American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Family Services, College Scholarships

Award recipients are selected by the ACPA Family Services Committee based on past academic performance, evidence of leadership and/or community and school involvement, indications of future academic success and the applicant essay. Scholarship funding will be sent to the recipients’ respective college institution prior to the upcoming fall semester. 

Scholarship Eligibility

To be eligible for an ACPA college scholarship, a student must:

• Have a diagnosis of cleft lip and/or cleft palate or other congenital craniofacial difference.
• Not have received a college scholarship from ACPA or the Cleft Palate Foundation in the past.
• Be enrolled full-time in an accredited post-secondary institution or program in the United States during the year of award.
• Preference is given to rising first-year students in any field and to currently-enrolled students in a field of study related to cleft or craniofacial conditions.

ACPA College Scholarships

• Randall/LaRossa Honors Scholarship Award – One $10,000 award
  Cumulative GPA of at least 3.75 unweighted
• Randall/LaRossa General Scholarship Award – One $5,000 award
  Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 unweighted
• Randall/LaRossa Vocational or Technical Scholarship Award – One $5,000 award

ACPA Family Services awards college scholarships annually to outstanding students born with cleft or craniofacial conditions. The online application period opens each fall and ends end of January or beginning of February, consult website for exact dates.

Location

1504 East Franklin Street, Suite 102
Chapel Hill, 27514, NC

Accessible Location: No

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