The Hemophilia Alliance,

Joe Pugliese

Educational Award

Description:

The Hemophilia Alliance, Joe Pugliese Educational Award is a scholarship award provided annually to individuals diagnosed with an inherited bleeding or thrombotic disorder in support of post-secondary educational pursuits.

The 2025-2026 education award will provide each of two recipients with $12,500 for tuition and/or any qualified educational expense to be used within one academic year of award receipt.  

It is a shared goal of the Hemophilia Alliance and the Hemophilia Alliance Foundation that this scholarship program continues for many years to come to ensure that individuals diagnosed with heritable bleeding or thrombotic disorders are supported throughout their professional careers.

Qualified Expenses:

• Tuition

• Housing or food expenses

• Tools or instruments required for educational program

• Books, computers or other supplies

Eligibility:

• The scholarship applicant must be an individual diagnosed with an inherited bleeding or thrombotic disorder, and an active patient of a federally funded Hemophilia Treatment Center;

• A high-school senior with the goal of attending a community college, a four-year college/university or vocational-technical school;
  or

• A current student already pursuing a community college, four year college/university, post undergraduate degree, or a trade license/certification;
  or

• An adult student planning on returning to school to complete his/her degree or planning to pursue an advanced degree or planning to obtain vocational/technical license/certification.  

NOTE: Applicants cannot be a relative of a staff member of the Hemophilia Alliance, the Hemophilia Alliance Foundation, or The Alliance Pharmacy (TAP).

Academic Enrollment:

Applicants must be currently enrolled or preparing to enroll in a college, university, vocational, technical, or a post undergraduate degree program for the 2025/2026 academic year.  

How To Apply:

• Interested applicants need to complete the online application form.  

• Include a 1000 word or less personal essay detailing educational and future career goals, as well as how this scholarship award will help to reach those goals, and why the applicant should be selected.

• Include details on pertinent extracurricular activities, work experiences, and awards or honors.

• Include a letter of recommendation from a healthcare professional at the applicant’s Hemophilia Treatment Center which provides confirmation that the applicant is an “active patient.”

• Provide one additional letter of recommendation from either a current educational institution representative or from an individual, not related, with knowledge of the applicant’s character and academic success.

• Provide documentation of acceptance or enrollment from an educational institution, such as a current school schedule or statement of account.

Application Timeline:

• January 1, 2025 – Application acceptances begin

• March 31, 2025 – Deadline for completed application

• Week of April 15th – Interviews with Finalists

• May 1, 2025 – Notification of awards

Scholarship Award Recipient Selection:

• Applications will be reviewed and scored by the Scholarship Committee of the Hemophilia Alliance Foundation.

• Essay will count as 60% of application’s total score.

• ZOOM interviews will be scheduled with all finalists.

• Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For Questions:

• Contact the Hemophilia Alliance Foundation at info@hemophiliaalliancefoundation.org