We welcome the opportunity to offer limited scholarship stipends to young cancer survivors as well as young members of cancer affected families. We want these young persons who have triumphed over the challenge of cancer to focus on the future and achieve their goals. We believe this investment will pay dividends in the creation of future careers in engineering, health care, business, education and other fields. The program is intended to allow students to pursue an undergraduate degree from an accredited  university, community college or vocational technical school.

In May 2010, the Cynthia Kinat Memorial Scholarship was established to honor and remember Cindy Kinat’s service to the Lake County School system.  These scholarships will be awarded in the same manner as the traditional GCCF scholarships, with some enhanced criteria.  Please see the application for details.

In May 2018, the Victor Hutcheson Memorial Scholarship was established to honor and remember Vic Hutcheson, our founder and past president of GCCF.  This scholarship will be awarded to students who are pursuing healthcare or engineering degrees.  This scholarship will be awarded in the same manner as the traditional GCCF scholarships, with some enhanced criteria.

In 2020, the Richard LeBlanc Memorial Scholarship was established to honor and remember Richard LeBlanc, an active volunteer and sponsor of GCCF. This scholarship will be awarded to students who are pursuing healthcare or engineering degrees. This scholarship will be awarded in the same manner as the traditional GCCF scholarships, with some enhanced criteria.

You may qualify if you, or a member of your immediate family, have had a diagnosis of cancer before your 21st birthday. You should also be a community high school senior currently enrolled in (or have been accepted by) an accredited university, community college or vocational technical school, or you are age 25 or younger at the time of application. All awards are evaluated based on need and availability of funds.