Amount: $5,000. About: Offered by Arthritis Foundation, the Arthritis Champions Scholarship is a $5,000 award to provide financial assistance to students with rheumatic diseases. Applicants must be a US citizen or a legal and permanent resident of the US; have doctor-diagnosed arthritis or related rheumatic disease; physician’s certifying statement required for scholarship recipients only; statement must be completed by the applicant’s Rheumatologist, do, or Nurse Practitioner; classified as an undergraduate, graduate, or medical student at an accredited technical school, college or university in the United States for the entire academic year; Enrolled full-time each semester and have completed the full-time units to reapply for the next academic year; the scholarship is only available for fall and spring semesters (not summer sessions); If applying to a master’s or doctoral program, must be full-time study; have and maintain a 2.5 or higher GPA; engaged Arthritis Foundation advocate, fundraiser, participant, volunteer and/or supporter and/or other service to benefit the arthritis community.
Eligible Grade Levels: Graduate Student, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
Eligible Majors: All Majors
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Deadline: March 3. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.