You manage a diseaseand a course load.

The Warrior College Scholarship is $2,500 for a student living with Type 1 Diabetes. No minimum GPA, no essay contest polish required. Tell us the truth and we will read it.

1 award for 2026-27 academic year$2,500Now accepting applications

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Who can apply

Short list. On purpose.

You live with Type 1 Diabetes.
You are enrolled, or will be enrolled, at a college, university, or accredited trade program during the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
You can name one recommender who will write a short letter.
Immediate family of T1D Warriors board and committee members are not eligible.

The award is paid toward tuition, fees, books, or the real cost of managing T1D at school. There is no GPA cutoff. We care more about how you have handled what is in front of you.

If selected, the award is paid directly to your college or university on your behalf.

The recommendation

We email your recommender for you.

When you submit, we send your recommender a short request with a deadline of August 31, 2026. They reply to that email with the letter, attached or just typed in the message. There is no portal and no form for them to hunt down.

Give them a heads up before you list them, and nudge them a week before the deadline. Letters are almost always the last piece to land.

2026-27 academic year cycle

Three dates to keep.

STEP 1

You submit

Confirmation to you, request to your recommender.

STEP 2

August 31, 2026

Applications and recommendation letters close.

STEP 3

September 7, 2026

Every applicant hears back, awarded or not.

2026-27 academic year application

Apply for the Warrior College Scholarship

Warrior College Scholarship application

About you

First name *

Last name *

Email *

Phone *

City

State

Year diagnosed

School

School or program name *

Expected graduation year

Major or field of study

Term you'll use the award

Work, sports, service, or anything else you carry

Optional. A short list is fine.

Award disbursement: if selected, the scholarship is paid directly to your college or university.

Your essay

What has living with T1D taught you that a classroom couldn't? *

Roughly 300 to 700 words. Plain writing beats polished writing here.

Is cost a factor in your education right now?

Optional, and no documentation needed.

Your recommender

Recommender name *

Their role

Recommender email *

We email them a short request with a August 31, 2026 deadline. Ask them first.

Acknowledgments

I am under 18 years old.Everything here is accurate, and I understand this application is read only by the T1D Warriors selection committee and is never shared or sold. *If I am awarded, I agree to provide media such as a photo, video, or quote, and T1D Warriors may use it in marketing, social media, and donor communications. *

Application information is seen only by the selection committee and is never shared or sold. Recipients agree to provide media such as a photo, video, or quote that T1D Warriors may use in marketing, social media, and donor communications.

How awards are decided

Small committee. Plain rules.

A small selection committee reviews every application.
Immediate family of board and committee members are not eligible.
Awards are made without regard to race, religion, sex, or national origin.

T1D Warriors is not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association. We fund camper fees for families attending ADA Camp Korelitz.