Love. Help. Family. Hope.
Giving Hope and Help to Teens and their Families After a Cancer Diagnosis. In honor of Jordyn Myers.
“Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.”
Langston Hughes
Apply Now: Jordyn Myers Scholarship Applications are Open
Open to the Class of 2025, the Jordyn Myers Scholarships will award $20,500 to local students in May of 2025. Students from Stark County or a Federal League School are eligible for the Women in Engineering or Student Athlete Scholarship. Students who could qualify for both should apply to both scholarships to be considered for each scholarship. The Cancer Survivor Scholarship is for a student - either from the Class of 2025 or a current Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior in an accredited institution for higher learning who is from Ohio. The Mighty Like Her Scholarship applicants must come from Jackson High School (Massillon, OH). Applications are now open and will remain open until Sunday, March 30 at 11:59pm. Best of luck to the Class of '25.
Survivor’s Scholarship
https://www.cognitoforms.com/_33JordynStrongFoundation2/_33JordynStrongSurvivorScholarship20
Student Athlete
https://www.cognitoforms.com/_33JordynStrongFoundation2/JordynMyersStudentAthleteScholarship2025
Women in Engineering
https://www.cognitoforms.com/_33JordynStrongFoundation2/JordynMyersWomenInEngineeringScholarship2025
Mighty Like Her
https://www.cognitoforms.com/_33JordynStrongFoundation2/MightyLikeHerJordynMyersMemorialScholarship2025
Survivor’s Scholarship
https://www.cognitoforms.com/_33JordynStrongFoundation2/_33JordynStrongSurvivorScholarship20
Student Athlete
https://www.cognitoforms.com/_33JordynStrongFoundation2/JordynMyersStudentAthleteScholarship2025
Women in Engineering
https://www.cognitoforms.com/_33JordynStrongFoundation2/JordynMyersWomenInEngineeringScholarship2025
Mighty Like Her
https://www.cognitoforms.com/_33JordynStrongFoundation2/MightyLikeHerJordynMyersMemorialScholarship2025
Looking Back
Our scholarship program is growing and we could not be more excited. We've been able to award nearly $91,000 in scholarships to the Class of 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 despite a global pandemic and nearly 18 months without being able to host an event.
We are so proud of the recipients of the Jordyn Myers Scholarships -
Women In Engineering, $5,000: Riley Wolfe, North Canton Hoover High School - The Pennsylvania State University - University Park
Student Athlete, $5,000: Riley Hendricks, Washington High School - Baldwin Wallace University
Student Athlete, $2,500: Joe Lattarulo, Jackson High School - Walsh University
Cancer Survivor, $5,000: Rosemarie Todd of Port Clinton, OH - Xavier University
Introduced last year:
'Mighty Like Her' Jordyn Myers Memorial Scholarship - This new scholarship honors students attending Jackson High School, Jordyn's school, and allows students to submit a creative response to the statement "I am Strong". This annual scholarship is broken up (to total at least $3,500) as necessary to students graduating from Jackson High School and seeking secondary education and/or training after High School. It can be awarded to one student or multiple depending on applications.
The 2024 recipients are:
Will Prato - Baldwin Wallace University
Maya Patal - The Ohio State University
Cole Dobina - The Ohio State University
Emily Lowmiller - The University of Kentucky
The application for scholarships for the Class of 2025 will open on December 24, 2024 (Jordyn's 20th birthday) - please view our Scholarships page under "What We Do" to access the links when they become available. You can also learn more about the past recipients.
To all of those who applied… THANK YOU. We were overwhelmed with SO many amazing applications that our Scholarship Committee had a very tough decision to make. Thank you for your time and for your interest in the Foundation.
We wish you all the best.
We are so proud of the recipients of the Jordyn Myers Scholarships -
Women In Engineering, $5,000: Riley Wolfe, North Canton Hoover High School - The Pennsylvania State University - University Park
Student Athlete, $5,000: Riley Hendricks, Washington High School - Baldwin Wallace University
Student Athlete, $2,500: Joe Lattarulo, Jackson High School - Walsh University
Cancer Survivor, $5,000: Rosemarie Todd of Port Clinton, OH - Xavier University
Introduced last year:
'Mighty Like Her' Jordyn Myers Memorial Scholarship - This new scholarship honors students attending Jackson High School, Jordyn's school, and allows students to submit a creative response to the statement "I am Strong". This annual scholarship is broken up (to total at least $3,500) as necessary to students graduating from Jackson High School and seeking secondary education and/or training after High School. It can be awarded to one student or multiple depending on applications.
The 2024 recipients are:
Will Prato - Baldwin Wallace University
Maya Patal - The Ohio State University
Cole Dobina - The Ohio State University
Emily Lowmiller - The University of Kentucky
The application for scholarships for the Class of 2025 will open on December 24, 2024 (Jordyn's 20th birthday) - please view our Scholarships page under "What We Do" to access the links when they become available. You can also learn more about the past recipients.
To all of those who applied… THANK YOU. We were overwhelmed with SO many amazing applications that our Scholarship Committee had a very tough decision to make. Thank you for your time and for your interest in the Foundation.
We wish you all the best.
Please take a moment to see where we have been, where we are going, and our reason for all of it.
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Get Involved
We are looking for volunteers to help us out throughout the year with a variety of opportunities. Please choose the Volunteer tab above to learn more about opportunities available. We are a great resource for students 15+ looking for volunteer service hours as well.
** Note not all opportunities will be available to 15-19 year olds due to restrictions from the event hosts themselves. We will note opportunities that are 15+ in the description.
Thank
** Note not all opportunities will be available to 15-19 year olds due to restrictions from the event hosts themselves. We will note opportunities that are 15+ in the description.
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