Get ready to apply
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Hope Education Scholarships
What you get
$5,000 education scholarships for the first year of study after high school. Applications are closed for now. It opens by season, so ask when the next round starts.
- Who starts it
- You
- How it’s sent
- Online, on their website
- Your time
- About 15 minutes
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
Before you start, check you fit
- The application and recommendation letters have separate deadlines.
- Applicant must meet Illinois residence, U.S. citizenship, age, diagnosis-history, and first-year education rules.
- The 2026 cycle is closed.
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What their form asks
Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026What the form asks for
They don’t publish the questions in advance. Have your contact details, your child’s diagnosis and date, and the hospital’s name to hand.
Have ready
- Recommendation letters required by the scholarship portal; number, author eligibility, topics, and delivery method are not public.
After you send
Confirm recommender delivery by the separate recommendation deadline. Email the published scholarship address with cycle questions. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.