UMC Candlelighters
College scholarship · About this organization
What you get
A college scholarship for study after high school. The amount isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Your cancer-center social worker or care team helps you ask about the college scholarship. Tell them you plan to enroll after high school.
Good to know
- Ask for the next scholarship deadline and which application to complete.
The details, as published
UMC Candlelighters offers a college scholarship to Children's Cancer Center patients enrolling in classes after high school. The education-stage audience and benefit require a record separate from treatment practical support. The site does not publish the award amount, form, deadline, current cycle, age, institution types, renewal, selection criteria, or funding availability.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
College scholarship — household bills and cash assistance
UMC Candlelighters offers a college scholarship to Children's Cancer Center patients enrolling in classes after high school. The education-stage audience and benefit require a record separate from treatment practical support. The site does not publish the award amount, form, deadline, current cycle, age, institution types, renewal, selection criteria, or funding availability.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Unspecified college education costs
Scholarships And Survivorship
College scholarship — scholarships and survivorship
UMC Candlelighters offers a college scholarship to Children's Cancer Center patients enrolling in classes after high school. The education-stage audience and benefit require a record separate from treatment practical support. The site does not publish the award amount, form, deadline, current cycle, age, institution types, renewal, selection criteria, or funding availability.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Unspecified college education costs
School And Learning
College scholarship — school and learning
UMC Candlelighters offers a college scholarship to Children's Cancer Center patients enrolling in classes after high school. The education-stage audience and benefit require a record separate from treatment practical support. The site does not publish the award amount, form, deadline, current cycle, age, institution types, renewal, selection criteria, or funding availability.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Unspecified college education costs
Why this may help
School And Learning: The college scholarship helps pay for classes after high school.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The service is presented for the center's pediatric cancer patients and families, which includes pediatric B-ALL.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be through: Children's of Mississippi Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders patient or family.
- Children's of Mississippi Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders patient or family
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Mississippi — Mississippi — Mississippi
- Jackson — Jackson
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
- Ask the cancer-center social worker or treatment team about current access.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- No public application, deadline, response time, capacity, or funding detail is published.
- Confirm current access, eligibility, amount or inventory, frequency, capacity, and funding.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Beaded Journey materials · checked Aug 27, 2026