High School Seniors Impacted by Alzheimer’s Encouraged to Apply for AFA’s Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship By March 1
High School Seniors Impacted by Alzheimer’s Encouraged to Apply for AFA’s Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship By March 1
(February 1, 2023)— The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering scholarships of up to $5,000 to college-bound high school seniors affected by Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia-related illnesses as part of its annual Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship. Entries can be submitted at www.alzfdn.org/scholarship and must be received by Wednesday, March 1 at 5 pm ET.
Eligible teens are invited to apply for the scholarship by submitting an essay (1,500 words maximum) or submitting a video, no more than four minutes long, describing how Alzheimer’s disease has impacted their lives and what they have learned about themselves, their family and/or their community through their experience with Alzheimer’s.
Examples of ways that Alzheimer’s impacted a student’s life can include:
Having a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia-related illness
Helping care for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia-related illness
Volunteering or working in a care setting that serves individuals with dementia
Raising Alzheimer’s awareness in their school or community
Conducting Alzheimer’s research
The program is open to current high school seniors living in the United States who will be attending a U.S. college or university this Fall. Students already attending college are not eligible to participate.
The top prize awarded is a $5,000 scholarship. Additional prizes are awarded for runners up and honorable mentions. Last year, AFA awarded $90,000 in scholarships to 117 high school students. AFA has been able to provide these scholarship funds with the generous support of charitable donors. Individuals wishing to support this and other programs and services for families affected by Alzheimer’s disease can do so by visiting www.alzfdn.org/donate or calling AFA at 866-232-8484.
