Heck yeah, there is the....
~Frederick and Mary F. Beckley Scholarship for $1000 (aka Left Handed Scholarship)
~Duck Brand Duct Tape Stuck on Prom Contest for $3000
~Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award for $7500 for 25 people
~Society of Performers, Artists, Athletes and Celebrities for Space Exploration, Inc. (SPAACSE) offers two $1,000 scholarships
~Students for Organ Donation Youth Leadership Award for two $1000 scholarships
~AACT National Candy Technologists Scholarship for $5000 for creating a new candy
~Little People of America Scholarship for people under 4'10"
~Tall Clubs International (TCI) Scholarship for Men over 6'2" and Women over 5'10"
~New England Chapter of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance for $500 to obese people (yes, money for being unhealthy)
~National Make It Yourself with Wool Competition for $2000 for making something of wool
The list goes on and on and on....here is the list I found and yes, many of these are serious.....
FinAid | Scholarships | Unusual Scholarships AND YES.....There is a diabetes scholarship......Diabetes Hope Foundation at
Welcome to Diabetes Hope Foundation - Fundraising for Diabetes
Also, many of the major diabetic supply companies offer them as well. I know Eli Lilly has one as I tried for that one back during my colege days.
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●Blue Ash, Ohio Police Dispatcher
●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
●Animas pumper since December of 2002
~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart
Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone.
