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 Croton Harmon, Hendrick Hudson, Lakeland, Peekskill and Walter Panas High Schools 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 172 $500 scholarships.

Email info@thisismefoundation.com for more information.

Congratulations to our 2025 scholarship recipients!

Check back in November for 2026 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.

Anne Gerstenberg
Perkiomen High School- Pennsburg, PA

Trinity Green
Booker T. Washington High School- Tulsa, OK

Kasia Lawrence
Lancaster High School- Lancaster, NY

CJ Moore
Westwood High School- Mesa, AZ

Vejas Roby
A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts- West Palm Beach, FL

Ethan Stearns
St. George’s School- Middletown, RI

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.

Croton-Harmon High School- Croton-on-Hudson, NY

Evangeline Butts
Danielle Calle
Adrian Lara Patino
Tristan Moore

Hendrick Hudson High School- Montrose, NY

Gianna Gagliardi
Castalia Litos
Lucy Mager
Marin Quigley
Sydney Willkehr

Lakeland High School- Shrub Oak, NY

Christina Gogola
Paul Merriam
Ava Visconti
Lillian Whippo

Peekskill High School- Peekskill, NY

Tanali De Paz
Megan Flores
Skyla Houston
Janeyra Maldonado
Melanie Menendez
Tony Monchinski

Walter Panas High School- Cortlandt Manor, NY

Sarah Healey
Joshua Henkin
Lilly Creighton