Scholarships are awarded to people with specific qualities and goals. Examples include learning new skills or taking a college course. The scholarships below may apply to:
- Kidney transplant recipients
- Donors and their families
- Caregivers
- Dialysis patients
- Anyone living with chronic kidney disease at any stage
- AAKP Cystinosis Patient Education and Activity Scholarship Program
- American Association on Health and Disability
- Career One Stop
- Carolyn Wilson Dialysis Patient Scholarship Program
- Culpepper Exum Scholarship for Kidney Patients
- The David Nelson Jr. Memorial Fund Scholarship
- Diabetes Scholars
- The Dialysis Scholarship Fund
- Dialysis Scholarship Fund
- Factor One Source FAST Pharmacy Scholarship Program
- Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disparity
- Georgia Transplant Foundation
- Google Lime Scholarship
- Isabelle Christenson Memorial Scholarship
- Jessica Beth Schwartz Scholarship Fund
- The Kidney Transplant/Dialysis Association
- Indiana Donor Network Scholarship
- Kidney & Urology Foundation of America (KUFA)
- The Kim and Harold Louie Family Foundation
- LUPUS Inspiration Foundation for Excellence
- Neyart Scholarship
- NJ Sharing Network Foundation
- NKF of Utah and Idaho
- Organ Donation Scholarship
- Patient Advocate Foundation
- Peter and Bruce Bidstrup Memorial Scholarship
- The Pugh Scholarship
- Richie's Spirit Foundation
- Rick Salick Memorial Scholarship
- Scholarships.com
- Scholarship America
- Texas Kidney Foundation
- TRIO Scholarships
Arizona
- Peter and Bruce Bidstrup Memorial Scholarship
Website: https://azkidney.org/scholarships
Colorado
- The Dialysis Scholarship Fund
Website: https://dsfhome.org/
Florida
- AAKP Cystinosis Patient Education and Activity Scholarship Program
Website: https://aakp.org/programs-and-events/cystinosis-scholarship-program/ - Rick Salick Memorial Scholarship
Website: http://nkfsurf.com/scholarship/
Georgia
- Georgia Transplant Foundation
Website: https://gatransplant.org/our-programs/education-community-programs/academic-scholarships/?nowprocket=1
Indiana
- Indiana Donor Network Scholarship
Website: https://indianadonornetwork.org/foundation/scholarships/
Massachusetts
- The Pugh Scholarship
Website: https://www.secondchanceatlife.org/scholarship.html
New Jersey
- NJ Sharing Network Foundation
Website: https://www.njsharingnetwork.org/scholarship - Kidney & Urology Foundation of America
- Website: http://www.kidneyurology.org/Patient_Resources/scholarships.php
New Mexico
- Organ Donation Scholarship
- Website: https://otapnm.com/scholarship/
New York
- Richie’s Spirit Foundation
Website: http://www.richiesspirit.org/
North Carolina
- Neyhart Scholarship
Website: https://unckidneycenter.org/neyhart-scholarship/
Oklahoma
- Carolyn Wilson Dialysis Patient Scholarship Program – Must be a resident of either Arkansas, Louisiana, or Oklahoma
Website: https://www.kidneyfund.org/financial-assistance/scholarships/ - Culpepper Exum Scholarship for Kidney Patients
Website: https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/culpepper_exum_scholarship_2021_flyer-app.pdf
Pennsylvania
- The David Nelson Jr. Memorial Fund Scholarship
Website: https://www.donors1.org/families-of-donors/dnscholarship/ - Isabelle Christenson Memorial Scholarship
Website: https://www.core.org/community/community-education/youth-education/scholarships/ - Jessica Beth Schwartz Scholarship Fund
Website: https://www.donors1.org/patients/resources-for-transplant-patients/scholarships-and-camps/jessica-beth-schwartz-scholarship/
Utah
- NKF of Utah and Idaho
Website: https://www.kidneyut.org/services/#tab-id-4
Virginia
- Patient Advocate Foundation
Website: https://www.patientadvocate.org/connect-with-services/apply-for-a-scholarship/
General Scholarships
- TRIO Scholarships
Website: https://www.trioweb.org/resources/trio-scholarships.html - Scholarships.com
Website: https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/disability-scholarships/ - Texas Kidney Foundation
Website: https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/disability-scholarships/
People applying for a scholarship must be able to show they are excellent at:
- Grammar
- Spelling
- Explaining intent or need
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