The Lone Star Bleeding Disorders Foundation is pleased to announce the Matthew Thomas Memorial Academic Scholarship Fund.
To serve the bleeding disorders community of South Texas, the Lone Star BDF will award up to four $2,500 Academic Scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year.
To be eligible for the Matthew Thomas Memorial Academic Scholarship, students must be directly affected with an inherited bleeding disorder, or an immediate family member of someone with a bleeding disorder (parent/guardian/sibling/child of) and pursuing a degree from an accredited post-secondary University, College, or Junior College. They do not have to be first-year students. This scholarship is open to anyone pursuing a degree.
Along with a completed scholarship application, qualified applicants must provide documentation of post-secondary enrollment, high school/college transcripts, letters of recommendation, and personal essay. A person may only receive a scholarship once.
Matthew Thomas Memorial Academic Scholarship Checklist
Submit completed application and requested documents on our website www.lonestarbleedingdisorders.org under the Resources Tab by April 30th, 2023
You may also send printed application and documents, postmarked by April 30th, 2023 to
Lone Star Bleeding Disorders Foundation
ATTN: Scholarship Committee
5600 Northwest Central Suite 140
Houston, TX 77092
Or email to Heidi Hensley
Be sure to include:
- Completed Application
- High-school or college transcripts
- Documentation of post-secondary enrollment
- Personal Essay
- Two letters of recommendation