AFA Teens Awareness College Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Alzheimer's Foundation of America
The AFA's Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship is a financial aid program for high school seniors heading to college who have been affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
As part of the application process, candidates are required to either pen an essay (up to 1,500 words) or create a video (not exceeding 4 minutes), narrating their personal experiences with Alzheimer’s disease or any other dementia-related illness. They should discuss how it has affected them, their families, or their communities, and the lessons they've learned from it.
The scholarship program offers a grand prize of $5,000, along with additional awards for the next best entries. Since its establishment, the program has distributed over $350,000 in college scholarships.
A montage of the Alzheimer's awareness scholarship recipients, proudly displaying their award checks
Eligibility Criteria for the AFA’s Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship:
- The applicant should be a high school senior.
- They should be enrolled in a U.S. college/university for the fall semester following their high school graduation.
- They must be residing in the United States.
- They should hold U.S. citizenship.
- The essay or video submission deadline is 5:00 pm ET on March 1, 2023.
- All required supporting documents must be provided.