This Is Me Scholarship,

Inspired by Ryan Risco & Cait Chivonne Polhill

Each year the This Is Me Foundation rewards scholarships locally to graduating high school seniors at Hendrick Hudson High School, Walter Panas High School and Peekskill High School who have faced/overcome adversity or have helped others through adversity and nationally to high school seniors in the United States who have/had alopecia.

Since 2012, ‘This Is Me’ has awarded 143 $500 scholarships.

Email info@thisismefoundation.com for more information.

Congratulations to our 2024 scholarship recipients!

Check back in November for 2025 applications.

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
The $500 ‘This Is Me Scholarship, Inspired by Ryan Risco & Caitlin Chivonne Polhill’ is awarded to graduating seniors in the United States who have/had alopecia and are pursuing advanced level education.

Audrey Cabrera
Claremont High School- Claremont, CA

Kaitlyn Fisher
Western Guilford High School- Greensboro, NC

Anshu Patel-
Ball High School- Galveston, TX

Morgan Skube
St. Joseph’s Academy- St. Louis, MO

Amiyah Thomas-Flemon
Guy M. Sconzo Early College High School, Humble, TX

Megan Traxinger
Chugiak High School- Chugiak, AK

Morgan Zdancewicz
Roswell High School- Roswell, GA

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP
The $500 ‘This Is Me Scholarship Inspired by Ryan Risco & Caitlin Chivonne Polhill’ is awarded to high school seniors at Hendrick Hudson, Walter Panas & Peekskill High School who have faced/overcome adversity or helped others through adversity and are pursuing advanced level education.

Hendrick Hudson High School- Montrose, NY

Rowan Dapson

Caitlyn Fitzmaurice

Shane Jersey

Hannah Quigley

Louis J. Santella

Peekskill High School- Peekskill, NY

Jazmin Alvarez

Sarayah Brown

Janira Martinez

Victoria Miller

Walter Panas High School- Cortlandt Manor, NY