🎗️ Coping, Surviving & Thriving: Scholarships for Cancer-Affected Families
Recently, my mother-in-love was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. 💜 It was one of those phone calls that stops time. Our family braced ourselves for what was to come. But by God’s grace, the tumor was successfully removed, and she is now on the road to recovery. 🙏🏽
Sitting with her in hospital rooms and waiting areas gave me time to think about you, my community—students and parents navigating not only college but real-life challenges like cancer diagnoses in your own families.
I know that many of you have either survived cancer, supported a loved one through it, or lost someone to it. And here’s something you may not know:
👉🏾 There are scholarships specifically for cancer patients, survivors, siblings, and children of those impacted by cancer.
If this is your story—or part of your story—I see you. And I want to support you in every way I can. Below is a list of scholarships with deadlines in May, June, July, and August 2025 for students who have been affected by cancer.
🎓 Scholarships for Cancer-Affected Families (May–August 2025)
🎗 Cancer for College Scholarship
Who: Cancer survivors pursuing higher education
Deadline: May 31, 2025
Link:
https://www.cancerforcollege.org
CURE – Cancer Support Scholarship
Sponsor: Lep Foundation for Youth Education
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to accepted and current college students who were diagnosed with cancer in childhood and whose disease and related treatments placed a significant financial burden on them and their families.
🎗 National Collegiate Cancer Foundation (NCCF) Scholarship
Who: Young adult cancer survivors and current patients, ages 18–35
Deadline: June 15, 2025
Link: https://collegiatecancer.org/scholarships/
🎗 The PinkRose Foundation Scholarship
Who: Students who have lost a parent to breast cancer
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Link:
https://www.pinkrose.org/
🎗 Patient Advocate Foundation Scholarship for Survivors
Who: Students under 25 who have been diagnosed with or treated for cancer or chronic illness
Deadline: July 1, 2025
Link: https://www.patientadvocate.org/connect-with-services/apply-for-a-scholarship/
🎗 MaryEllen Locher Foundation Scholarship
Who: Students with a parent who has or had breast cancer
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Link:
https://melfoundation.org/
🎗 Andre Sobel Foundation Scholarship (Emergency Funds for Single-Parent Families Facing Illness)
Who: Teens with a parent in treatment or who have lost a parent due to serious illness
Deadline: Rolling (Apply early before August)
Link:
https://andresobelgrants.org/
💡 Final Thoughts
Whether you're the one who’s been in treatment, have walked with someone through it, or are picking up the pieces after loss—you are not alone, and you are worthy of support. Scholarships are just one way the world says: We see you. We support you.
If this post helps you or someone you know, feel free to forward it. You never know whose burden you might help lighten. 💛
Stay encouraged. Keep going. You’re not just surviving—you’re thriving.
With love and strength,
Miss Laverne