Skin Grip Diabetes Scholarship
Funded by
$18,000
18 winners, $1,000 each
Open
Application Deadline
Feb 4, 2026
Winners Announced
Mar 5, 2026
Education Level
Any
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Eligibility Requirements
Background:
Has diabetes
Education Level:
High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student
Has diabetes
High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student
Living with diabetes can make everyday activities more challenging due to the need to manage blood glucose levels. High costs of healthcare, insulin, diabetes devices, and supplies only make things more difficult.
Students living with diabetes have to deal with all this and more. They are often living away from home, feeling pressure to get good grades, and working tirelessly to pay for school.
Regardless of these challenges, individuals with diabetes rise to the occasion. They are some of the strongest people in the world. Not only do they face these challenges, but they conquer them and rise.
Individuals living with diabetes deserve to be recognized for their resilience and determination to keep going even when things get tough.
The Skin Grip Diabetes Scholarship will be awarded to 25 individuals who live fearlessly and fight to make the world a better place despite their diagnosis.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a high school senior, undergraduate in a 2- or 4-year degree program, or graduate student who has diabetes.
To apply, please upload a short video, without background music, two minutes max, answering this question:
How do you live fearlessly with diabetes?
Selection Criteria:
Ambition
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$18,000
18 winners, $1,000 each
Open
Application Deadline
Feb 4, 2026
Winners Announced
Mar 5, 2026
Education Level
Any
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Winners and Finalists
March 2025
Winners
Sophia Poshard1st PLACE
Carterville High School
Herrin, IL
Breanna Jones2nd PLACE
University of Nevada-Reno
Las Vegas, NV
Logan Green3rd PLACE
Lafayette Sr. High
Wildwood, MO
Davis Paul4th PLACE
Nevada State High School Henderson
Henderson, NV
Jeda Holloway5th PLACE
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Spring Hill, TN
Marina Kaypaghian6th PLACE
University of Southern California
Saratoga, CA
Jackson McGillen7th PLACE
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Owasso, OK
Eliana Curcio 8th PLACE
Bradford Area High School
Bradford, PA
Tamira Bland9th PLACE
Western School Of Technology & Env. Science
Windsor Mill, MD
Ramiyah Beckles10th PLACE
Oxon Hill High
Brandywine, MD
Allison Whittle11th PLACE
Western Governors University
Herriman, UT
Joshua Mazari12th PLACE
Cy-Fair Senior High School
Houston, TX
Connor Murphy13th PLACE
Flour Bluff High School
Corpus Christi, TX
Kira Honesty-Williams14th PLACE
Chamberlain University
New Castle, DE
Jeyne Fermin15th PLACE
Purdue University Global
Hampton, GA
Hunter Carpenter16th PLACE
University of Arizona
Mesa, AZ
amanda houston17th PLACE
Marist School
Atlanta, GA
Olivia Stacey18th PLACE
Brown University
Hopkinton, MA
Amber Delauder19th PLACE
Wayne State University
Dearborn Heights, MI
Paige Harlow20th PLACE
University of Western States
Portland, OR
Henry Bonnet21st PLACE
Marian Central Catholic High School
Crystal Lake, IL
Taylor Sturgill22nd PLACE
Loveland High School
Loveland, OH
Michael Zyskowski23rd PLACE
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Sandwich, IL
Finalists
Carter Gibbens
Mission Hills High School
San Marcos, CA
Yazmin Flores
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
Ivie Schaechterle
Rock Springs High School
Rock Springs, WY
Estefania Sanchez
Loyola University Chicago
Belvidere, IL
Annika Gabor
Richards Sch For Young Women Leaders
Austin, TX
Sarah Bicking
University of Colorado Boulder
Aurora, CO
Addison Winship
Academy For Science And Design Charter (H)
Hudson, NH
Megan Aversa
Unionville High School
West Chester, PA
Emily Mateo
Lynn English High
Lynn, MA
Brendan Bicking
Bridgewater-Raritan High School
Basking Ridge, NJ
Emerson Anderson- Feils
Lincoln High School
Columbus, OH
Arianna Gehan
Columbia University in the City of New York
Randolph, NJ
Leah Card
Carson High School
Carson City, NV
Sophia Miele
Johns Hopkins University
Sammamish, WA
Annelise Klein
Brown University
Bismarck, ND
Brennan Hoelperl
Mcquaid Jesuit High School
Hilton, NY
Karl Reynolds
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Winston-Salem, NC
Caroline Kay
Carolina Forest High School
Myrtle Beach, SC
Aiden Thomas
Prairie Du Chien Senior High School
Prairie Du Chien, WI
Josie Edlefson
Edgewood College
