Applications are accepted each year between March 1 and June 24th
and must be accompanied by the following applicable items:
·High school transcript(s) or Recent Report
Card with GPA
·College Acceptance Letter(s)
·Two letters of recommendation. Letters must be dated within the last three months.
Rewards are
granted on merit without regard to race, religion, creed, sex, national origin
or disability status.All applicants
must be a current member of CHERUBS or have a parent that is a registered
member of CHERUBS.The CHERUBS CDH
Scholarship is not available to children of members on the CHERUBS Executive
Board or the CHERUBS Parent Advisory Board (CPAB).Winner(s) will be announced at the
International Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Conference on Wednesday, July 10,
2013, in Boston, MA
These scholarships are made possible by donations made in memory of
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What Will $250,000 Be Used For?
Should CHERUBS win the Vivint Gives Back contest, money won would go to:
$145,000 for CDH Research
$125,000 for collaberative research with Massachusetts General to pay for lab kits for over 100 families for genetic research into CDH
$10,000 for programming for the long term CDH Research study database to review patient histories and similarities
$10,000 to help sponsor a CDH patient, baby Rhett,
who is currently in an orphanage in the Ukraine. We have several
families who want to adopt him and bring him to the U.S.
$30,000 for support services
(support forums, web sites, mailings, newsletters, volunteer software,
toll-free number, adopt a hospital kits and much more). All
services to families are always FREE.
$5,000 for local member get-togethers around the country
$10,000 to CDH HOPE Totebag care packages for newborn and expectant babies diagnosed with CDH
In October there was an exciting roller derby competition fundraiser for the Oz Kidd-Ward Scholarship Fund! The Winston-Salem, NC Camel City Thrashers vs Charlottesville Derby Dames! Thank you to all the ladies who put on their blades to help such a great cause!!!
This fall, community members in Blocking Rock, NC threw a fundraiser for the Oz Kidd-Ward Scholarship Fun! Pictured below are Anne Sukow, her baby Cullen Sukow, Susan Henson and Oz's mom, Kendrah Kidd.
The Oz Kidd-Ward Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Scholarship Fund held a 31 Gifts fundraiser on September 18th. Special thankks to Kristi Brabec, Jocelyn Lacey, Kendrah Kidd and Chris Ward!
