College Scholarships for Those Affected
by Cancer 1/10/2022
Let’s face it. There aren’t a lot of “perks” that go with a
cancer diagnosis. No one hopes that they
get cancer just to get an occasional freebie, perk, or use of “The Cancer Card”. But sometimes there are some good things that
you become eligible for just by virtue of your cancer diagnosis.
You may or may not know that there are many college or
vocational school scholarships available out there for those affected by cancer. Some are for cancer survivors going back to
school. Some are for children of a
parent affected by cancer.
This post is
basically a list of links to find out more information on how to apply for
scholarships.
A few tips for searching:
2) Links change all the time. Some become outdated or grants run out of
funding. I suggest printing out the list
of links and crossing off the “bad” ones as you go. After an hour or so, they are all going to run
together in your head!
3) Always look at the description
of who the scholarship is designed for. If they are looking for a breast
cancer survivor from Maine and you are an ovarian cancer survivor from Vermont,
just move along to the next scholarship.
You’re not eligible for that scholarship.
4) Always be mindful of
deadlines. There is no wiggle room on deadlines. If you miss an application
deadline, it might be a year before the application process opens again.
5) Some are age related. Make sure that you are in their age range
before you put a lot off effort into the application.
6)
If
they ask for an essay, just reach into your heart and give an honest account of
how cancer has affected you. Save your
words in a file so you can copy or paste for other applications if you
need to.
Here’s a brief list of links. Many of these links refer you to 10 or 15 other
links:
Nancy's List:
https://nancyslist.org/2017/11/16/scholarships
Scholarships.com
ASCO:
https://www.acco.org/education-scholarships
Other:
https://www.top10onlinecolleges.org/scholarships-for/cancer-survivors
https://www.edvisors.com/scholarships/college-scholarships/cancer-scholarships
http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/cancer-students.htm
https://www.cappex.com/articles/money/cancer-scholarships
Scholarships for students whose
parents have or had cancer or who died of cancer include:
LIFE Lessons Scholarship Program
https://lifehappens.org/life-lessons-scholarship-program/
MaryEllen Locher Foundation Children of Breast Cancer Scholarships (for students within 50 miles of Chattanooga, TN)
https://www.memorial.org/en/chi-memorial-foundation/mel-scholar.html
http://pinkribbon.org/scholarship-programs
Good luck!!! I hope that this helps!!
