Scholarships
Scholarships from the Boomer Esiason Foundation assist students who are working toward academic success while living with CF. Scholarships are available in a variety of areas and each year attract more and more qualified applicants.
General Academic Scholarships
The BEF Scholarship Program, launched in 2003, assists CF patients pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of demonstrated need and academic accomplishment. The grants are made directly to the academic institutions to assist in covering the cost of tuition and fees. In addition to these financial grants, BEF plans to offer a full scholarship grant to one outstanding student each year. BEF Scholarships are awarded quarterly.Visit the CF Scholarships site.
Sacks for CF Scholarship
The Boomer Esiason Foundation has teamed with Solvay Pharmaceuticals Corp. to offer the "Sacks for CF" Scholarship. During the NFL season, $1,000 is allocated to the scholarship fund for every sack recorded during games broadcast on Westwood One Radio. The undergraduate and graduate scholarship is to 15 people with cystic fibrosis who strive for therapy adherence and academic success. For more information, email jcahill@esiason.org. Visit the Sacks for CF site.
Exercise for Life Athletic Scholarship
Doctors and CF centers nationwide have made it clear: when it comes to cystic fibrosis, exercise really does save lives. The new Exercise for Life Athletic Scholarship will be awarded annually to two high school senior scholar-athletes (one male and one female) who are living with CF. This scholarship is funded in part by Team Boomer.Visit the CF Scholarships site.
Scholarship of the Arts
Calling all CF artists! Art is culture, Art is expression and the Boomer Esiason Foundation is awarding an annual scholarship to promote communication through creativity. Artwork in the form of painting, sketching, and sculpturing will be considered. Visit the CF Scholarships site.
Bonnie Strangio Education Scholarship
The Bonnie Strangio Education Scholarship was established in 2005 to honor the memory of Bonnie Strangio. The scholarship is awarded annually in June to a person living with cystic fibrosis who, like Bonnie, has an upbeat personality and "can-do" attitude. Recipients show a tremendous passion for life in achieving their goals despite battling the disease.Visit the CF Scholarships site.
Rosemary Quigley Memorial Scholarship
The Rosemary Quigley Memorial Scholarship honors a remarkable woman who achieved her personal, educational, and professional ambitions in spite of the constant presence of cystic fibrosis in her life. Rosemary was a devoted wife, friend and family member, and had a certain predisposition for travel and adventure. She relished the challenges and enrichment of her academic studies at Harvard and Michigan that, along with various internships, governmental appointments, and fellowships, led to her career as a medical ethics professor and health policy attorney. Visit the CF Scholarships site.
For More Information
For more information or to request a scholarship application, please send an e-mail to cfscholarships@esiason.org.