Last Fall, The Paul Cardall Scholarship for Students Affected by Congenital Disorders was established to financially assist people affected by congenital disorders such as congenital heart disease, spina bifida, Down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, cystic fibrosis and other birth defects, or who have had an organ transplant.Photo: Money was raised by our community for this scholarship at my Abravanel Hall Annual Celebrate Life Concert event.
The deadline for applicants is May 3rd. A full tuition waiver for 1 year will be awarded the following month.
This scholarship is available to residents of the Rocky Mountain Region who have been diagnosed with a congenital disorder or who have had an organ transplant, or whose children have been diagnosed with a congenital disorder or had an organ transplant.
Applicants must demonstrate financial need and be degree or certificate-seeking students at Salt Lake Community College, and enroll in at least 9 credit hours but not more than 18 credit hours in an eligible program. Successful applicants will have demonstrated courage and character in their response to the challenge of congenital disorders.
The application and selection process for the Paul Cardall Scholarship for Students Affected by Congenital Disorders will be by committee, jointly overseen and administered by the SLCC Development Office and the SLCC Financial Aid Office.
If you or someone you know would be interested in this opportunity click here to apply
Paul, my daughter Lia Kate was born in July of 2008 with Tricuspic Atresia and Transposition of the Great Vessels. I'm a nurse in the NICU at Baylor Dallas and amazingly, a few weeks after we got her diagnosis (I was 18 weeks pregnant), two ladies I work with were at a seminar that you were speaking. They met you and picked up one of your CD's and we have it in Lia's room now, almost two years later. Lia has done really well, she's gone through the first two of her surgeries so far. She should have her Fontan when she turns three next summer. She is an active, amazing little girl, who keeps up quite well with her two older brothers. My good friend Jan reads your blog often and has tried to get me to read it now for at least a year. I'm glad to have found it for myself. Thank you for all you do for these families with CHD. Lia has a website, too. I'd love for you to visit it if you have time.
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