John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Hilarity for Charity (HFC) is a national non-profit on a mission to care for families impacted by Alzheimer's disease, activate the next generation of Alzheimer's advocates, and be a leader in brain health research and education.
Let’s face it—bringing up Alzheimer’s doesn’t usually make you the life of the party. Most people don’t want to think about dementia until they have to. 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 in the U.S. and Canada 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.
HFC awards 12 scholarships: 6 for high school students and 6 for college students. Awards for the written profile and photo essay categories include three cash awards of $1500 each, along with a VIP Virtual Awards Reception.
- Be enrolled in high school or college in the U.S. or Canada. Home school students are eligible to enter. Graduate students are eligible to enter.
- Feature someone currently living with or who has passed away from Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia.
- Submit no more than one entry per category. You may submit one entry in both categories (one written and one photo entry).
- Keep your written submissions to no more than 750 words and your photo submissions to no more than THREE photos.
- Include parental consent in your application if you are under the age of 18.