched by hemophilia; demonstrates potential and strong interest in becoming a future leader in the hemophilia community.

    Contact: Scholarship America
    Phone: (888) 606-3780
    Web sites: www.livingbeyondhemophilia.com/internships
    www.needymeds.org/cas.taf?_function=detail_s&program_id=52

  • Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship

    Amount: ten $4,000 awards

    Candidate: Undergraduate student with bleeding disorder attending college or university in the United States.

    Application Period: February 1, 2012 – April 15, 2012

    Contact: Colburn-Keenan Foundation, Inc.
    PO Box 811
    Enfied, CT 06083
    Phone: (800) 966-2431
    Email: admin@colkeen.org
    Web site: www.colkeen.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.

    Application deadline: May 15, 2012 (note: This is the last year this scholarship will be available.)

    Contact: M. Catherine McAdam
    Phone: (313) 563-1412
    E-mail: mcmcadam@gmail.com
    Web site: www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=55&contentid=36&rptname=

  • BioRx/Hemophilia of North Carolina Educational Scholarships

    Amount: four $2,000 scholarships

    Candidate: Persons affected by a bleeding disorder including anyone who: has been diagnosed with a bleeding disorder; is a caregiver of a child or adult affected by a bleeding disorder; has a sibling or a parent in the same household affected by a bleeding disorder. At least one scholarship will be awarded to an applicant pursuing education in a health related field.

    Application deadline: May 1, 2012

    Contact: Chris Barnes at BioRx
    Phone: (919) 749-3196
    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

    Application deadline: July 22, 2012

    Contact: Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California
    6720 Melrose Avenue
    Hollywood, CA 90038
    Phone: (800) 371-4123
    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 and be a graduating high school senior, or graduate entering college/university/trade school in the year the scholarship is applied for or be a current student attending an appropriate college/university/trade school

    Contact: CoaguLife
    Phone: (866)-858-9200
    Fax: 952-487-2829
    Email: info@coagulife.com
    Web site: www.coagulife.com

  • Dave Madeiros Scholarship Program

    Amount: multiple awards:

    • Continuing Education Scholarship: $2,000 per year
    • Creative Arts Scholarship: $1,000 per year

    Criteria:

    • Continuing Education Scholarship: secondary education at a 2 or 4 year institution or accredited technical/arts school for individuals with a bleeding disorder and/or their immediate family
    • Creative Arts Scholarship: creative arts education for children between the ages of 5 and 17 who have been or would like the opportunity to be exposed to early training in various forms of arts and/or sports, for individuals with a bleeding disorder and their siblings

    Contact: Factor Foundation of America
    P.O. Box 812542
    Boca Raton, FL  33481-2542
    Phone: (866) 843-3362
    Web site: www.factorfoundation.org

  • 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 vocational/technical school

    Deadline: call for deadline

    Contact: Medex BioCare Pharmacy, LLC
    8024 Stage Hills Blvd., Suite 107
    Memphis, TN 38133
    Phone: (866) 755-6339
    Web site: www.medexbiocare.com

  • Eric Delson Memorial Scholarship

    Amounts:

    • 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

    The Eric Delson Memorial Scholarship Program is managed entirely by Scholarship Management Services

    Application deadline: July 1, 2012

    Contact: CVS Caremark
    Phone: (866) 792-2731
    Web site: cvscaremarkspecialtyrx.com/patients/condition-resources-tools/hemophilia/eric-delson-memorial-scholarship

  • Eric Dostie Memorial College Scholarship

    Amount:ten $1,000 awards

    Candidate: Student with hemophilia or other related bleeding disorder, or a family member; US citizen and enrolled full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college program

    Application deadline: TBA

    Contact: NuFACTOR
    Phone: (800) 323-6832 ext 1300
    Web site: www.NuFACTOR.com/EricDostieMemorial.aspx?Section=Patients

  • Factor Support Network Scholarship Program

    • The Mike Hylton and Ron Niederman Memorial Scholarship

      Amount: ten $1,000 scholarships

      Candidate: men with Hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease and their immediate family members.

