Circle of Care Education Award 2025
Application opens on Friday, February 14th
Due: April 1, 2025 (this includes all forms and letters being sent via email)
Applicant Criteria:
- Must be a past or current cancer patient
- Student pursuing a higher education degree/certification
- Accepted to or returning to undergraduate college or technical school
- Under the age of 26
- Connecticut resident OR
Treated at one of our partner hospitals:- Baystate Children’s Hospital
- Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
- Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
- Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
Circle of Care provides emotional and financial assistance to families of young people with cancer with programs and services that meet the unique and challenging needs of childhood cancer treatment. This year, we're supporting our young adult community through financial assistance awards for their higher education. Notifications will be sent out the first week of May. Each recipient will be invited to an award ceremony on June 1, 2025.
Please complete the application located below to apply for the Circle of Care Education Award. Applying for this award does not guarantee acceptance.
In addition to this form, you will need to submit...
• One new letter of recommendation from an employer or school authority (teacher, guidance counselor, etc.)
• Most recent school transcript (can be unofficial) or proof of GED
• Proof of acceptance to or attendance at one college or technical school
• Proof of diagnosis from your doctor or social worker
• One recent photo of yourself
