The EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, alongside the Segalman family, has established a community scholarship program to provide financial assistance to students who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs and whose ability to cover the costs is severely compromised as a result of their family’s financial burden of ALS.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Applicants to The Paula Kovarick Segalman Scholarship Program must meet all of the following criteria:
Current recipients of The Paula Kovarick Segalman Scholarship Program award are ineligible to receive an award for the #RAREis Scholarship Program.
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive:
The authorized distribution for new awards is $5,000. Up to one award of $5,000 will be granted.
Awards are renewable up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree or certificate is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of satisfactory academic performance (maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale), and a minimum of six credits per term.
Awards are for undergraduate and trade school study only.
Awards can be used for education-related expenses. Expenses not qualified under this award include room and board, travel, research, clerical help, equipment, and other not required for enrollment in or attendance at the education institution.
Notification
All applicants will be notified of their status in mid-August.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes payment in late August.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Financial need will be considered and recipients must demonstrate need.
Scholarship America will select 4 finalists and Segalman Family will select the recipient. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
As part of your application, you must upload the following documents:
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.
