Who Can Apply:
- Facing cancer or another life-threatening illness can be a traumatic experience that can understandably derail one’s life and pull focus from other goals.
- Young people who face illness during their school years often lose out on friendships, social milestones, in-person learning, and other opportunities that their healthy peers take for granted. Dealing with a health crisis at such a pivotal time in life can easily lead one to get discouraged and lose interest in their educational journey.
- This scholarship was created by Joshua L. Finney, an attorney who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia during his sophomore year in high school. This scholarship aims to support students who have faced life-threatening illnesses yet remain focused on their academic goals.
- Any high school junior or senior in North Carolina who will attend a two or four-year college with a minimum 2.5 GPA may apply for this scholarship opportunity if they have been diagnosed with cancer or another life-threatening illness at some point (survivor or currently undergoing treatment). However, applicants from the Charlotte area are preferred.
Submission: To apply, tell us how your diagnosis has affected your perception of life.
Deadline: July 27, 2025
Amount: $1,000
Learn More: https://bold.org/scholarships/joshua-l-finney-perseverance-and-resilience-scholarship/
