Storytelling is a powerful tool to help bring light to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. HFC’s Humans of Dementia Storytelling Scholarship is open to high school and college students who have been impacted in some way by Alzheimer’s disease. This scholarship focuses on storytelling as a tool to drive awareness and inspire change about Alzheimer’s disease. Students are invited to submit a written or photo profile of someone living with Alzheimer’s disease or who passed away from the disease.
High School Students:
Written Profile – THREE (3) Prizes of $1500 cash award + VIP Virtual Awards Reception
Photo Essay – THREE (3) Prizes of $1500 cash award + VIP Virtual Awards Reception
College Students:
Written Profile – THREE (3) Prizes of $1500 cash award + VIP Virtual Awards Reception
Photo Essay – THREE (3) Prizes of $1500 cash award + VIP Virtual Awards Reception
How to Apply
- Eligibility
- Application
- Judging
- Terms
Entrants must be legal residents of the continental United States or Canada.
Scholarship Award Recipients must be (1) primary or secondary/high school students, (2) undergraduate or graduate students at a college or university who are pursuing studies or conducting research to meet the requirements for an academic or professional degree or (3) students – whether full-time or part-time –at an educational institution that provides an educational program acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s or higher degree, or offers a training program to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation, and is authorized under federal or state law to provide such a program and accredited by a national recognized accreditation agency.
For further information, including guidelines and the rubric for each category, click HERE
To the extent possible, we encourage entrants to interview the person living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. If this is not possible, then we encourage you to talk to and interview family members and/or friends of your loved one. Interviews will be integral to your written and/or visual storytelling as they provide you with different perspectives, insight, anecdotes, as well as quotes, all of which will greatly enrich your story and paint a better picture of who you are profiling.
Submissions are open now through October 1, 2023.
Winners will be announced by November 30, 2023 and our virtual awards reception will take place in January 2024.