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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://bold.org/scholarships/ethel-hayes-destigmatization-of-mental-health-scholarship/" id="OWA34cadfd1-0a5b-7cca-e5cc-4e41f71fafda" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>2026
Ethel Hayes Destigmatization of Mental Health Scholarship</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;"><b>DEADLINE: June 13, 2026</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://bold.org/apply/" id="OWAff5d8fa2-851e-3087-4bbd-33a2e378ad7c" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>APPLY
HERE</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>OVERVIEW</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">In honor of the Dr. Terence O. Hayes Sr’s mother, the
</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://bold.org/scholarships/ethel-hayes-destigmatization-of-mental-health-scholarship/" id="OWAeef8e5f6-6c38-ce85-8db0-9f0e6eacbda0" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Ethel
Hayes Destigmatization of Mental Health Scholarship</u></a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> exists to support more open and honest dialogue about the millions of people who are struggling with mental health and those people who have loved ones who are
struggling with mental health.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Who Can Apply</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The scholarship is open to all students of any education level who have had challenges with mental health or who have had loved ones who have struggled with mental health.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Submission:</b> To apply for the scholarship, you will be asked to write a short essay about how your journey with mental health has impacted your beliefs, relationships, and aspirations.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Essay Topic</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">How has your experience with mental health shaped your goals, relationships, and understanding of the world.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">200–1000 words</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>CONTACT</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://bold.org/contact/" id="OWAbba297b2-c5e5-c78d-03da-be5ac879a973" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Bold.org</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:contact@bold.org" id="OWAc47ba582-3648-7010-e9ec-6e8b6b164f54" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>contact@bold.org</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="mailto:awards@bold.org" id="OWA03ef3518-f346-f9ca-54ee-10b3f42977d9" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>awards@bold.org</u></a></span></p>
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