The Lone Star Bleeding Disorders Foundation is pleased to announce

The Matthew Thomas Memorial Academic Scholarship Fund.

To serve the bleeding disorders community of South Texas, the Lone Star BDF will award up to four $2,500 Academic Scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year.

To be eligible for the Matthew Thomas Memorial Academic Scholarship, students must be directly affected with an inherited bleeding disorder, or an immediate family member of someone with a bleeding disorder (parent/guardian/sibling/child of) and pursuing a degree from an accredited post-secondary University, College, or Junior College.  They do not have to be first-year students.  This scholarship is open to anyone pursuing a degree.

Along with a completed scholarship application, qualified applicants must provide documentation of post-secondary enrollment, high school/college transcripts, letters of recommendation, and personal essay.  A person may only receive a scholarship once.