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The Application Period for the 2024-2025 Academic Year is Now Open!

The RARE Scholars program is an annual scholarship opportunity for people living with a genetic condition. These scholarships recognize and support students who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and engagement in school and community activities.

The 2024 program is now accepting applications for the 2024-25 academic year through Friday, April 5. Learn how to apply.

The RARE Scholars program has awarded $105,000 to 22 students since it was started in 2018. This year, the program will award up to $25,000 in scholarships. Scholarships will be offered in two categories: $5,000 to students in four-year undergraduate or graduate studies programs and $2,500 to students in two-year or vocational-technical studies.

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be high school seniors, high school graduates or current post-secondary or graduate-level students diagnosed with achondroplasia, Batten disease, hemophilia A, mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) or phenylketonuria (PKU). Applicants will be asked to provide a doctor’s statement with the diagnosis.
  • Applicants are not required to have undergone treatment with a BioMarin therapy. Treatment status with any manufacturer products should not be disclosed and will not be considered in evaluating applications.
  • Applicants must be enrolled or plan to be enrolled as a full- or part-time (minimum 6 credits per term) undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire 2024-2025 academic year.
  • Applicants must be U.S. or ex-U.S. residents enrolled in U.S.-based schools, including U.S. territories. Schools may be nonprofit or for-profit.
  • Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (or equivalent) on a 4.0 scale.

BioMarin employees and their children are ineligible for the program.


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