The Christopher Mark Pitkin Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to individuals who demonstrate Pitkin's principles of goal-orientation and motivation. Awards of the scholarship will be based primarily upon the applicant's statements of goals and intentions as well as extracurricular involvement within his or her community. Applicants must be planning to pursue post-secondary education or are pursuing a graduate degree or continuing education program. Applicants must be a person with a bleeding disorder or must have an immediate family member with a bleeding disorder (such as a sibling of, child of, or spouse of someone with a bleeding disorder). Applicants must be a resident of, or have permanent address in, one of the eligible Southern California counties. Priority will be given to applicants who are actively involved with HFSC as a community member participant or volunteer. Priority will also be given to those with a bleeding disorder diagnosis and to first-time applicants. A perfect GPA or extensive extracurricular activities are not necessary for applicants to be considered for the scholarship as we acknowledge that living with a bleeding disorder can be challenging. Two letters of recommendation are required, they may be from the applicant's teacher, guidance counselor, employer, etc. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California for more information.