Scholarships

• AAKP Cystinosis Patient Education and Activity Scholarship Program
• American Association on Health and Disability 
• 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
• 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
• 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/

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