Cleft Palate Foundation Scholarship Program

Cleft Palate Foundation Scholarship Program The deadline for Fall 2015 applications is February 1, 2015. The Cleft Palate Foundation is pleased to award a minimum of three $500 scholarships each year to full-time college students with craniofacial differences. (Eligible conditions include, but are not limited to, cleft lip and/or cleft palate, craniosynostosis, Crouzon syndrome, Goldenhar syndrome, hemifacial microsomia, hemangioma, Jackson-Weiss syndrome, microtia, Moebius syndrome, Pierre Robin syndrome, submucous cleft palate, 22q11.2 Deletion syndrome, and Treacher Collins syndrome.) Additional scholarships of increased amounts may be awarded, based on funds available. Selection is based on past academic performance, evidence of leadership skills and/or community and school involvement, as well as strong indications of future academic success. One scholarship is designated for a student enrolled in or planning to enroll in a community, vocational or technical school.  For the remainder of the scholarships, preference is given to rising first-year students in any field and currently enrolled students in a field of study related to the management of craniofacial anomalies (e.g. genetic counseling, speech-language pathology, etc.). In 2014, an annual $500 college scholarship was created for specifically for a college student with a diagnosis of 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome/Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome/DiGeorge.  The funds for this scholarship have been ...
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