Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

Bags of Love Foundation

Bags of Love Scholarship · About this organization

What you get

$1,000–$2,500 a year in college scholarships for cancer survivors with financial need.

How to start

Send in the application, 1,000-word minimum essay, transcript, recommendation, acceptance letter or schedule, and doctor's diagnosis letter.

Good to know

  • Ask when scholarship decisions will be made.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Not Published

Annual $1,000–$2,500 awards for financially needy California cancer survivors who are high-school seniors entering college/university or current college/university students. The number of awards depends on funds.

What help you may get

Scholarships And Survivorship

Bags of Love Scholarship — scholarships and survivorship

Annual $1,000–$2,500 awards for financially needy California cancer survivors who are high-school seniors entering college/university or current college/university students. The number of awards depends on funds.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • $1,000–$2,500 scholarship

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A pediatric B-ALL survivor who meets the education criteria may qualify.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

Financial need is required.

  • No income ceiling is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: CA.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

  1. Submit the application, 1,000-word minimum essay, transcript, recommendation, acceptance letter or schedule, and doctor's diagnosis letter.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsNot Published
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowSeasonal
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • Current form says 11:59 AM Pacific; 2027 form/time is not yet published.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Award use, payment, selection timetable and repeat rules are unpublished.
  • Confirm 2027 window, permitted use, payment, selection and repeat rules.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program