The Green Family Scholarship
The Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute offers an annual scholarship fund sponsored through The Community Foundation of Central Illinois. The Green Family Scholarship is awarded to recipients in need of additional funds to assist with acquiring higher or technical education. Each year, up to five recipients are chosen to receive a $1,500 scholarship to help cover the cost of tuition, book fees and any other course fees.
To qualify for the scholarship, the recipient must meet the following parameters:
- Reside in the BCDI service area of downstate Illinois
- Be diagnosed with a congenital or acquired chronic bleeding disorder or a congenital clotting disorder
- Maintain a GPA of 2.5 or above
- Be enrolled, or plan to enroll, as a full time student at an accredited vocational/trade school, junior college or four-year university
- Have attended a Hemophilia Treatment Center’s (HTC) comprehensive clinic on an annual basis
- Submit an essay and must demonstrate a desire to succeed
To apply, visit the Community Foundation of Central Illinois for more details. Applications for the scholarship will be accepted starting January 9, 2023 and the deadline to apply is March 8, 2023.
For more information about the BCDI Scholarship Fund or other scholarships available, please contact Marsha at (309) 692-5337 or email Marsha@ilbcdi.org.
Other Scholarships Available:
Many other scholarships are available to students with bleeding and clotting disorders. Information on these scholarships can be found on the National Hemophilia Foundation and the Bleeding Disorders Alliance Illinois websites.
Name/Link | Sponsor | Diagnosis | Amount | Deadline |
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1. Platelet Disorder Support Association Scholarship | PDSA | ITP or similar inherited or non-inherited platelet disorder | Several awards | TBD |
2. Beth Carew Memorial Scholarship | Colburn-Keenan Foundation, Inc. | Hemophilia A or B, vWD, other inherited bleeding disorder | $3,000 - $6,000 awards | TBD |
3. Biogen Hemophilia Scholarship Program | Biogen Idec | Hemophilia A or B | Various | Various |
4. Green Family Scholarship | Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute (BCDI) | Congenital or acquired chronic bleeding disorder or congenital clotting disorder | Five awards, $1,500 each | March 8, 2023 |
5. Bradley Krueger Memorial Scholarship | Bleeding Disorders Alliance Illinois (BDAI) | Person diagnosed with a bleeding disorder and their parents, siblings, children or carriers | TBD | TBD |
6. Eric Dostie Memorial College Scholarship | NuFACTOR | Hemophilia A or B or a related bleeding disorder or their family members | $1,000 awards | TBD |
7. Mark Coats Memorial Scholarship | HFA | Men or Women diagnosed with Hemophilia A or B. | $1,500 | TBD |
8. Joshua Gomes Memorial Scholarship | Joshua Gomes Memorial Scholarship Fund | Diagnosis of HIV or AIDS | $1,000 award | TBD |
9. The Nate Slack Scholarship | HF Healthcare | Hemophilia A or B, related bleeding disorder or an immediate family member | Two awards, $1,000 each | TBD |
10. Novo Secure Scholarship Program | Novo Nordisk | Hemophilia A or B or caregivers. Must register to see scholarship details! | Various | Various |
11. Soozie Courter 'Sharing a Brighter Tomorrow' Hemophilia Program | Pfizer | Hemophilia A or B | $4,000 | TBD |
12. Millie Gonzalez Memorial Scholarship | BioMatrix | Women diagnoses with hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease | $1,500 award | TBD |