Vertex Foundation Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 12/1/2023

Closes: 3/1/2024

Vertex Foundation Scholarship provides financial assistance for college to residents of Canada and the United States who have cystic fibrosis and members of their immediate family.

Win up to

$5,000

Essay Required: Yes
Need-Based: Yes
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

This program is open to students from the United States and Canada who are enrolled or planning to enroll in a 2-year, 4-year, or graduate program.

Applicants must have been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) or have an immediate family member with CF. Along with their application, they must submit an essay on living with CF or as a family member and how they have been touched by the disease, what makes their CF community unique, and how they have engaged with, or been impacted by, that community.

Details

Pursued Degree Level

Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Degree

Current Grade

High School Senior, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior

Location

Country: CA, US

Condition

Cystic Fibrosis

Situation

Child of Disabled Parent

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