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Scholarships for Cancer Survivors and Those Fighting Cancer

Students diagnosed with cancer of those who are survivors can find financial resources to help pay for college.

The Fastweb Team

April 21, 2022

Scholarships for Cancer Survivors and Those Fighting Cancer
Cancer scholarships to help students pay for school.
Families who are faced with cancer undergo severe physical, psychological and financial strain. Students who are fighting cancer must often interrupt their education and cannot work to save money for college or participate in extracurricular activities. Students who are first diagnosed with cancer while in college should talk with the dean of students and the director of student financial aid at their school. Many colleges and universities have contingency funds to provide additional assistance to students who are suddenly faced with a serious illness. Furthermore, there are many groups and organizations who have developed grant and cancer scholarships to help students currently battling or who have battled cancer as well as students whose family members have been affected by cancer.

  1. Patient Advocate Foundation Scholarship for Survivors
  2. Deadline: 3/9/23
    Award Amount: $3,000
    The PAF Scholarship for Survivors is available to full - time undergraduate and graduate students who have suffered (or are suffering) a life - threatening disease or chronic condition. You have a minimum 2.75 GPA to be eligible for this award.

  3. Ram Scholarship for the Arts
  4. Deadline: 3/15/23
    Award Amount: $500
    The Ram Scholarship for the Arts is available to students who were diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 17 and 35. Special consideration will be given to glioblastoma multiforme survivors. You must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for this award. This award must be used for an art related expense.

  5. Children's Cancer Cause College Scholars Program
  6. Deadline: 3/15/23
    Award Amount: $1,000 - $4,000
    The Children's Cancer Cause College Scholars Program is open to students who are pediatric cancer survivors or are in active treatment.

  7. My Hometown Heroes Scholarship
  8. Deadline: 3/15/23
    Award Amount: $1,000 - $5,000
    The My Hometown Heroes Scholarship is available to students between the ages of 17 and 39. You must be a cancer survivor to be considered for this award.

  9. Stephen T. Marchello Foundation Scholarship
  10. Deadline: 3/15/23
    Award Amount: Varies
    The Stephen T. Marchello Foundation Scholarship is available to high school seniors who are survivors of childhood cancer. You must be a resident of Colorado or Montana to be eligible for this award. Selection for this award will be based on your high school GPA, SAT/ ACT scores, a reference letter from your doctor, and two letters of recommendation.

  11. Beyond the Cure Ambassador Scholarship
  12. Deadline: 3/31/23
    Award Amount: $5,000
    The Beyond the Cure Ambassador Scholarship is available to students under the age of 25 who were diagnosed with cancer or a high grade or anaplastic brain tumor before the age of 18. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be eligible for this award.

  13. PCRF Survivor Scholarship Award
  14. Deadline: 3/31/23
    Award Amount: $500 - $2,000
    The PCRF Survivor Scholarship Award is available to full - time students who have been treated for pediatric cancer. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be eligible for this award.

  15. Michael's Way Scholarship Program
  16. Deadline: 4/30/23
    Award Amount: $1,000
    The Michael's Way Scholarship Program is open to students who received a pediatric cancer diagnosis. To be considered, you must submit a one - page personal essay explaining how your cancer diagnosis has affected your life, education, and goals.

  17. Bags of Love Foundation Scholarship
  18. Deadline: 4/30/23
    Award Amount: $1,000 - $2,500
    The Bags of Love Foundation Scholarship is available to high school seniors and college students who have been diagnosed with cancer. You must be a resident of California and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award.

  19. Tom Olen Memorial Fund Scholarship
  20. Deadline: 5/1/23
    Award Amount: $5,000
    The Tom Olen Memorial Fund Scholarship is available to high school seniors who have been affected by cancer. You must be a resident of Massachusetts and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award.

  21. Izzy Foundation Academic Scholarship
  22. Deadline: 5/1/23
    Award Amount: $500 - $1,000
    The Izzy Foundation Academic Scholarship is available to high school students who have been diagnosed with or treated for pediatric cancer and their siblings.

  23. NCCF Survivor Scholarship
  24. Deadline: 5/19/23
    Award Amount: $1,000
    The NCCF Survivor Scholarship is available to students between the ages of 17 and 35. You must be a cancer survivor or current patient and display a "Will Win" attitude to be considered for this award.

  25. Sophie Malaviya Memorial Scholarship
  26. Deadline: 5/31/23
    Award Amount: $1,000
    The Sophie Malaviya Memorial Scholarship is available to female high school seniors who are cancer survivors or currently diagnosed with cancer. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award.

  27. Ortlieb Foundation Scholarship
  28. Deadline: 6/15/23
    Award Amount: $1,000
    The Ortlieb Foundation Scholarship is available to full - time students who have been diagnosed with cancer and are receiving treatment of chemotherapy, radiation, or proton therapy from an oncologist.

  29. Base2Summit Scholarship
  30. Deadline: 7/15/23
    Award Amount: $1,000
    The Base2Summit Scholarship is available to students who were diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 13 and 30. You must be a resident of Michigan to be eligible for this award.

  31. CancerCare YPC Scholarship
  32. Deadline: Rolling
    Award Amount: $2,500
    The CancerCare YPC Scholarship is available to high school seniors and undergraduate students who have lost a parent or guardian to cancer in the last two years. You must be a resident of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania to be eligible for this award.

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