Cancer for College
Cancer for College Scholarships · About this organization
What you get
Help with tuition, books, and accredited college, university, trade-school, or certificate program costs.
How to start
Gather income evidence, two years of transcripts, and a letter confirming your diagnosis.
Good to know
- You must personally have been diagnosed with cancer; children of survivors are not eligible on that basis.
- Adjusted gross income cannot exceed $150,000.
The details, as published
One annual application considers people personally diagnosed with cancer for need-based national and specialty scholarships for accredited U.S. college, university, trade-school, and certificate programs.
What help you may get
Scholarships And Survivorship
Need-based education scholarship
Most awards are $5,000, with some higher specialty scholarships; awards may be reduced when tuition and books are below $5,000 per year.
Amount decided by the program · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Tuition
- Books
- Accredited college, university, trade-school, or certificate program costs
- Most awards are $5,000; specialty awards may be higher and tuition/books below $5,000 may reduce an award.
- Recipients may reapply every school year, including graduate school.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A person personally diagnosed with B-ALL meets the published cancer-diagnosis rule; a child of a survivor does not.
Age
No numeric age limit is published.
- There is no recipient age restriction.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship
- Cancer survivor is used broadly enough to include someone diagnosed currently or previously; the current page does not repeat that definition.
- Applicant must attend or plan to attend an accredited U.S.-located college, university, trade school, or certificate-earning program, full time as an undergraduate or at least part time as a graduate student.
Financial need is required.
- The most recent tax year's adjusted gross income is used; reference year will change with the next cycle.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
No residence restriction is published.
- Applicants worldwide may apply; the school or program must be physically located in the United States.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Accredited U.S.-located education program — Scholarship funds support attendance at an accredited program physically located in the United States; this is a school-location condition, not a residence restriction. — United States
How to get started
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.
Who can start: Patient
- Gather income evidence, two years of transcripts, and a diagnosis-confirmation letter before the next November 1 opening.
- Apply through the official portal between November 1 and January 31.
- Announce scholarship recipients by July 1.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page — The 2026–27 cycle is closed; the portal landing page is reachable but current application questions are not public.
Documents to prepare
- First two pages of the most recent tax return for parents if dependent or applicant if independent; nonfilers may provide income evidence such as SSI or SNAP documentation
- Unofficial or official transcripts from the last two years
- Cancer diagnosis-confirmation letter on medical letterhead from an oncologist, primary-care doctor, or nurse
- Optional recommendation letter from someone outside the family
- Scholarship payment routing is not stated on the current public FAQ.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Application Window Closed |
| Funding or space | Available |
| Application window | Seasonal · deadline Jan 31, 2027 |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The 2026–27 application is closed; the next published window is for 2027–28.
- The 2026–27 cycle is closed; the site instructs applicants to apply for 2027–28 during the next annual window.
- Recipients are announced by July 1.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Current intake is closed.
- Applicant must personally have been diagnosed with cancer; children of survivors are not eligible on that basis.
- Adjusted gross income cannot exceed $150,000.
- The school/program must be accredited and physically located in the United States.
- Undergraduates must attend full time and graduate students at least part time.
- What are the complete 2027–28 portal questions and current payment-routing rules?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Application FAQs · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Cancer for College Scholarship Application · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Available Scholarships · checked Aug 27, 2026