Wilma A. Chapman Scholarship Fund

The Cleveland Foundation

APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. 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