Scholarships

B.I.G. Love offers scholarships to cancer patients, their siblings, and parents wanting to pursue higher education. Cancer patients and their families are encouraged to apply. Scholarship winners will be notified and will be invited to the scholarship awards dinner in May.

Thank you for your interest in one of B.I.G. Love Cancer Care's Annual Scholarships. Although all applications will be considered, we are not currently able to fund all requests. If you are not selected for a scholarship this year, you are encouraged to reapply.

General Scholarships:

• B.I.G. Love Annual Scholarship
• The Brooke A. Phillips Memorial Scholarship
• The UPS Memorial Scholarship
• The Vincent Salario Memorial Scholarship
• The Volunteer Service Award Scholarship

Requirements:

• Completed application form
• Two Letters of Recommendation - to be uploaded at end of application
• 500-1,000 Word Essay ("How a Hematology or Oncology Diagnosis Has Impacted My Life") - to be uploaded at end of application
• Current Photograph - to be uploaded at end of application

In its consideration and awarding of scholarships, B.I.G. Love Cancer Care is committed to equal opportunity without regard to ancestry, disability, national or ethnic origin, race, religious belief, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Please Note: All scholarships will be paid to the third party designated on your application form. No funds will be paid directly to recipients.

Eligibility requirements: 

• Graduating high school seniors, community college and/or four-year university students.
• Applicants must have battled childhood cancer, be a sibling or a parent of a childhood cancer patient.