The Michael Yasick ADHD Scholarship

The Michael Yasick ADHD Scholarship by Shire recognizes and supports individuals diagnosed with ADHD in the US who are pursuing higher education. The Scholarship includes a $2,000 monetary award and a prepaid year of ADHD coaching from the Edge Foundation to assist meeting the challenges of higher education. Fifty recipients will be selected in 2014. Shire, a global specialty biopharmaceutical company, sponsors the Scholarship as part of its work to support patients with ADHD, their families, and the professionals who help them.

The Shire 2014 ADHD Scholarship is named in memory of Michael Yasick, a Senior Executive at Shire whose vision made the Shire ADHD Scholarship Program possible. Michael was inspired by the “thousands of high school seniors, college students, and adults going on to higher education who suffer from ADHD” and envisioned the Scholarship as a way “to recognize the brave individuals who work hard to overcome the challenges of this life-altering condition, and help them continue their educational pursuits.” Michael put patients at the center of his leadership philosophy, an approach that earned him numerous awards and distinguished his 22-year career in pharmaceuticals, including his 9 years at Shire.

Who Can Apply

The scholarship program is for individuals in the United States who:

• have been diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• are accepted to or will be enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited college, university, trade school, technical school, or vocational school
• under the care of a licensed health care professional for ADHD

Void where prohibited by law. Contest is subject to all federal, state, and local laws. Please view full Rules and Regulations for details