AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship Essay Contest
AFA’s Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship Essay Contest is an annual competition for college-bound high school seniors. Applicants are asked to write a 1,200 to 1,500-word essay that describes the impact of Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia-related illness on themselves, their families or their communities, and what they have learned in light of coping with the brain disorder. The grand prize winner receives $5,000, with additional prizes awarded for runners up.
***The entry period is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted an essay for this year’s contest. Winners will be announced on this page in mid-June. Please check back then!***
2020 Scholarship Winners
First Place ($5,000):
Pilar Elaine Carson – Bend, OR
Second Place ($2,500):
Emma Civello – Southampton, MA
Third Place ($1,500):
Connor Bramhall – Wilmington, DE
Runners Up ($1,000):
Jessie Carlisle – Anchorage, AK
Abella Glorfield – Santa Cruz, CA
Sierra Madden – Harrisville, RI
Benjamin McGowan – New Egypt, NJ
Ashley McRae – Bolingbrook, IL
Ayush Noori – Issaquah, NH
Alejandra Paige – Geneseo, NY
Runners Up ($750):
Mairead Burke – Downers Grove, IL
Morgan Douglas – Brighton, IL
Olivia Green – Cary, IL
Rebekah Harry – Chicago, IL
Johanna Hartke – Marion, IA
Molly McCormick – Dexter, MI
Travis Nolan – Richardson, TX
Diana Parker – Dresden, TN
Faith Selenske – Fort Collins, CO
Heba Shaikh – Chantilly, VA
Sharhana Shrestha – Elkhorn, NE
Serene Tompkins – Newark, DE
Annabella Wiles – Lawrence, KS
Lauren Woolley – Easton, PA
Runners Up ($500):
Halla Brill– Corning, NY
Jordan Burke – Cincinnati, OH
Jurgis Daugela – Bloomington, MN
Emelia Keim – Moscow, ID
Paige Magee – Monroe Township, NJ
Julia Papp – Downers Grove, IL
Maddie Putnam – Decorah, IA
Alexandra Schultz – Berthoud, CO
John Soeder – Mentor, OH
Camden Sutherland – Fayetteville, GA
Georgia Turpin – Harrodsburg, KY
Sydney Vickery – Walhalla, SC
Sophia Zalewski – Piedmont, CA
Honorable Mention ($400):
Grace Bradley– Lisle, IL
Hannah Caudill – Keller, TX
Sydney Crowley – Tewksbury, Ma
Christopher D’Accordo – Brooklyn, NY
Malik Fountain – Olympia Fields, IL
Patrick Hart – Alexandria, VA
Emma Hassfurther – Ferdinand, IN
Clara-Rosa Hertzog – Milton, DE
Adalynn Joy – Meeker, CO
Grace Kellerman – Poway, CA
Emilee Magill – North Prairie, WI
Luke Makshanoff – San Clemente, CA
Bailee Marez – Yorktown, TX
Tawni Parrish – Reno, NV
Matthew Pearson – Boynton Beach, FL
Isaac Petrella – Clarence, NY
Samantha Senger – Minot, ND
Paige Sheridan – Quakertown, PA
Jacob Slocum – Springwater, NY
Madeleine Smith – Tampa, FL
Faith Taylor – Bear, DE
Baylee Wojcik – Windber, MA
