Heart Warrior
Ella
A student whose journey reminds our community that academic ambition and resilience can grow side by side.
Recipient stories
Big dreams, full stories.
Meet the students whose courage, ambition, and lived experience with congenital heart disease continue to shape what is possible.
The Heart Warrior community
Every path deserves to be celebrated.
These stories honor students who have carried perseverance into the classroom, their communities, and the futures they are building.
Heart Warrior
Elias
A story of pursuing the next chapter with the strength, perspective, and determination of a heart warrior.
Heart Warrior
Isabel
A student spotlight celebrating the many ways heart warriors show up for their goals and for one another.
Heart Warrior
Mia
An academic journey recognized for its courage and commitment to moving forward.
Student spotlight
Charles
A Heart Warrior student recognized here as part of a community moving toward meaningful academic goals.
Student spotlight
Lily
A student story that reflects the perseverance and possibility at the center of the Heart Warrior community.
Student spotlight
Andrew
A Heart Warrior student whose next chapter is supported by courage, commitment, and an ambitious outlook.
Student spotlight
Aiden
A story of showing up for learning, opportunity, and the future with a determined heart.
Making a difference
Scholarship support reaches far beyond the award.
A path to nursing
I am writing to express my gratitude for being selected as a recipient of the Heart Warrior Achievement Scholarship. I am very honored and grateful for your generosity and the impact it will have towards my education. You have allowed me to attend my dream school, the University of Iowa, which I did not think was financially possible.
Thanks to your support, I will be able to achieve my goals of becoming a nurse and using my abilities to help others. While having a CHD, I spent lots of time in the hospital. This is where my inspiration grew to become a nurse as I knew I wanted to help kids like me. Thank you so much for your kindness and support.
HWA Recipient
A future in cardiac rehabilitation
Thank you for awarding me the Heart Warrior Scholarship. Next week I will be starting my studies at Springfield College, and I am excited to have the opportunity to further my education.
I am very grateful for your support which is helping me to realize my dream of becoming a physical therapist with a focus in cardiac rehabilitation. I appreciate your generosity towards students such as myself and wish you all the best in the future.
HWA Recipient
Inspired by their stories
CHD scholarship recipients — your next chapter belongs here.
The scholarship is here to recognize the determination students with CHD bring to every step ahead.
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