Wilma A. Chapman Scholarship Fund

The Cleveland Foundation

Scholarship for persons with mental challenges who aspire and have the potential to succeed in undertaking college/university course work at either the undergraduate or graduate level.

Qualifications:

Applicant must:
– Be a Northeast Ohio resident*

– Be enrolled or enrolling in an accredited, nonprofit institution at the undergraduate or graduate level

– Have a minimum 2.0 GPA

– Be diagnosed with a mental illness in one of the following categories: schizophrenia, mood disorders, or anxiety disorders

– Have treating physician’s endorsement indicating the applicant’s potential to succeed in undertaking college/university course work

– Have Financial need

*Northeast Ohio includes the following counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull and Wayne.

Award Amount:
$1,000 minimum

Deadline:
March 12, 2025