International Essential Tremor Foundation Scholarship
Direct application
$7,500
10 winners
Eligibility
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
Post-high school students of any age diagnosed with essential tremor who have a minimum 3.0 unweighted cumulative GPA and are attending accredited colleges or trade schools may apply for International Essential Tremor Foundation scholarships.
Up to ten awards of $7,500 each are given. Funds are paid directly to the educational institution for tuition, books, or supplies.
Submit the application, a letter of acceptance, your most recent transcript, a 500-word essay on how essential tremor has affected your life, and a doctor's letter confirming your diagnosis by May 1.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Completed application form
- Letter of acceptance from the educational-program director
- Most recent high-school or higher-education transcript
- Doctor's letter confirming essential tremor diagnosis
- 500-word-or-less essay on how essential tremor has affected the applicant's life
- List of extracurricular/leadership activities
- List of community-service involvement
- All materials combined in one PDF and submitted by mail or email
- Completed application form (obtained on the IETF website)
- Letter of acceptance from the educational program director
- Most recent high school or higher education transcript
- Doctor's letter confirming ET diagnosis
- Applicant must have been diagnosed with essential tremor (ET)
- At least a 3.0 Unweighted Cumulative GPA
- Must be a high school/GED graduate attending a licensed, accredited institution of higher learning
- List of extracurricular activities / leadership involvement
- List of community service involvement
- All materials must be submitted together as one PDF; missing materials = ineligible
- Deadline May 1 (for fall semester award); submit via mail or email to pmccartney@essentialtremor.org
- If previously awarded an IETF scholarship, must submit a new application, essay, and transcript
- Previous IETF scholarship recipients must submit a new application, essay, and transcript.