Annual scholarships and book help for childhood cancer survivors pursuing college or vocational education.
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Awarded once a year, these scholarships help defray tuition costs for young adult survivors of childhood cancer.
Two annual $1,000 scholarships are available to help with expenses at college or vocational school, on a competitive basis. Grades are a consideration; however, much of the decision is based on a 250-word essay on why the candidate desires the scholarship.
Anyone who is a Hawaiʻi resident who was diagnosed with cancer as a child (under 18 years of age), and who is pursuing some form of education beyond high school: college, vocational, or trade school.
The completed application form, which requires a physician’s signature to verify your childhood cancer diagnosis.
An official transcript of your last school year.
A typed or printed 250-word essay explaining why you desire this scholarship.
Call (808) 528-5161 to be notified.
Frank Seleny was a compassionate, caring physician who spent many years as a pediatric anesthesiologist at Children’s Memorial Hospital of Northwestern University in Chicago, and retired to Hawaiʻi in 1992. His wife, Dianne Fochtman Seleny, spent many years as an Advanced Practice Nurse in pediatric oncology.
After Frank died in September 2004, Dianne created the Frank Seleny College Scholarship Fund through HCCF, in lasting memory of his love for children. Education was important to Frank, and he always supported young people in their endeavors.
This program provides childhood cancer survivors who are attending college or a vocational training program with funds for the purchase of books, supplies, or equipment.
Gifts fund programs like this one. The donation form has a place to name the person you are honoring.
A Hawaiʻi resident diagnosed with cancer as a child (under 18), pursuing college, vocational, or trade school.
Two annual $1,000 scholarships.
Yes. The application requires a physician’s signature to verify your childhood cancer diagnosis.
Every gift, of any size, stays in Hawaiʻi and goes towards a family facing childhood cancer.
