The James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation awards $1,000 a year, paid in $500 semester installments, to South Carolina high school seniors and college students diagnosed with sickle cell disease (trait alone doesn't qualify). Selection weighs GPA, test scores, essays, leadership, community service, and the academic obstacles sickle cell disease has created.
DemographicsDiagnosed with sickle cell disease (trait does not qualify); South Carolina resident; U.S. citizenship required.
Paid in $500 installments per semester.