American Cancer Society Cancer Survivor College Scholarship Program

The American Cancer Society Cancer Survivor College Scholarship Program gives young cancer survivors the opportunity to pursue their post-secondary education from an accredited university, community college, or vocational technical school.

Eligibility
•Must be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 21. Applicants must be age 25 or younger at the time of application.
•Scheduled to graduate from high school and/or continuing college in the upcoming school year.
•Must be a U.S. citizen and a resident of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington or Wyoming.
•Accepted without condition to an accredited university, college, community college or vocational technical school.
•Must have a 2.5 GPA or above.
•Must become a full time student at an accredited university, college, community college or vocational technical school in the upcoming academic year.

Award
The American Cancer Society Cancer Survivor College Scholarship program provides funds each academic year in increments of $2,500 per student. Recipients have a lifetime scholarship limit of $10,000. After the initial award, scholarship renewal in subsequent years is based on successfully meeting program eligibility requirements, continuous academic achievement, and level of commitment as an American Cancer Society volunteer. A previous award recipient is not guaranteed a scholarship award. Due to limited resources, the American Cancer Society is not able to award scholarships to all cancer survivors.

Obtaining an Application Packet
Application packets can be requested by calling the Great West Division Patient Service Center at 1.866.500.3272 or the National Cancer Information Center at 1.800.227.2345.

Application deadline for the 2010 scholarship program is February 26, 2010.