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James Davies Scholarship Award

Vision:
The James Davies Scholarship is an award of $5,000 that will provide financial support for the pursuit of higher education to students living with epilepsy. These students must demonstrate a strong commitment to their education and perseverance in overcoming the obstacles epilepsy may present. This scholarship is in honor of the late James Davies, a long-time advocate for people with epilepsy, who worked for the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago for over 30 years.

Eligibility:
The application is open to graduating high school seniors, and all full-time students currently enrolled in college, vocational, and graduate school for the 2025-26 academic school year. The applicant must have a diagnosis of epilepsy and reside in Illinois.

Past recipients are invited to apply and will need to complete one additional essay question to demonstrate how the winner has used the scholarship funding to further the awareness of epilepsy on campus.

The application for the 2025 James Davies Scholarship Award has passed.

Sara Elizabeth Stubblefield Memorial Scholarship Award

Vision:
The Sara Elizabeth Stubblefield Memorial Scholarship is a $3,000 award per academic year, renewable for up to four years, provided the recipient remain a student in good academic standing. The recipient will be a student living with epilepsy and seizures, who exhibits a strong commitment to her/his education and perseverance in eliminating the obstacles epilepsy and seizures may present.

The scholarship was established in memory of Sara Stubblefield, who passed away from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) in 2011 at the age of 36. Sara was a passionate advocate for others with epilepsy in both her life and career, earning a Masters in Social Work and working for the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Southern Illinois for ten years prior to her death.

The Sara Elizabeth Stubblefield Memorial Scholarship is funded by the Sara Elizabeth Stubblefield Memorial Foundation, a tax exempt 501(c)(3) charitable foundation. All information provided in this application is confidential and will be used solely for determination of scholarship award.

Eligibility:
The applicant must be a college-bound or vocational/technical school-bound high school senior residing in the state of Illinois and is under a physician’s care.

Previous recipients currently enrolled in good academic standing in an institution of higher education may reapply. Any applicant must have epilepsy and be under physician’s care.

Click here to submit an application for the 2025 Sara Elizabeth Stubblefield Memorial Scholarship Award. Applications are due by March 31, 2025.

EFGC Creative Impact Award

Vision:
The EFGC Creative Impact Award is a $5,000 merit based scholarship awarded to a person who uses a special talent or interest in a passionate, personal and unique way to make an impact on and benefit others in the world outside the classroom. How do you use your special talent and flair to help make the world a better place?

Show us a portfolio of your best work that represents you and your creative talents. It can be music, poetry, visual arts, a short film… the sky’s the limit!

Eligibility:
The application is open to graduating high school seniors and students who have applied to and are ultimately accepted to attend an academic institution beginning in the 2025-2026 academic school year. The applicant must also have a diagnosis of epilepsy and reside in Illinois.

Past recipients are invited to apply and will need to complete one additional essay question to demonstrate how the winner has used the scholarship funding to further the awareness of epilepsy on campus.

The application for the 2025 Creative Impact Award has passed.