The Paula Kovarick Segalman Family Scholarship for ALS
Direct application
$5,000
1 winner
Eligibility
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
U.S. citizens age 17 or older who are high school seniors, graduates, GED holders, or undergraduates whose finances were affected by their own ALS diagnosis or that of a parent, guardian, spouse, sibling, or parent's spouse may apply via Scholarship America. One $5,000 award is granted annually, renewable up to three years with a 2.5+ GPA and six credits per term.
Submit the online application with a statement on ALS-related financial impact, a career and educational goals statement, academic evidence, leadership documentation, and an online recommendation.
The fund honors Paula's legacy of compassion and resilience for families affected by ALS.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Online application
- Current complete official transcript
- SAT/ACT score report if scores are not on the high school transcript
- Statement of educational and career goals
- Statement describing ALS-related financial impact
- Leadership documentation
- Online recommendation
- Current, complete official transcript (showing student name, school name, grades, credit hours, and terms)
- SAT/ACT scores (upload separately if not on the high school transcript)
- U.S. citizenship
- Finances impacted by an ALS diagnosis of self, parent, guardian, or immediate family member
- High school senior, graduate, GED holder, or current undergraduate planning full-time undergraduate enrollment at an accredited two- or four-year college/university/vocational school
- Not a current #RAREis Scholarship Fund recipient
- Award is renewable for up to three additional years provided the recipient maintains a 2.5 GPA and completes six credits per term.