Hydrocephalus Scholarships
The Association is pleased to offer nine scholarships annually to young adults with hydrocephalus. The scholarships are $1,000 each and will be awarded in June 2013.
We are currently reviewing submitted applications. Thank you to all those who applied! The deadline for application submission was April 10, 2013. If you are interested in a scholarship, please make sure to check back with us for our 2014 scholarship application round. If you have any questions, please email info@hydroassoc.org.
2013 Scholarship Recipients will be announced in June!
Generous Scholarship Endowments
The Association is grateful to the following familes for generously funding scholarship endowments:
Gerard Swartz Fudge Memorial Scholarships:
This fund was established in 1994 by the Fudge family. Their son, Gerard, had hydrocephalus and died in 1992 at the age of 22 in the midst of his college experience. Two scholarships are awarded each year from this fund.
Morris L. and Rebecca Ziskind Memorial Scholarships:
This fund was established in 2001 by Rebecca Ziskind and her family in memory of her husband, Dr. Morris Ziskind, who had NPH. After Rebecca Ziskind’s death in 2005, their three surviving children and their spouses—Carrie and Dee Norton, Jerome and Rosemary Ziskind, and Janet and Charles Tarino—graciously funded one more scholarship in loving memory of their parents, so that two scholarships are now awarded from this fund.
Anthony Abbene Scholarships:
This fund was established in 2002 by Anthony Abbene’s extended family. Anthony is a teenager with hydrocephalus. This fund awards two scholarships in honor of Anthony and to help others with hydrocephalus with their education.
Justin Scot Alston Memorial Scholarship:
Gloria M. Alston established this scholarship in loving memory of her son, Justin Scot Alston, who died in 2004. Justin received a Hydrocephalus Association scholarship in 2002 and will be remembered for his tremendous upbeat attitude and for all that he accomplished during his short life.
Mario J. Tocco Hydrocephalus Foundation Scholarship:
Greg and Georgana Tocco and their families established this scholarship in 2007 in loving memory of Greg’s grandfather, Mario, and in honor of the Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc of Saugus, MA.
Giavanna Marie Melomo Memorial Scholarship:
Team Hydrocephalus LINY established this scholarship in 2010 in memory of Giavanna Melomo. She will always be remembered for her beauty, love and strength. “She is our Angel in Heaven.”
Please note that the number of scholarships awarded varies from year to year.
Other Scholarships
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) Scholarship Program supports students with disabilities who are pursuing higher education. Preference will be given to students who plan to pursue undergraduate/graduate studies in the field of public health, health promotion, or disability studies, to include disability policy and disability research. Visit http://www.aahd.us/ and click on “Scholarship Program” for more details and to download the application.
