Optum Infusion Pharmacy / Bleeding Disorders Foundation of North Carolina Scholarship

This scholarship program is funded by Optum Infusion Pharmacy and administered by the Bleeding Disorders Foundation of North Carolina. Applicants are not required to be—nor is any preference given to—residents of North Carolina. 

Eligibility:

• Intended for persons affected by a bleeding disorder*, including anyone who has been diagnosed with a bleeding disorder; or is a caregiver of a child or adult affected by a bleeding disorder; or has a sibling or parent in the same household affected by a bleeding disorder.
• The applicant must be seeking education from an accredited college, university, or certified training program based in the United States.

*For the purpose of this scholarship application, the term “bleeding disorder” is limited to clotting factor deficiency disorders, specifically: hemophilia A (factor VIII), B (factor IX), and C (factor XI), von Willebrand Disease, factor V/parahemophilia**, factor VII, factor X, and factor XIII deficiencies. (**Factor V Leiden is a clotting disorder and is not eligible). Exceptions for bleeding disorders that result from other rare diseases may be considered by the scholarship committee on a case-by-case basis.