Other Scholarship Opportunities

This page lists scholarships across Canada that are directly relevant to students affected by rare diseases, including disease-specific, chronic illness, and select cancer awards. These scholarships are offered by other organizations and eligibility criteria, deadlines, and award details vary by program. Please visit each organization’s website for the most up-to-date information.

For additional disability-related opportunities, you may also visit disabilityawards.ca.

Last updated: April 2026

AbbVie IBD Scholarship & Clinton Shard Memorial Scholarship

  • Focus: Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
  • Award: $5,000
  • Scope: National
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Canadian Hemophilia Society Scholarship

  • Focus: Inherited bleeding disorders
  • Award: $500
  • Scope: National
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Childhood Cancer Canada Health Sciences Scholarship

  • Focus: Childhood cancer
  • Award: $5,000
  • Scope: National
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Corrado Falcitelli Memorial Scholarship Award

  • Focus: Thalassemia
  • Award: $1,500
  • Scope: National
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Dotty Nicholas Sickle Cell Scholarship

  • Focus: Sickle cell
  • Award: Varies
  • Scope: National
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Dr. Bonnie Cameron Post-Secondary Scholarship

  • Focus: Inflammatory arthritis
  • Award: $5,000
  • Scope: National
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Dr. E Bruce Hendrick National Scholarship

  • Focus: Spina bifida / hydrocephalus
  • Award: Varies
  • Scope: National
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Dr. Peter Bowen Memorial Scholarship

  • Focus: Spina bifida / hydrocephalus
  • Award: Varies
  • Scope: Northern Alberta
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James Kreppner Memorial Scholarship and Bursary Program

  • Focus: Bleeding disorders
  • Award: $5,000
  • Scope: National
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Kailyn Sneath Memorial Scholarship

  • Focus: Spina bifida / hydrocephalus
  • Award: Varies
  • Scope: Northern Alberta
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Karttik Shah Youth Fellowship

  • Focus: Bleeding disorders
  • Award: Varies
  • Scope: National
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Kevin Daly Bursary

  • Focus: ALS
  • Award: $2,500
  • Scope: National
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Luciana Spring Mascarin Regional Bursary

  • Focus: Spina bifida / hydrocephalus
  • Award: Varies
  • Scope: Windsor-Essex or Chatham-Kent communities
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Lupus Canada William Birchall Foundation Scholarship

  • Focus: Lupus
  • Award: $2,500
  • Scope: National
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MitoScholars

  • Focus: Mitochondrial disease
  • Award: $5,000
  • Scope: National
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SBHAC National Bursary Program

  • Focus: Spina bifida / hydrocephalus
  • Award: Up to $1,000
  • Scope: National
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Take a Pain Check Young Scholars Program

  • Focus: Rheumatic diseases
  • Award: $2,500
  • Scope: National
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Thalassemia Secondary Student Excellence Award

  • Focus: Thalassemia
  • Award: $500
  • Scope: National
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UCBeyond Scholarship Program

  • Focus: Chronic inflammatory diseases
  • Award: $5,000
  • Scope: National
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Vertex Foundation Scholarship

  • Focus: Cystic fibrosis
  • Award: $5,000
  • Scope: National
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Youth Education Awards

  • Focus: Brain tumour
  • Award: Varies
  • Scope: National
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