Scholarships

Each year the CRN provides scholarship opportunities for students currently enrolled in or preparing to begin an accredited collegiate or vocational program. Financial assistance of $1,000 will be awarded to one student diagnosed with cystinosis and $1,000 to a student with a sibling diagnosed with cystinosis. To apply online, please complete the form below. We are excited to announce a third scholarship now available through the CRN: The Deanna Lynn Potts Scholarship. It will also reward one student living with cystinosis $1,000. For more information, click on the links below or contact Gail Potts at gpotts47@yahoo.com.

Additional scholarship opportunities:

Name*
First Last
Which scholarship are you applying for?*
- CRN Academic Scholarship Individual with Cystinosis
- CRN Sierra Woodward Sibling Scholarship
- Deanna Lynn Potts Scholarship
Name of sibling(s) with cystinosis*
Permanent Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Phone
Email*
Birth Date [mm/dd/yyyy]*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Social Security Number*
Name of Current School*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
School Phone*
FAX*
Date of High School Graduation*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Cum. GPA*
Documentation/Cystinosis Verification (e.g. letter from physician)*
High School Transcript*
Two letters of recommendation are required. This can include current teachers/faculty members and/or counselors. Letters should describe applicants scholastic aptitude and personal qualifications. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we would also accept recommendation letters from volunteer and church organizations.
Recommendation Letter #1*
Recommendation Letter #2*
Essay*
Please describe in 500 words or less: How has having cystinosis (sibling with cystinosis) impacted your lifelong goals? How will this scholarship help you in attainting these goals?
Picture of individual or picture of individual with their sibling*

The 2019 CRN scholarship recipients are Gracie Smith (CRN Scholarship for an Individual with Cystinosis) and Taylee Julian (CRN Sierra Woodward Sibling Scholarship).

Gracie Smith

Gracie Smith is attending Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton Georgia, where she is studying nursing. She hopes to become a pediatric nurse. Growing up with the challenges of cystinosis has provided Gracie with empathy to meet the needs of ill children physically and socially.

Taylee Julian

Taylee is attending Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, where she is studying dental medicine to embark upon a career as a dentist. Growing up as a sibling of an individual with cystinosis she learned early she wanted to help people and pursue a career in the medical field.

*Mobile users, please scroll table left to see Sibling Scholarship Recipients

Year	CRN Individual Scholarship Recipients	CRN Sierra Woodward Sibling Scholarship Recipients
2018	Jack Kitchens Kathleen Roberts	Emily Ann Bogan Rhyana Juutilainen
2017	Emily Patterson	Tyler Morrill
2016	Shea Hammond William Patterson	Alex Greeley
2015	Garrett Thomas	Kasey Hohl
2014		Caroline Larimore Jack Wyman
2013	Elizabeth Patterson	Kole Binger
2012	Devin Adorjan	Matthew Ahnen
2011	Katie Ahnen Mikaela Gard Weston Tschannen	William Tschannen
2010		Nikolaus Gard Laurin Friend
2009	Shannon Keizer
2008		Ashley Shaw
2007	Steve Schleuder	Allison Tschannen Kelly McCalla
2006	Kelly Bryant
2005		Tahnie Woodward Allison Abedini

The 2019 Deanna Lynn Potts Scholarship recipient is Christina Morris.

Christina is attending Charleston Southern University in Charleston, South Carolina. Christina is pursuing a career in nursing. Her decision to choose nursing came from the caring nurses and doctors she encountered during frequent hospitalizations throughout her life. She hopes to eventually to continue her education in anesthesiology or become a physician’s assistant.

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