Amount: $500 $6,000. About: Offered by National Bleeding Disorders Foundation, the Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship Program is a $500 $6,000 award to provide assistance and support to individual and families affected by chronic illness and help these students obtain a higher education degree. Applicants must be a United States citizen or legally living permanently in the United States; 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 performed community service and/or volunteered time and energy to any organization within their community not associated with their school; the community service/volunteer time an applicant notes in this application should be unpaid and not required for school credit. If a student has ONLY performed community service or volunteered with a school class or club, then they ARE NOT eligible to apply; applicants must be entering or attending an accredited two-year or four-year undergraduate institution in the United States to obtain their first undergraduate degree; a student who has already obtained a two-year degree, is eligible to apply as long as they are entering or attending an accredited four-year undergraduate institution for their first Bachelor’s Degree; students who are pursuing or resuming an undergraduate degree later in adulthood may apply even if there was a gap in their academic career; must be Has Bleeding Disorder.
Eligible Grade Levels: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, High School Senior
Eligible Majors: All Majors
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: March 7. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.