    • The Millie Gonzalez Memorial Scholarship

      Amount: five $1,000 scholarships

      Candidate: women with Hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease.

    Application deadline: April 30, 2012

    Contact: Bernice Diaz
    Administrative Support
    Factor Support Network
    Phone: (805) 388-9336
    Toll Free: (877) 376-4968
    Fax: 805-482-6324
    Email: bernicediaz@factorsupport.com
    Web site: www.factorsupport.com/scholarships.htm

  • Hemophilia Federation of America Scholarships

    Amount: ten $1,500 awards in four categories:

    • Educational Scholarship
    • Sibling Continuing Educational Scholarship
    • Parent Continuing Educational Scholarship
    • Artistic Encouragement Grant

    Application deadline: April 30, 2012

    Candidate: Person with a blood-clotting disorder attending any accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school in the US.

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

  • Joshua Gomes Memorial Scholarship Fund

    Amount: several $1,000 awards

    Candidate: individuals living with HIV/AIDS; accepted or enrolled full-time in a college, university, institute, or technical college in the US

    Application deadline: July 15, 2012

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

  • Kevin Child Scholarship

    Amount: one $1,000 award

    Candidate: individual diagnosed with hemophilia A or B and must be 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.

    Application deadline: TBA

    Contact: Nava Hopkins - KCS
    HANDI-Information Resource Center
    National Hemophilia Foundation
    116 West 32nd Street, 11th Floor
    New York, NY 10001-3212
    Phone: (800) 42-HANDI ext. 3750
         or: (203) 968-2776 Email: handi@hemophilia.org
       or smooter@aol.com Web site: www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=54&contentid=35

  • Lawrence Madeiros Scholarship

    Amount: six $1,000 awards

    Candidate: graduating high school senior living with a chronic disorder, and continuing their education at an accredited college or university

    Application deadline: May 1, 2012

    Contact: The Lawrence Madeiros Scholarship
    P.O. Box 11
    Mayfield, NY 12117
    Phone: (518) 863-8998
    Web site: www.adirondackspintacular.com/pages2/scholarship.html

  • Mary Gooley Hemophilia Center Scholarships

    • 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.

    • Mary M. Gooley Hemophilia Center, Inc. Scholarship Fund

      Amount: $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.

    Application deadline: April 4, 2012

    Contact: Mary Gooley Hemophilia Center
    1415 Portland Avenue, Suite 500
    Rochester, NY 14612
    Phone: (585) 922-5700
    Email: Kristina.Ritchie@rochestergeneral.org
    Web site: www.hemocenter.org/Scholarship Info.asp

  • Maureen Cook Memorial Scholarship

    Amount: Minimum of one scholarship of up to $1,000

    Candidate: Individual or family member affected by a bleeding disorder.

    Application Deadline: May 1, 2012

    Contact: Lynda Davis, BDAST scholarship chairperson
    Bleeding Disorders Association of the Southern Tier, Inc
    P.O. Box 538
    Binghamton, NY 13902
    Phone: (607) 239-4029
    Email: LMD5765@aol.com
    Website: bdast.org/default.aspx?PageId=20

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

    Amount: a minimum of 20 scholarships, ranging from $500 to $2500, totaling $200,000 since 2006

    Candidate: individuals living with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease attending college or vocational school.

