This Is Me Scholarship,

Inspired by Ryan Risco & Cait Chivonne Polhill

Each year, the This Is Me Foundation awards scholarships locally to graduating high school seniors from Croton-Harmon, Hendrick Hudson, Lakeland, Peekskill, and Walter Panas High Schools who have faced or overcome adversity—or have helped others through it. Nationally, scholarships are awarded to high school seniors across the United States who have or have had alopecia.

All recipients must be pursuing higher education through college, trade school, or military service.

Since 2012, This Is Me has proudly awarded 198 $500 scholarships.

For more information, please email info@thisismefoundation.com.

Congratulations to our 2026 scholarship recipients!

Check back in November for 2027 applications.

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

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

Ally Bourgeois
Saranac Lake High School, Saranac, NY

Tim Hong
Herriman High School, Herriman, UT

Martina Lotero
Needham High School, Needham, MA

Taylor Myrick
Byron Nelson High School, Trophy Club, TX

Connor Proefrock
Starpoint High School, Lockport, NY

Mea Richardson
Miss Hall’s School, Pittsfield, MA

Grace Spieles
Van Wert High School, Van Wert, OH

Cooper Taylor
Eisenhower High School, Goddard, KS

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP

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

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

Maxwell Fredman

Bronwyn Hunt

Favio Lalvay Barros

Jane Siegel

Hendrick Hudson High School- Montrose, NY

Jack Hiltsley

Maggie Johannsen

Valeria Leon

Haley Morris

Lakeland High School- Shrub Oak, NY

Sara Daly