Sara Elizabeth Stubblefield Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Sara Elizabeth Stubblefield Scholarship Foundation
The recipient of the Sara Elizabeth Stubblefield Memorial Scholarship will be a student living with epilepsy and seizures, who exhibits a strong commitment to her/his education and perseverance in eliminating the obstacles epilepsy and seizures may present.
The applicant must be a college-bound or career/technical school-bound high school senior residing in the state of Illinois. He/she must have epilepsy/seizure disorder and be under a physician’s care.
The scholarship is a $2,000 award per academic year, renewable for up to four (4) years, provided the recipient remains a student in good standing.
The scholarship was established in memory of Sara Stubblefield, who passed away from Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) in 2011 at the age of 36. Sara was a passionate advocate for others with epilepsy in both her life and career, earning a Masters in Social Work and working for the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Southern Illinois for ten years prior to her death.
The Sara Elizabeth Stubblefield Memorial Scholarship is funded by the Sara Elizabeth Stubblefield Memorial Foundation, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable foundation.
All information provided in this application is confidential and will be used solely for determination of scholarship award.
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