Candice's Sickle Cell Scholarship Fund - $1,500

This scholarship is for students with sickle cell disease who are pursuing higher education. To apply for this scholarship, applicants must write an essay of 250 words on how sickle cell anemia disease has affected their life, including their education; what their educational goals are and how they expect to achieve them; and an individual who has been instrumental in helping them persevere. Deadline: May 6, 2013. Award: $1500

More info: http://www.candicessicklecellfund.org/


   Candice Young-Deler

Statement from the founder of the Scholarship:

"Hello, my name is Candice Young-Deler and in spite of having sickle cell disease, I have overcome many obstacles. Achieving outstanding grades while attending school was a task, which limited my chances for a scholarship. Because of severe pain caused by sickle cell crises, I constantly struggled with school related work. I found it very difficult, but not unattainable. For this reason, we would like to assist students with sickle cell disease by awarding a $1,500 scholarship to three individuals annually."