Walnut, IL
Atalie Bastian
Utah Valley University
American Fork, UT
Justine Lynn
William Penn University
Brighton, IA
Derek Wurtz
Nemaha Central High School
Seneca, KS
Aiden Harris
Beckville Jr-Sr High School
Beckville, TX
Brooklyn Twomey
Bishop Lynch High School
Dallas, TX
jailyn taylor
University of Michigan-Flint
Grand Blanc, MI
Monica Brown
St. Augustine High School
St Augustine, FL
Kate Ayers
Upper Arlington High School
Columbus, OH
Rachel Wagner
William Amos Hough High
Cornelius, NC
March 2024
Winners
Chloe Norris
John Carroll University
Louisville, OH
Julia Thurgood
Itineris Early College High
West Jordan, UT
Donnielle Kirkland
Liberty University
Oakland, CA
Kalpana Balaraman
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Mililani, HI
Rebecca Moody
Purdue University-Main Campus
Georgetown, IN
Capriana Jackson
California Aeronautical University
Angwin, CA
Skyler Bishop
James F Byrnes High School
Boiling Springs, SC
Annalise Leitner
Life University
Cumming, GA
Anya Tribune
Christian Home School
Charlotte, NC
Lawson Bailey
The University of Tennessee-Martin
Gadsden, TN
Elijah Zapzalka
Minnetonka Senior High
Wayzata, MN
Destiny Islas
California State University-Long Beach
Bellflower, CA
Jake Giles
National Louis University
Chicago, IL
Sukhman Baath
Florida Institute of Technology
Palm Bay, FL
Polina Zubenko
James Madison University
Arlington, VA
Emma Schlegel
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Dingmans Ferry, PA
Ronald Paquette
Goochland High
Richmond, VA
Edie Killpack
Brigham Young University-Provo
Las Vegas, NV
Ashlee Holloway
The Boston Conservatory
Creve Coeur, MO
Crystal Diaz
Stanford University
La Palma, CA
James Erin de Jauregui
San Jose State University
Napa, CA
Valerie Steinmetz
University of California-Davis
San Francisco, CA
Lucas Marcelo Milk
Santa Monica High
Los Angeles, CA
Estevan Calvillo
The University of Texas at Arlington
Tahoka, TX
Hannah Hurlburt
Springboro High School
Springboro, OH
Eryn Ross
Bellows Falls Uhsd #27
Westminster, VT
Raegan Burns
Mustang High School
Yukon, OK
Rania Zuri
Morgantown High School
Morgantown, WV
Caterra Leavens
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
London Allen
American Fork High
American Fork, UT
March 2023
Winners
Adelyn "Grace" Gurley1st PLACE
Samford University
Thompson'S Station, TN
Isabella Bajestani2nd PLACE
Western Governors University
Chattanooga, TN
Erika Jachalke3rd PLACE
Northern Michigan University
Dansville, MI
Daniel Huerta4th PLACE
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
The Bronx, NY
Nicole Whan5th PLACE
University of Nevada-Reno
Las Vegas, NV
Amy Hamilton6th PLACE
Saint Marys High School
Lancaster, NY
Emma Zgonc7th PLACE
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Jaclyn Clark8th PLACE
Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University)
Doylestown, PA
Yanina Nahum9th PLACE
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Logan Van Lerberghe10th PLACE
Illinois State University
Carol Stream, IL
Ava Monheit11th PLACE
The College Preparatory School
El Cerrito, CA
Shay Webb12th PLACE
Campbell University
Wilmington, NC
Lex Beyer13th PLACE
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Chantilly, VA
Nahum Tadesse14th PLACE
Georgia State University
Tucker, GA
Brynn Wilson15th PLACE
Utah State University
Logan, UT
Nelly Thomas16th PLACE
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Victoria Baram17th PLACE
New England College of Optometry
Boston, MA
Sarah Pipkin18th PLACE
Herzing University-Brookfield
Waukesha, WI
Izabela Gonzalez19th PLACE
University of Florida
Miami, FL
Spencer Roach20th PLACE
Texas State University
Austin, TX
Joelle Dorsett21st PLACE
University of Miami
Miami, FL
Youssef Errihani22nd PLACE
University of the Incarnate Word
West Lafayette, IN
Paige Laurinec23rd PLACE
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Naperville, IL
Emmabella Rudd24th PLACE
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
March 2022
Winners
Samantha Weisner
Grand Valley State University
Lockport, IL
Tiffany Eackels
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA
Nicole Jackson
University of Oregon
Lawrenceville, GA
Hayden Boren
Utah Valley University
Vernal, UT
Samara Zapatier
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Elise Courtney
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Sadie Mae Torgesen
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Weatherford, TX
Dan Theberge
George Washington University
Amherst, NH
Michael Brasseur
Deer Lakes High School
Tarentum, PA
Elizabeth Sah
University of California-Irvine
San Diego, CA
Phoenix Ross
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Chandler, AZ
