The National MS Society Scholarship Program was established to help highly qualified students who have been diagnosed with MS or who have a parent with MS achieve their dreams of going to college. Finalists will be selected on the basis of demonstrated financial need, academic record, leadership and participation in school or community activities, work experience, an outside appraisal, goals and aspirations, special circumstances, and an essay (written by the applicant) regarding the impact of MS on their life.

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Eligibility:

• High school seniors who have a parent with MS who will be attending an accredited post secondary school for the first time.
• High school seniors who have MS and will be attending an accredited post secondary school for the first time.
• High School (or GED) graduates of any age who have MS and who will be attending an accredited post secondary school for the first time.
• High School (or GED) graduates of any age who have a parent with MS and who will be attending an accredited post secondary school for the first time.
• Applicants must be United States citizens or legal residents living in the U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam or any other U.S. territory and plan to enroll in an undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school located in the U.S., PR, VI, Guam or any other U.S. territory.
• Applicants must be enrolled in at least six credit hours per semester in course work leading to a degree, license, or certificate.
  

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