Academic Scholarships
Scholarship opportunities at the ALGSA were designed to provide financial support for individuals affected by Alagille Syndrome and their immediate family members who wish to pursue their dreams of achieving higher education. These funds help enable students in the ALGS community to obtain education they might not otherwise afford. These scholarships go further than being financial aid, they reward deserving students the ability to continue planning for and pursuing their educational goals. We believe in planning for the future, we believe that education empowers individuals and helps build independence.
2025 ALGSAcademic Scholorship Awardees
We are thrilled to announce the awardees of our 2025 ALGSAcademic Scholarship. These young women from our ALGS community are impressive, and we are looking forward to watching them grow in their education and achieve their goals!
The ALGSAcademic Scholarship was started in 2019 as a scholarship for ALGS teens and adults and their immediate family members -parents and siblings. We have been honored to see a great mix of applicants each year and proud to support higher education goals of our ALGS community members.
This year, we had only sibling applicants and have awarded all three! A big congratulations to:
Taylor Wilkerson
Major: Anthropology
School: Mercyhurst University
Caroline Roberts
Major: Undecided
School: Liberty University
Ellen Woodside
Major: Elementary Education
School: Westfield State University
Scholarships
Alaina K Hahn Celebratory Scholarship
Alaina cared deeply about other children and adults who battle ALGS. She talked, texted and emailed her many ALGS friends daily and was constantly sharing advice and experiences with parents and patients through social media. She lived and breathed this disease, but never let it limit or define her. A graduate in Human Physiology from the University of Oregon, Alaina was pursuing certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics with plans to obtain a Masters in O&P from the University of Washington when she died. This scholarship honors Alaina’s legacy. Our goal is to make the Alaina Kaitlyn Hahn Celebratory Scholarship self-sustaining so any young person with ALGS who desires to follow a career in human biological, medical, or health sciences will receive a crucial financial boost in the pursuit of their educational dreams.
ALGSAcademic Scholarship
Eligibility
- Be a high school graduate, expect to graduate high school by July 31, 2025, or be a GED credential recipient.
- Be diagnosed with Alagille Syndrome (ALGS), a sibling, child, or parent/guardian of a person with ALGS.
- Be currently enrolled in or planning to enroll in an accredited US college or university as an undergraduate student or in a US vocational or trade school
- Be a citizen of the United States or a legal and permanent resident of the United States.
- See Additional Program Disclosures.
Additional Program Disclosures
- The ALGSAcademic Scholarship is a $1,000.00 scholarship award.
- The scholarship program is currently available for US residents only.
- An individual may receive up to two (2) ALGSAcademic Scholarship awards under this program.
- Multiple awards are not required to run consecutively.
- An individual may receive either the ALGSAcademic Scholarship or the Alaina K. Hahn Celebratory Scholarship, but not both at any time during the life of the programs.
- The scholarship program is open to any Alagille Warrior, parent, caregiver, sibling, or child of an Alagille Warrior.
- Funding through the scholarship supports undergraduate programs in college, university, technical school, trade school, or other higher education institutions.
- Graduate programs are not currently included in the scholarship program.
- Funding may be used for expenses including, but not limited to, tuition, books, meal plans, etc.
- Funding for the scholarship award is paid directly to the school.
- ALGSA reserves the right to change, discontinue, or cancel this program at any time without notice.
Scholarship Value
Applications
Applications for the ALGSAcademic Scholarship open June 1, 2023, and close July 1, 2023. Application materials available here are for the 2023/2024 academic year’s FALL term. Please see the ALGSAcademic Scholarship packet for more details and how to apply.
ALGSAcademic Scholarship Application Packet
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