AFA’s Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship
Do you know a teen whose life has been affected by Alzheimer’s or dementia?
If so, we’d like to hear their story.
AFA’s Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship provides educational funding to college-bound high school seniors who have been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease.
Applicants are asked to write an essay (1,500 word maximum) or submit a video no more than 4 minutes long, describing the impact of Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia-related illness on themselves, their families or their communities, and what they have learned from it.
The grand prize winner receives $5,000, with additional prizes awarded for runners up. More than $350,000 in college scholarships have been awarded since the program’s inception.
To qualify, the student:
- Must currently be a senior in high school.
- Be attending a U.S. college/university in the fall following graduation.
- Must live in the United States.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Submit the essay/video NO LATER than 5:00 pm ET on March 1, 2023.
- Provide all requested supporting documents.
Applications for the 2023 Scholarship are CLOSED as of 5:00 PM March 1, 2023.
Congratulations to Our 2022 Scholarship Winners!
Mary Willis (McDonough, GA)
First Place Winner
$5,000 Scholarship
Julius Josephson (New York, NY)
Second Place Winner
$3,500 Scholarship
Jonathan Marx (Birmingham, MI)
Third Place Winner
$2,500 Scholarship
Fourth Place Winners ($1,500 Scholarship)
- Amra Alibasic (Waterloo, IA)
- Jake Chamberlain (Longview, TX)
- Jessica Dantoni (Staten Island, NY)
- Katherine Gabri (Harwich , MA)
- Sara Gantz (Eustis, FL)
- Sydney Hall (Springfield, OH)
- Samyukta Iyer (Marietta, GA)
- Radeyah Kaplan (Layton, UT)
- Mia Mariano (Huntington Beach, CA)
- Sadra Marjai (Saint Louis, MO)
- Ashling McNaughton (Chicago, IL)
- Malinda Murphey (Willow Park, TX)
- Catherine Philippon (St. Paul, MN)
Fifth Place Winners ($1,000 Scholarship)
- Shayna Glass (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
- Nicholas Martin (Arlington, VA)
- Sabrene Mechergui (Aurora, CO)
- Violet Schultz (Madison, WI)
- Halle Seiler (Wichita, KS)
- Gracelynn Whitaker (Wilmington, NC)
Sixth Place Winners ($750 Scholarship)
- Emily Bayliss (Allen, TX)
- Michael Ciolino (Cumberland, RI)
- Joshua Connors (Dallas, TX)
- Connor Daugherty (Chicago, IL)
- Kamryn DeMarzio (Lancaster, NY)
- Payton Kiasevicz (Ringwood, NJ)
- James Litman (Fowler, OH)
- Estella Patrick (Mckinney, TX)
- Melissa Ratcliffe (Sugarland, TX)
- Jolee Rios (Arvada, CO)
- Persimmon Stetich (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Grace Walton (Wildwood, MO)
Seventh Place Winners ($650 Scholarship)
- Lindsey Barr (Wantagh, NY)
- Kinser Beaver (St. Joseph, MO)
- Olivia Haerr (Danvers, IL)
- Emily Maitret (Venice, FL)
- Isabel Valdez (Harrison, MI)
- Kade Williams (Haskell, OK)
- Ava Wilson (Middletown, MD)
Eighth Place Winners ($550 Scholarship)
- Michelle Apanco (Perris, CA)
- Kaitlyn Brooks (Steilacoom, WA)
- Aubrey Cheek (Longview, TX)
- William Davidson (Richardson, TX)
- Isabela Deneka (South Brandon, FL)
- Rana Dubauskas (Hindsdale, IL)
- Juan Pablo Garcia-Casals (Miami, FL)
- Madisen Gries (Combined Locks, WI)
- Sage Hall (Gulf Breeze, FL)
- Nathan Harrison (Pennsville, NJ)
- Sarah Howard (Delphi, IN)
- Kaitlyn Johnson (Lake Stevens, WA)
- Andrew Kaeppner (Cincinnati, OH)
- Mariana Maddox (Village, OH)
- Samantha Mattes (Morganville, NJ)
- Peyton McKee (Springfield, AR)
- Gabrielle Olson (Forest, VA)
- Kaylee Ramold (Neligh, NE)
- Joseph Rath (Arden, NC)
- Coby Russo (Boca Raton, FL)
- Ella Schlueter (Clive, IA)
- Abby Steimel (Waterloo, IA)
- Megan Vandermause (New Franken, WI)
Ninth Place Winners ($525 Scholarship)
- Nathaniel Aronov (Briarwood, NY)
- Sadie Batt (Coalville, UT)
- Ashley Brown (Knoxville, TN)
- Cecilia Catalini (Camarillo, CA)
- Delanie Cervantes (Omaha, NE)
- Austin Clinefelter (Stokes, NC)
- Kylie Coenen (Freedom, WI)
- Samuel Davis (Shreveport, LA)
- Ben Easterling (Montgomery, AL)
- Jon Ellis (Wayne , IN)
- Fiona Flowers (Towson, MD)
- Kate Golwas (Flower Mound, TX)
- Elizabeth Gonzalez (Carrizo Springs, TX)
- Ella Graenitz (Los Angeles, CA)
- Olivia Hernandez (San Antonio, TX)
- Hope Knoerle (Normal, IL)
- Roberta Lennox (Sacramento, CA)
- Owen Libunao (Winston Salem, NC)
- Kaelyn Luebke (San Mateo, CA)
- Naomi Owada (Plainview, IL)
- Jonah Raffo-Day (Mill Valley, CA)
- Brandon Singletary (Charlotte, NC)
- Matthew Wong (Arcadia, CA)
- Jason Zheng (Edison, NJ)
Tenth Place Winners ($500 Scholarship)
- Aemon Aldrich (Forest Hill, CA)
- Kara Ashby (Sarasota, FL)
- Erol Ayik (Merced, CA)
- Lindsey Barry (Loveland, OH)
- Jenna Berendes (Dubuque, IA)
- Michael Branch (California, MD)
- Cade Byer (Corvalis, OR)
- Blake Byer (Corvalis, OR)
- Erica Chen (Brookfield, WI)
- Mia Ferraro (Thurmont , MD)
- Colin Foster (Mission Viejo, CA)
- Eliza Gibbs (Solona Beach, CA)
- Zarria Green (Dallas, TX)
- Delaney Huck (Bellevue, NE)
- Saylor Koon (Lexington, SC)
- Corbyn Kubalek (Green River, WY)
- Sarah Montalvo (Boca Raton, FL)
- Alexandra Paradiso (Carmel, NY)
- Hailey Peecher (Englewood, CO)
- Emily Radick (Mountainside, NJ)
- Alexandra Sadoff (Trabuco Canyon, CA)
- Ja’Myra Shaw (Fayetteville, NC)
- Jacob Stein (Sarasota, FL)
- Sheridan Tolley (Lewisburg, WV)
- Lena Walter (Ottawa, KS)
- Grace Williams (Amarillo, TX)
- Mallory Zorn (Lisco, NE)
