Scholarships for Students with Medical Conditions

The AAHD Scholarship Program funds students with any impairment that meets the Americans with Disabilities Act definition of a disability. Applicants must submit verifiable documentation of their medical condition. The program favors applicants who volunteer or engage in community service, and those majoring in fields related to public health or disability studies.

The AbbVie Cystic Fibrosis Scholarship is open to applicants living with cystic fibrosis (CF) while pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree. Candidates are evaluated on their academic achievement, extracurricular and community involvement, and an essay. The program uses a points-based system to select 40 scholars, each of whom receives the full financial award.

The Baer Reintegration Scholarship honors students succeeding in education while living with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder. To qualify, applicants must be diagnosed with one of these conditions and be actively receiving treatment. Winners can use the renewable funds to finance high school equivalency, vocational school, degree programs, or post-baccalaureate coursework.

The Cancer for College Scholarship rewards courageous students continuing their education despite a cancer diagnosis. To qualify, applicants must also be attending or planning to attend a certificate or degree program at an accredited U.S. postsecondary institution. Applicants must also meet income criteria and submit academic transcripts and proof of their cancer diagnosis.

The InfuCare Rx Neuromuscular Scholarship offers financial awards to high-achieving students with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), multiple sclerosis (MS), or myasthenia gravis (MG). Candidates must confirm their diagnosis and be enrolled or have an offer of admission from a U.S. vocational school, college, or university.

Applicants for the InfuCare Rx Primary Immunodeficiency Disease Scholarship must have an active, verifiable diagnosis for common variable immune deficiency (CVID), selective IgA deficiency, or familial agammaglobulinemia. The award is available to students actively engaged with academic programs at a U.S. vocational school, university, or college.

The InfuCare Rx Bleeding Disorders Scholarship provides education assistance to postsecondary students with hemophilia A/B, Von Willebrand disease (vWD), or rare factor deficiencies. Symptomatic carriers of the X-linked recessive genetic pattern associated with hemophilia also qualify. All InfuCare scholarships favor candidates who achieved a GPA of at least 3.5 during the preceding academic year.

The Beyond Scholars program offers education funding to students diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It is uniquely available to U.S. high school seniors who plan to continue their education at the college level. Award winners can apply their funding toward any eligible expense, including tuition, books, supplies, and room and board.

The Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship serves the dual purpose of providing education funding and raising awareness for narcolepsy. To qualify, candidates must be a graduating high school senior, or a high school graduate planning to become a first-time, first-year college student in a four-year program for the upcoming academic year. Applicants must also be diagnosed with narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia.

Founded in 1990, the Kevin Child Scholarship is open to postsecondary students living with hemophilia (A or B). Candidates must be planning to attend a vocational school or degree-granting institution, actively enrolled in such a school, or otherwise engaged pursuing a postsecondary degree.

The Patient Advocate Foundation National Undergraduate Scholarship provides financial assistance to postsecondary students under age 25 who have been diagnosed with cancer or another serious chronic disease. Candidates must have received a diagnosis within the past five years and be pursuing an undergraduate degree at the associate or bachelor’s level.

The Patient Advocate Foundation National Graduate Scholarship is open to candidates pursuing a master’s degree, post-baccalaureate professional degree, or doctoral degree. No age limits apply, but candidates must have been diagnosed with and/or treated for cancer or another qualifying chronic medical condition within the past 10 years.

Open to postsecondary students living with HIV/AIDS, the HIV League Scholarship offers one-year and two-year awards. Two eligibility criteria apply. First, candidates must be HIV positive or living with AIDS. Second, they must also be actively enrolled on a part-time or full-time basis at a qualifying U.S. institution with at least one full academic year remaining in their program.

The Arthritis Champions Scholarship funds postsecondary students in undergraduate, graduate, or medical programs at accredited U.S. postsecondary institutions. Applicants must maintain full-time enrollment and a GPA of at least 2.5. They must also have arthritis or another chronic rheumatic condition that has been diagnosed by a physician.

The INCIGHT Scholarship is open to postsecondary students in degree-granting programs and who are residents of Washington State, Oregon, or California. Candidates must have a disability recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act. INCIGHT favors highly motivated applicants with strong records of community involvement. Financial need is not a consideration.

Students who have or consider themselves to have a visible or invisible disability may qualify for the Lime Connect Pathways Scholarship program. To apply, candidates must be graduating high school seniors in the U.S. or Canada and have (or are awaiting) an offer of acceptance to an accredited postsecondary institution in either country.