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

    Application deadline: May 1, 2012

    Contact: MedPro Rx, Inc.
    "Education is Power" Scholarship
    140 Northway Court
    Raleigh, North Carolina 27615-4916
    Phone: (866) 528-4963
    E-mail: Kathy Robinette-Stoneberg robinettestone@medprorx.com
    Web site (application form): www.medprorx.com/forms/medprorx_scholarship_app.pdf

  • Michael Bendix Sutton Foundation

    Amount: two $2,000 scholarships

    Candidate: student with hemophilia pursuing pre-law study

    Application deadline: March 30, 2012

    Contact: Michael Bendix Sutton Foundation
    c/o Marion B. Sutton
    300 Maritime Avenue
    White Plains, NY 10601

  • National Cornerstone Healthcare Services

    Amount: several $500 to $1,000 awards

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

    Application deadline: April 1, 2012

    Contact: Barbara Change
    National Cornerstone Healthcare Services
    24747 Redlands Blvd Suite B
    Loma Linda, CA 92354
    Phone: (877) 616-6247
    Web site (application form): www.nc-hs.com/docs/Scholarship_Award_Program.pdf

  • National Hemophilia Foundation Research Grants Program

    • Career Development Awards
    • Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
    • Clinical Fellowship Program
    • Nursing Excellence Fellowships
    • Social Work Excellence Fellowships
    • Physical Therapy Excellence Fellowships

    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

  • Rachel Warner Scholarship

    Amount: funds are varied and limited

    Candidate: person with bleeding disorder

    Application deadline: May 1, 2012

    Contact: The Committee of Ten Thousand
    c/o Rachel Warner Scholarship
    236 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 609
    Washington, DC 20002
    Phone: (800) 488-2688
    Email: cott-dc@earthlink.net
    Web site: www.cott1.org

  • Salvatore E. Quinci Foundation Scholarship

    Amount: two $2,000 awards

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

    Application deadline: April 1, 2012

    Contact: S.E.Q. Foundation, Inc
    178 Florence Street
    Melrose, MA 02176-3710
    Phone: (781) 760-7138
    Web site: www.seqfoundation.org

  • SevenSECURE® Education Assistance

    • Edu-Grants (Tutoring grants for children in K-12)

      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: Diagnosed with a bleeding disorder, with an inhibitor; enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade; missed at least two weeks of school. (Award can be used to pay for tutors, home schooling, or other things like swimming lessons, music classes, and sports.)

      Application deadline: Accepted year round.

    • Professor Ulla Hedner Scholarships

      Amount: from $2,000 to $7,000 per person per year

      Candidate: High school senior or college/vocational student; diagnosed with hemophilia.

      Application deadline: May 30, 2012

    • Adult Education Grants

      Amount: up to $2,500

      Candidate: Adult (over the age of 23) with an inhibitor, acquired hemophilia, factor VII deficiency. Caregivers are also eligible.

      Application deadline: Accepted year round.

    Contact: SevenSECURE®
    P.O. Box 18648
    Louisville, KY 40261
    Phone: (877) Novo-777
    Website: www.changingpossibilities-us.com/SupportPrograms/Education.aspx

  • Soozie Courter "Sharing a Brighter Tomorrow" Hemophilia Scholarship Program

    Amount: Five $4,000 awards for graduate students; twelve $2,500 awards for undergraduate students.

    Candidate: Diagnosed with hemophilia A or B; high school senior, have a high school diploma, GED, or enrolled in an accredited junior college or vocational school.

    Application deadline: July 15, 2012

    Contact: Hemophilia Scholarship Program (QD Healthcare Group)
    One Dock Street, Suite 520
    Stamford, CT 06902
    Phone: (888) 999-2349
    Web site: http://www.hemophiliavillage.com/resources-support/scholarship-assistance/default.aspx

  • Together Forward Scholarship Program

    Amount: Four $2,500 awards (up to three years renewable)

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

    Application Deadline: April 1, 2012 with opening on January 1, 2012

    Contact: Coram Hemophilia Services
    Phone: (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)

    Application deadline: May 20, 2012

    Contact: Patrice Flax, Manager of Education, National Hemophilia Foundation
    P.O. Box 971483
    Ypsilanti, MI. 48197
    Phone: (734) 890-2504
    Email: pflax@hemophilia.org
    Web site: www.hemophilia.org/NHFWeb/MainPgs/MainNHF.aspx?menuid=341&contentid=1567&rptname=women