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AFA Teens Awareness College Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by Alzheimer's Foundation of America

Value: $5,000
Awards Available: 71

AFA’s Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship provides educational funding to college-bound high school seniors who have been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease.

Applicants are asked to write an essay (1,500 word maximum) or submit a video no more than 4 minutes long, describing the impact of Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia-related illness on themselves, their families or their communities, and what they have learned.

The grand prize winner receives $5,000, with additional prizes awarded for runners up. More than $350,000 in college scholarships have been awarded since the program’s inception.

A collage of winners of the Alzheimer's awareness scholarship, holding their award checks

To qualify for AFA’s Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship, the student:

  • Must currently be a senior in high school.
  • Be attending a U.S. college/university in the fall following graduation.
  • Must live in the United States.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.  
  • Submit the essay/video NO LATER than 5:00 pm ET on March 1, 2023.
  • Provide all requested supporting documents.

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