Mothers and Daughters Against Cancer

Mothers and Daughters Against Cancer is pleased to award scholarships to outstanding young women in metro Atlanta who have shown strong courage in their own personal fight against cancer.  An applicant must be a female cancer survivor who attends a private or public high school in one of the following Georgia counties or is in a state approved home school program within these school districts:

• Cobb
• Dekalb
• Gwinnett
• Fulton
• Forsyth
• Homeschooled Children

The scholarship is awarded to a female high school senior in the amount of $1,000.  Applicant selection will be based on strength of character, leadership and commitment to raising cancer awareness.

MADAC’s first college scholarship award of $1,000 was received by MADAC member and cancer survivor, Heather Emery.  Heather, a student at Emory University, is still successfully fighting Ewing’s Sarcoma.

Additional information:

To be eligible, an applicant must satisfy the following requirements:

• The applicant must be a female who attends a private or public high school in one of the following Georgia counties or is in a state approved home school program within these school districts:  Cobb, Dekalb, Gwinnett, Fulton or Forsyth.

• The applicant must be enrolled as a high school senior or in a state approved home school program.
• Applicant seeks higher education from a college, university or vocational-technical school.
• A minimum 2.75/4.0 grade point average during high school.
• Applicant must be a cancer survivor or currently diagnosed with cancer.
• Scholarship recipient and her parents, if she is a minor, must sign a release agreeing to have their name, photo, and story published in the news media, on the MADAC website or any MADAC publication as a MADAC Scholarship Recipient. MADAC reserves the right to use photographs and/or statements of scholarship recipient in any promotional materials.
• Scholarship recipients will be invited to attend the Gwinnett County Relay for Life May 6, 2011, as an honorary MADAC member. Recipient may be asked to participate in selected interviews and/or media coverage.

Download this PDF Application for more information. Current applications will be considered for 2011.