MDFF Educational Scholarship

The MDFF Educational Scholarship Sponsored by Busey Bank for the 2026 window is closed. Please check back in March of 2027 when it opens again. Thank you!

Read below for more information about the guidelines and eligibility requirements.  Please contact us for additional questions.

Scholarship Criteria:

• Diagnosis: applicant must be diagnosed with muscular dystrophy or a neuromuscular disease (see applicable diseases listed on the MDA website)

• Residency: applicant must reside in the state of Indiana, USA

• Enroll with MDFF

• Academics: Applicant can be a student of a public, private, home school, or collegiate institution OR can be in a difference phase of life wanting to pursue other educational endeavors in order to increase their knowledge in a specific area

• Eligible Institutions:

  • Two-year or four-year educational institutions

  • Trade school programs

  • Accredited certificate programs 

  • May be in pursuit of further education beyond the classroom