Reminder – Scholarship Deadline Is April 30
April is the last month to apply for the John W. Youtsey Memorial Scholarship. The money is granted to eligible Hemophilia of Georgia patients to pay for education after high school. You must qualify before applying. Submit your online pre-qualification form by April 15th to see if you qualify. Once you are pre-qualified you have until April 30 to complete the online application.
You must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the program:
Applicants must be an HoG patient who has hemophilia, von Willebrand Disease, or another bleeding disorder. You may also be a child of a parent who died from complications of a bleeding disorder and who was a patient of HoG.
- Applicants must reside in Georgia AND have been a permanent resident of Georgia for one year.
- Applicants must have a GPA of at least 2.5.
- Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college, university, vocational, technical, or professional degree program OR be accepted by an accredited college, university, vocational, technical, or professional degree program.
Scholarship recipients must agree to volunteer for a minimum of 12 hours with HoG or other approved organization. This requirement must be completed by May 31, 2026.
For more information, call 770-518-8272 or contact Erica Hunter, elhunter@hog.org.