Cancer Survivor Award (Kimpact)

Scholarship Overview: Survivors of Cancer
Application Available: March 1, 2026
Deadline Date: July 31, 2026

Scholarship Details:

Eligibility Requirements:

  1. Survivor of cancer
  2. Resident of the U.S.
  3. Meet (1) of the (2) following eligibility requirements at the time of entry:
    1. You can nominate yourself or seize the opportunity to create your own Kimpact by nominating someone in your life who has beaten cancer.
    2. The nominee is someone in complete remission; this person can be of any age.

Application Requirements:

  1. Emailed response to the prompt either in essay, film, or recorded song/poetry form

Note- Each applicant may only apply for one Grant from the Kimpact Charitable Foundation.

Application Requirements: Essay, Video

Essay Details:

Prompt
The Kimpact Cancer Survivor Award is intended to celebrate survivors and the inspiration they provide others in their battle with cancer. Please tell us a bit about the nominee’s story and how they/you have chosen to live since beating Cancer. What does life look like with cancer in the rearview mirror?
Format
Respond to the prompt either in essay, film, or recorded song/poetry form. For essays, there is a limit of 500 words; for film or recorded song/poetry there is a maximum of 5 minutes.

Award Amount: $5,000

Website/URL: https://kimpactfoundation.org/grants/

Scholarship Manager Information:

Contact Email: help@kimpactfoundation.org
Additional Contact & Submission Information:

Please submit your essay/multimedia file as an attachment to: scholarships@kimpactfoundation.org. In the body of your e-mail, please include the following information: First name, last name, e-mail address, phone number, Essay Choice # and college you are attending, have attended, or are planning on attending (if you are a high school senior, please share intended schools you’ve applied to).

If your multimedia file is too large via e-mail, please e-mail: help@kimpactfoundation.org for further directions.

Additional Scholarship Information:

Each applicant may only apply for one Grant from the Kimpact Charitable Foundation.

Failure to comply with any of the submission guidelines will result in an incomplete application and elimination from the applicant pool.

Filters:

Eligibility: U.S Citizen/Permanent Resident
Areas of Study: Open to All
Applicant’s Current Education Level: Middle School Student, High School Student (9-11), High School Senior, College Student, Technical/Trade Student, Workforce