Scholarship Information

Last updated: March 2024

IROC's Community Engagement Workgroup members collaborate on a variety of projects. Our goal is to provide resources that are useful to patients and families facing chronic kidney disease. In 2018, we started a listing of available kidney scholarships.

If you would like to add a scholarship to our list, please email us at: communityiroc@gmail.com.

Disclaimer: This document is meant for informational use only. The views and opinions reflected in this document do not necessarily reflect IROC. IROC is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, any of the named companies.

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Scholarship Name: HBCU Organ and Tissue Donation Advocacy Scholarship
Summary: Five $1000 scholarships to HBCU students who have an interest in organ donation advocacy. To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be enrolled at a Historically Black College or University.
Residency: National
Website: https://www.sodanational.org/scholarships

Scholarship Name: Laurie Smith Memorial Scholarship
Summary: $1000 scholarship to a student who is a transplant recipient, in honor of Laurie Smith, the mother of a heart transplant recipient. To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be transplant recipients.
Residency: National
Website: https://www.sodanational.org/scholarships

Scholarship Name: Student Advocacy Scholarship
Summary: Five $1000 scholarships to college students who are organ, eye, and tissue donation advocates. To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be interested in saving lives through organ donation advocacy.
Residency: National
Website: https://www.sodanational.org/scholarships

Scholarship Name: The AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability
Summary: $1,000 scholarship to a full-time undergraduate (sophomore and above) or graduate student with a disability who is studying the disability, public health, or other health-related field.
Residency: National
Website: https://www.aahd.us/initiatives/scholarship-program/

Scholarship Name: Dialysis Scholarship Fund
Summary: Provides financial assistance for educational tuition and related expenses for pre-kidney transplant patients whom are or will be undergoing dialysis treatments.
Residency: National
Website: http://dialysisscholarshipfund.org

Scholarship Name: Louie Family Foundation Scholarship
Summary: Program provides a scholarship to high school students that have shown exceptional levels of achievement and are planning to attend college or a university. Preference is given to students with a documented serious medical disability.
Residency: National
Website: http://www.louiefamilyfoundation.org/scholarship-application

Scholarship Name: PAF's Scholarship for Survivors
Summary: Grants twelve $3,000 scholarships to individuals under the age of 25 that are or have been diagnosed with cancer or a critical or life-threatening disease within the last five years.
Residency: National
Website: https://www.patientadvocate.org/connect-with-services/apply-for-a-scholarship/

Scholarship Name: Richie's Spirit Foundation
Summary: Transplant Assistance Grants in honor of Richie Herskowitz, the first double lung transplant recipient, to off-set non-medical expenses for families. Also $5,000 college scholarship available. The mission is to promote organ donation to people of all ages through education awareness programs, grants to honor Richie's memory, and inspiring others to live life with a positive spirit.
Residency: National
Website: http://www.richiesspirit.org/

Scholarship Name: Transplant Recipients International Organization (TRIO) Scholarship Program
Summary: TRIO awards several non-renewable $1,000 scholarships to transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and their immediate family members each year. Applicants must be TRIO members to be eligible for the scholarship (TRIO membership dues are $20 per year).
Residency: National
Website: https://www.trioweb.org/resources/trio-scholarships.html

Scholarship Name: Ted & Holly Rollins Scholarship
Summary: This $5000 scholarship is awarded to high school seniors based on the most compelling stories -- regarding their life story, their intended field of study, career, and how they will make an impact on the world.
Residency: National
Website: https://www.rollinsscholarship.org/scholarship-application

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