Scholarships for Dads and Students – Chance to Win $10,000

Scholarship for Maine Residents Touched by ALS

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS, is diagnosed in one or two out of 100,000 people each year. This is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease. And while the body fails, the mind is almost always intact making this a very difficult disease not only for the person suffering with it but also family members and caregivers.

In 2000 Joseph W. Mayo was stricken with this disease and friends established this ALS scholarship in his honor to recognize his contributions as a father, friend, and public servant. This scholarship was established to assist men and women who are children, stepchildren, grandchildren, spouses, domestic partners, or primary caregivers of ALS patients and is awarded annually to a student (or students) who are attending a post-secondary educational institution, including both four-year colleges and two-year associate programs. The recipient must be a graduate of a Maine high school or GED program.

Deadline for this scholarship is May 1st. For more information on this ALS scholarship and other scholarships available in Maine, go to http://www.mainecf.org/statewidescholars.aspx.

Scholarships for Students with Kidney Disease

If you are between the ages of 17 and 25, been diagnosed with a kidney disease, and are looking for money for college, then you need to know about the scholarship for students with kidney disease.

This scholarship is being offered by the Kidney and Urology Foundation of America Scholarship Award. And to qualify, you must be a young adult diagnosed with kidney disease with a financial need. Applicants must have graduated from high school this year or previously graduated and be ages 17 through 25.

This $2000 scholarship is renewable up to three years, and you must maintain at least a “C” average to be able to receive the full scholarship.

Deadline for this scholarship for students with kidney disease is May 7, 2010. For more information, go here.