Cancer for College

Founded in 2011, the Carolinas Scholarship was formed to benefit cancer survivors from this region. Candidates for this scholarship can be originally from or attending school the states of North or South Carolina.

In this region we award multiple one-time scholarships along with a perpetual scholarship and a specialized scholarship. All scholarships are valued at $5,000.

The perpetual scholarship is awarded to our highest scoring incoming freshman and will continue to be awarded each year as long as the scholar maintains good standing at their school and regular communication with the charity. The 2021 scholar is Lillian Hicks who is a leukemia survivor that is attending Clemson University. Other current Carolinas regional perpetual scholars still being awarded scholarships include Jessica Ashe at High Point University (2020), Peyton Gully at the University of North Carolina (2019) and Bryce Vorreyer at Appalachian State University (2018).

The specialized scholarship in this region is the Ross Skelton Memorial Scholarship. The 2021 recipients is Ashutosh Raman who is a leukemia survivor attending Duke University.