Sydney Smith
Kansas State University
Hiawatha, KS
Kelsey Moore
John Brown University
Collinsville, OK
Lindsey Tomlin
University of North Texas
Fort Worth, TX
Connor H
Windsor Charter Academy Middle And Early College H
Windsor, CO
Fatima Romero
Mt San Antonio College
Pomona, CA
Kiersten Sanders
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Richard Marquez
University of Houston
Houston, TX
Lucille Patton
Keiser University
Deland, FL
Finalists
Gordon Russell
Cocalico High School
Stevens, PA
Emma McCarty
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Edmond, OK
Rachel Dolan
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
Rachel Ward
Perrysburg High School
Perrysburg, OH
Kristel Cuadra Lopez
Northwood High School
Silver Spring, MD
Adrian Delaney
Saint Thomas Aquinas Hs
Lake Quivira, KS
Sadie Bagdasian
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
State College, PA
Adriana Richard
Western Governors University
Milton, PA
Abigail Reavis
Madison Academy High School
Huntsville, AL
Colby Spangler
Mcfarland High
Madison, WI
Ana Mellado
Tompkins H S
Katy, TX
Maddox Link
Timberlake Senior High School
Spirit Lake, ID
Spencer Marchand
Raymond High School
Raymond, NH
Holly White
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Dane Deater
Peoria Accelerated High School
Glendale, AZ
Malia Seva
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Santa Fe, NM
Brenna Woodruff
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
Lorynn Watt
DeSales University
Pittsburgh, PA
Michaella Johnson
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Little Rock, IA
Nickolas Rau
Chase County High School
Imperial, NE
Georgia Roush
Moberly Area Community College
Shelbina, MO
Madison Jones
University of Maine
Lamoine, ME
Hamza Soboh
Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
Kristen Carratala
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
Drew Butler
Community College of Denver
Denver, CO
Annika Graber
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Sioux Falls, SD
Ashley Pesarsick
Chatham University
North Huntingdon, PA
Braden Selby
University of Central Florida
Longwood, FL
Kieran Hunter
Paradise High School
Paradise, TX
Olivia Roberson
Research Triangle High School
Durham, NC
Nicholas Stephan
Hammonton High School
Hammonton, NJ
Jaimee Beyer
Geneva Community High School
Geneva, IL
Annie Rojzman
Berklee College of Music
Miami, FL
Hallie Goodwin
Mississippi University for Women
Byhalia, MS
Leah Oney
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Ginna Hensel
Jamestown Community College
Great Valley, NY
Yahir Merin
American School
Ortíz, Toa Alta
Savannah Stratton
Clearfield High
Clearfield, UT
Anthony Joplin
Tyler Junior College
Longview, TX
Charity Godbey
Southern New Hampshire University- Online
Tulsa, OK
Robin Cesario
Syracuse University
Pittsburgh, PA
Bracy Boddorf
Athens Drive Senior High School
Cary, NC
Lily Hinchcliffe
Iroquois Senior High School
East Aurora, NY
Berlyn Goebel
Sage Creek High
Carlsbad, CA
Kensley Cox
Sunlake High School
Odessa, FL
Cassidy Weidler
University of Northern Iowa
Nashua, IA
Molly Grace Cleavinger
Moberly Senior High School
Moberly, MO
Katrina Paton
Fairfield High School
Fairfield, IA
Stephanie Garay
Xavier University
West Chester Township, OH
Gavin Ross
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Moose Lake, MN
Madelyn Riggs
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Gardner, KS
Hayley Ernest
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
Madison Zinkand
Notre Dame Preparatory School
Essex, MD
Isabella Lins
Batavia Sr High School
Batavia, IL
Justin Nguyen
University of California-Merced
Merced, CA
Molly McVaugh
Bellevue University
Hallstead, PA
Elizabeth Oatman
DeVry University-Colorado
Yoder, CO
Anne Aschmann
Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, NE
Keirsten Dunn
Quinnipiac University
East Hanover, NJ
Donna O'Flaherty
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, SC
Anya Musilli-Olmsted
Nightingale College
Auburn, CA
Erica Weiss
Bucknell University
Great Falls, VA
Layla Duszynski
North Greenville University
Tigerville, SC
Jackson Guinn
West Florence High School
Florence, SC
Julia Kirchner
Western Kentucky University
Louisville, KY
Olivia Moses
Center For Global Studies
Norwalk, CT
Margaret Grace Gallagher
Sarah Lawrence College
Los Angeles, CA
Olivia Mello
West Coast University-Orange County
Huntington Beach, CA
Jeremy Burrola- Woodard
California State University-Long Beach
West Covina, CA
Alexa Griffin
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Huntersville, NC
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