180 Medical Caregiver Scholarship

Eligibility

• To be eligible to apply, students must be the primary unpaid caregiver for a family member or loved one with a chronic disability or medical condition requiring in-home care.
• They must be planning to attend college in the United States as legal residents for their Associate’s, undergraduate, or graduate degree in the fall of the year of application.
• Paid caregivers (nurses, nurse’s aides, home health workers, nursing home workers, etc.) or students currently in medical school are ineligible to apply.

Essay or Video
(750 word or 5 minute maximum) Tell your caregiving story. Include who you are caring for (family member or another close loved one), an explanation of your responsibilities as primary unpaid caregiver, and how the role as a caregiver has impacted your life so far as well as your future career goals.