The National MS Society Scholarship Program awards students with multiple sclerosis grants for college. In 2009, the foundation, sponsored by the National MS Society, awarded more than $1 million to approximately 500 students. People can get an application from the National MS Society.
The American Cancer Society awards scholarships to students who have survived childhood cancer. Other college grants for people with cancer or cancer survivors come from The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, the Stephen T. Marchello Scholarship Foundation and the SuperSibs: College Scholarships for Brothers and Sisters of Children With Cancer (for siblings of people who have the disease).
San Francisco State University, Ohio State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder offer students with HIV or AIDS scholarship money ranging from $1,200 to $2,000. The University of California, San Francisco has three $10,000 awards for students in health care or nursing programs that focus on HIV/AIDS.
According to CollegeScholarships.org, students who suffer from epilepsy may actually be suffering from any one of more than two dozen disorders that cause seizures. The Pfizer Epilepsy Scholarship, the Keppra Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program, the Epilepsy Foundation Scholarship Fund, the Elam Baer and Janis Clay Educational Scholarship, The Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central Pennsylvania and The Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho all provide grants for students with epilepsy. Some of the scholarships are state-specific and require a doctor's letter of recommendation.
There are several college grants that are available for people diagnosed with sickle cell disease. For example, the Kermit B. Nash Academic Scholarship awards one student $5,000. Requirements include an essay and a 3.0 GPA. Other scholarships are from The Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California and The Jacqueline M. Kidd Foundation.