Need funding for education? Here is an admirable opportunity for you. The Boomer Esiason Foundation is providing BEF General Academic Scholarships. The program is to assist people living with cystic fibrosis and those students who are the children of parents with cystic fibrosis (living or deceased) who are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Grants are awarded quarterly on the basis of demonstrated need and academic accomplishment. The Program Committee considers the applicant’s scholastic ability, character, leadership potential, service to the community and need for financial assistance. This scholarship is for one year only.
Employees of the Boomer Esiason Foundation include individuals specializing in cystic fibrosis and program development, event planning and fundraising, marketing, and communications, and management. The Foundation exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in your area of work.
Who May Eligible
Applications are open for students who are the children of parents with cystic fibrosis (living or deceased) who are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees.
How to Apply
To be eligible, Applicants are required to provide the online application form and all of the following documents in order to be considered:
- Application
- Recent photo
- Letter from physician (on letterhead) confirming CF diagnosis and therapy routine
- Transcript (high school, college and/or graduate school)
- A detailed breakdown of tuition costs from an academic institution
- W2 form for both parents OR tax return if self-employed
Benefit: The BEF General Academic Scholarships will be awarded up to $5,000.
Application Deadline: Applications are closed on the various dates for 2019-20.
- March 29, 2019
- June 28, 2019
- September 27, 2019
- December 27, 2019
