The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) is pleased to announce that Evan Schow of Bigfork, Montana, was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Kevin Child Scholarship (KCS). The Child family selected Evan as this year’s KCS award recipient from among 30 applicants.
Evan is currently a pre-med freshman studying microbiology at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He credits his father, a surgeon himself, with instilling in Evan a curiosity for human anatomy and the many facets of medicine. Growing up with severe hemophilia A, spending a substantial amount of time at doctor’s appointments, and learning to self-infuse clotting factors were also cited as formative experiences for him.
Evan also worked as a counselor at Camp Valor Hemophilia Camp, participated in a dynamic elective biomedical program at his high school, and even joined his father on a surgical mission to El Salvador to help children with cleft lips and palates. His experience working as an assistant to the ENT surgeon in El Salvador helped Evan to be more attuned to parents’ concern for their children, who felt marginalized as a result of their condition.
Evan’s goal is to attend medical school with an eye toward becoming a medical doctor. In his essay, he expressed his desire to become the kind of physician who is also an advocate for patients and families. Evan also strives to be a doctor who is attuned to the emotional needs of individuals experiencing illness.
The KCS is awarded annually to a student with hemophilia A or B who is either a high school senior or someone enrolled in a vocational-technical school, college or university, or pursuing a post-secondary education.
This scholarship is named in tribute to Kevin Child, who died of AIDS in 1989, shortly before his graduation from Bucknell University. In honor of Kevin’s legacy, the Child family established this program in the hope of offering some assistance to other students with hemophilia who are pursuing their own education. Since then, more than 30 students have received the KCS award.
Please consider honoring Kevin Child's memory through the impact on other young people with hemophilia by donating to the KCS fund.
In late winter, HANDI's online list of scholarships for 2025 will be updated to include current information on post-secondary educational scholarships available to students living with inheritable blood and bleeding disorders and their family members. Make sure to subscribe to receive updates from NBDF.
Learn more about previous KCS winners here.
Inquiries about the Kevin Child Scholarship may be directed to info@bleeding.org.
Writer: Jonathan Angarola, Senior Manager of Medical Programs & Information
