2020 L.I.F.E. Scholarship Finalists (Announced)

2020 L.I.F.E. Scholarship Finalists

All 2020 finalists are worthy of a merit-based L.I.F.E. Scholarship. The L.I.F.E. Scholarship Committee therefore has an especially difficult task ahead to select this year's recipients. While demand is high and the quality of finalists superb, some of our regular sponsors have been hesitant as a result of the Pandemic. We are doing our best to support as many of you as is possible through L.I.F.E.’s Sponsorship Program.

It has truly been a difficult year for many Americans. Loss and uncertainty are not new to our college students with lupus. This has been compounded again and again in 2020, but you are all amazingly resilient. All applicants made the decision to move forward with their education during such a challenging time, which demonstrates their courage within. They live each day to the fullest and are thankful for the opportunities at hand. They inspire us all to make the best of our situations.

Here are the 25 incredible 2020 finalists selected along with the colleges they attend: 2020 Finalists:

  1. Alexandra Maria Acosta — University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  2. Genecis Alvear — Queen’s University of Charlotte (NC)

  3. Whitney Carter — University of California, Berkeley

  4. Isabella Colindres — University of Washington (WA)

  5. Kinsey Dearman — Rose State College (OK)

  6. Haley Deeds — Brigham Young University (UT)

  7. Lindsay Diab — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  8. Madison Dickens — North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

  9. Deborah Footman — Claflin University (SC)

  10. Elivette Garcia — University of Massachusetts, Boston

  11. Kyleigh Glasper — Texas A&M University. (Graduate student)

  12. Vivian Guo — New York University

  13. Jordan Gray — University of Central Oklahoma

  14. Constance Hu — Washington University in St. Louis

  15. Caroline Monealey — University of South Carolina

  16. Alissandra Monticello — University of Arizona/Northern Arizona University (NAU)

  17. Christianna Parker — University of Alabama

  18. Savannah Relick — University of Georgia

  19. Sophie Robinson — University of South Carolina (Graduate Student)

  20. Aeisha McLeod Robinson — Rutgers University (Master’s student in Social Work)

  21. Celeste Shippitka — Xavier University (OH)

  22. Lauryn Shope — Shawnee State University

  23. Savanna Soares — Bridgewater State University (MA)

  24. Cassie Valenti — Florida Gulf Coast University

Note: L.I.F.E. Scholarship winners will be added to the website once they are match with a sponsor. All finalists and/or winners will be asked to contribute a task to help L.I.F.E. present them to a sponsor. Finalists will be considered for the full academic year of 2020/21.